Education
Sarasota High School.
Sarasota High School.
Whitaker, a 6"1 guard, played collegiately at Kentucky for Adolph Rupp. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Olympians in the 1952 National Basketball Association draft. However, his only National Basketball Association action came playing three games for the Boston Celtics during the 1954-1955 National Basketball Association season.
Whitaker scored 2 points in his 15 total minutes in the National Basketball Association.
As a junior, he was a member of the Wildcats" 1951 national championship team