Meet Dillon Wilhite
OVERVIEW
An invited walk on who will provide depth at the four and five spots …
Was a redshirt on Kansas’ 2022 NCAA Naitonal Championship team … Played
two sports – basketball and volleyball – in high school … Comes from an
athletic family as his sisters play volleyball at Georgetown, his
father, who grew up in Lawrence, played golf at TCU and he has three
cousins who played college football and an aunt who played college golf.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played
for Will Cunningham at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego … In
2020-21, Wilhite averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds per game for the
Dons who were 17-3 and finished second in the San Diego City Conference
tournament … As a senior, was a 2021 all-league first-team selection for
the Western League … Cathedral Catholic won two CIF San Diego titles
his junior and senior seasons … Was the starting middle blocked on the
Cathedral Catholic volleyball team where the team won the CIF San Diego
Division I championship … A member of the San Diego Union Tribune
All-Academic Team and the Principal’s Honor Roll. Was active in
Fellowship of Christian Athletes throughout high school.
PERSONAL
Full
name is Dillon Bradley Wilhite … Born in Encinitas, California …
Parents are Brad and Carrie Wilhite … Has two older sisters, Brennan and
Peyton, who both play volleyball at Georgetown … Father, who grew up in
Lawrence, played college golf at TCU … Aunt, Kim Wilhite Falcone played
golf at Missouri … Has three cousins who played college/pro football –
Brent Brennan (UCLA), Brad Brennan (Arizona), Colt Brennan (Hawaii and
Washington Redskins) … Brent Brennan is the head football coach at San
Jose State University … Grandmother, Joanie Wilhite Stephens, has worked
at Kansas Athletics for 37 years, including 24 years in the men’s
basketball office … Enjoys photography, surfing, golf and travel … Still
plays beach volleyball … As a youth, attended numerous Kansas Bill Self
Basketball Camps … Business administration major.
