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Cooper basketball star Whitney Lind commits to Lehigh

james weber, cincinnati enquirer
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Cooper forward Whitney Lind drives to the hoop in the KHSAA Sweet 16 basketball tournament March 10, 2022, at UK's Rupp Arena.
Cooper forward Whitney Lind drives to the hoop in the KHSAA Sweet 16 basketball tournament March 10, 2022, at UK's Rupp Arena.

Whitney Lind, a member of Cooper High School's Class of 2023 and one of Northern Kentucky's top players, has committed to play basketball for Lehigh University, an NCAA Division I school in the Patriot League.

She announced the decision on Tuesday morning.

Lind, a 6-feet-2-inch forward, led Cooper with 17 points and 6.4 rebounds in helping the Jaguars win the Ninth Region for the first time in team history. Cooper finished 25-10 and lost to eventual state champion Sacred Heart in the state semifinals.

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Lind was named second team all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal and first team All-Ninth Region. She played in the Kentucky vs. Indiana junior game in June.

Lehigh, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, finished 19-11 last year and 11-7 in the Patriot League.

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