Lindsay Marie Whalen was born on May 9, 1982 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, the daughter of Neil and Kathy Whalen. She has two younger sisters (Katie and Annie) and two younger brothers (Thomas and Casey).

High Schoool
Lindsay attended Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Minnesota, where she was a 4-time All-Missota Conference pick, and she led her team to three consecutive conference basketball championships.

College
Lindsay attended the University of Minnesota as a sports management major, and played basketball for the Golden Gophers.

In her sophomore year, Lindsay was named 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year, only the fourth sophomore in conference history to have achieved that distinction.

Lindsay became the school's all-time leading scorer, male or female, with 2,285 career points, fifth all-time in the Big Ten Conference.

Lindsay was the first 3-time All-American and 4-time team MVP for the Golden Gophers. She averaged 20.3 points per game in her college career.

WNBA
Lindsay was the 4th pick in the first round of the 2004 WNBA Draft, by the Connecticut Sun.

Until 2005 when Minnesota teammate Janel McCarville was selected at number 1, she was the highest drafted WNBA player ever from the Big Ten Conference.

In her rookie season, Lindsay was selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball game at Radio City Music Hall. Then she led the Sun to the WNBA Finals in her first and second seasons.

Personal
Lindsay married former Gopher golfer Ben Greve on October 6, 2007.