Whitman Hall of Fame
Kim Flerchinger Bolander graduated from Whitman in 1987 as the college’s all-time leading scorer for women’s basketball with 1,251 career points and 565 rebounds. A member of the All-Northwest Conference First Team her junior and senior seasons, Bolander still ranks No. 4 on Whitman’s career scoring list.
Enjoying her best season as a junior – Whitman woman’s first year in the present-day NWC – Flerchinger scored a remarkable 505 points, averaged 21 points per game (third in the conference), shot an incredible 51.2 percent from the floor and averaged 7.3 rebounds per game.
She kicked off her senior year with a bang, scoring 37 points and setting Whitman’s single-game scoring record in the opener at La Grande. She went on to average 15.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in her final season. “Kim was always working to make herself a better player, and that devotion rubbed off on her teammates,” Coach John Wilcox said. “She was a pleasure to coach.”
The mother of two grown sons, Flerchinger makes her home in the Walla Walla area, where she works as the national/international sales manager for L’Cole No 41 Winery. She’s also a member of the Washington Wine Commission export committee.
