The Brooklyn Nets have signed rookie guard/forward Dariq Whitehead, the 22nd overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, to a multi-year contract.
Whitehead (6’7″, 220) spent one year at Duke University (2022-23) and averaged 8.3 points on 42.1 percent shooting from the floor, 42.9 percent on 3-point shooting, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists over 20.6 minutes per game in 28 games (seven starts).
The Newark, NJ, native’s 3-point percentage ranks fifth all-time among Duke University freshmen. The 18-year-old averaged 10.5 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 62.5 percent from outside the arc in 28.0 minutes per contest over two NCAA Tournament games.
Whitehead attended Montverde Academy in Florida, where he was named Naismith High School Player of the Year and named the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Game Player of the Year.