No. 0 – Brooklyn Nets | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | August 1, 2004
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
College | Duke (2022–2023) |
NBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 22nd overall pick |
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Brooklyn Nets |
2023–2024 | →Long Island Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dariq Miller-Whitehead (/dəˈriːk/ də-REEK; born August 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class. As a senior, he was named High School national player of the year.
Whitehead attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. Whitehead won the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award his senior year in 2022. He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. Whitehead was named the McDonald's All-American Game MVP, where he had 13 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.
Whitehead was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. On August 1, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Duke over offers from Florida State, Kansas and NBA G League.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Dariq Whitehead SF |
Newark, NJ | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 1, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 1 247Sports: 3 ESPN: 2 | ||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Brooklyn | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | 1.5 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | 1.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Duke | 26 | 6 | 20.1 | .408 | .411 | .885 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 8.3 |
Career | 26 | 6 | 20.1 | .408 | .411 | .885 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 8.3 |
His brother, Tahir, played in the National Football League (NFL).