Duke's Dariq Whitehead entering NBA draft after one season
- Mar. 29, 2023 01:38 PM EDT
Pittsburgh guard Jamarius Burton (11) drives past Duke forward Dariq Whitehead (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Pittsburgh guard Jamarius Burton (11) drives past Duke forward Dariq Whitehead (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Duke forward Dariq Whitehead (0) reacts after making a shot and drawing a foul during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Duke forward Dariq Whitehead (0) reacts after scoring a 3-point basket during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against the Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Dariq Whitehead is entering the NBA draft.

The 6-foot-7 wing announced his decision Wednesday. He averaged 8.3 points and shot a team-best 42.4% from 3-point range in 28 games.

Whitehead missed the first four games while recovering from an offseason foot injury, then missed another four games during the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with a sprain to his lower left leg. Those impacted his ability to develop over the course of the season.

In a statement from the school, coach Jon Scheyer says Whitehead is “just scratching the surface on who he's going to be" and supports Whitehead's decision.

Whitehead scored 16 points in a win against eventual Final Four team Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, then had four steals in the title-game win against Virginia. He had 13 points off the bench in a career-best 33 minutes in the second-round NCAA loss to Tennessee.

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