Duke’s Whitehead to go into draft after one season

DURHAM, N.C.– Duke freshman Dariq Whitehead is going into the NBA draft, he revealed Wednesday.The 6-foot-7 wing averaged 8.3 points and shot a team-best 42.9% from 3-point range in 28 games this season.Whitehead missed out on the first four games while recovering from an offseason foot injury then missed out on another four games throughout the ACC schedule with a sprain to his lower left leg. Those affected his capability to develop over the course of the season.In a declaration from the school, coach Jon Scheyer stated Whitehead is “simply scratching the surface

on who he’s going to be” and supports Whitehead’s decision.Editor’s Picks Whitehead scored 16 points in a win over ultimate Last Four team Miami in the ACC competition 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 competition loss to Tennessee.