PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 SEASON (Brooklyn Nets, NBA G League): Appeared in two games off the bench for Brooklyn, averaging 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 12.0 minutes per game… Made his NBA debut on 11/25 vs. Miami, becoming the the second-youngest player in franchise history (19 years, 116 days), trailing only Derrick Favors (19 years, 104 days on 10/27/10 vs. Detroit)… Tallied his first career basket against Milwaukee on 12/27… Underwent season-ending surgery to address a stress reaction in his left shin… Missed 42 games (left shin stress reaction)… Missed 25 games (NBA G League assignment)… Missed five games (coach’s decision)… Missed three games (right foot injury maintenance)… Missed two games (right foot surgery/rehab)… Missed two games (return to competition reconditioning)… Missed one game (not with team)… Played in and started four regular season games with Brooklyn’s NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, and averaged 8.3 points on .429 (15-of-35) shooting from the floor, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 19.6 minutes per contest… Was also featured in 13 Showcase Cup games (12 starts) with Long Island and recorded 9.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists over 18.3 minutes per game.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: Played one collegiate season at Duke University… Freshman Season (2022-23): Appeared in 28 games (seven starts) for the Blue Devils, averaging 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 20.6 minutes per game… Shot .421 (83-of-197) from the field, .429 (42-of-98) from 3-point range and .793 (23-of-29) from the free-throw line… His 3-point field goal percentage finished as the fifth best by a Duke freshman all-time… Named to preseason watch lists for both the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award and the Naismith Trophy… Made his Duke debut vs. Delaware on 11/18, scoring six points with two rebounds and two steals in 16 minutes… Scored eight points and set career highs in rebounds (six) and assists (three) in 21 minutes vs. Iowa on 12/6… Made his first career start vs. UMES on 12/10, scoring 15 points in 25 minutes as Duke started five freshmen for the first time in program history… Had a career game at Boston College on 1/7, setting career highs in points (18) and minutes played (33) and matching previously set career highs in field goals made (six) and 3-pointers made (four), while shooting 50 percent (6-of-12) from the field and 50 percent (4-of-8) from long range… Made a career-high-tying four 3-pointers (4-of-6) en route to 14 points with a career-high-tying three assists and two steals at Syracuse on 2/18, his eighth time scoring in double figures in an 11-game span… Recorded 16 points in 19 minutes against Miami on 3/10 in the ACC Tournament semifinals on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc… Logged four steals in the ACC title game against Virginia, matching the most by any Duke player in a game during the 2022-23 season… In two NCAA Tournament games, recorded averages of 10.5 points on .615 shooting from the field and .625 shooting from distance with 3.0 rebounds in 28.0 minutes per contest… Scored 13 points (5-of-7 FG, 3-of-3 3FG) in 23 minutes off the bench in Duke's NCAA Tournament win against Oral Roberts… Played a career-high-tying 33 minutes in Duke's second-round NCAA Tournament game against Tennessee, posting eight points (3-of-6 FG, 2-of-5 3FG) with two rebounds and a career-high-tying two blocks... Missed most of the preseason and the season's first four games with a foot injury and sat out an additional four regular-season games with a lower leg injury.

PERSONAL LIFE

Parents are Quadira Whitehead and Dariq Whitehead Sr.… His brother, Tahir, was an NFL linebacker for 10 seasons (2012-21) with the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals after playing college football at Temple University… Has volunteered as part of fundraising campaigns for pediatric cancer research and donated his time as a basketball coach to special needs children… Was a five-star small forward that played high school basketball at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla…. Named the 2022 Naismith High School Player of the Year… Named the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year in Florida… Named Sports Illustrated's 2022 All-American Player of the Year… Took home MVP honors at the McDonald's All-American Game… Ranked as the No. 2 overall player in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2022 and No. 1 at his position (small forward)… Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2022 by Rivals.com… Averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals during his senior season… Helped Montverde Academy win back-to-back GEICO High School National Championship as a junior and senior…. Averaged 9.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals during his junior season… Netted 16.5 points per game on .510 shooting from the field in 11 games with Team Durant on the Nike EYBL circuit in 2021… Participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team October minicamp… Was a member of the Head of School Leadership Team at Montverde.