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Dariq Whitehead Going To Be Ready To Suit Up For Duke November 7, 2022 As They Tip-Off Regular Season Verses Jacksonville In Durham As Jon Scheyer Coaches Inaugural Season As Duke's Head Coach?

Dariq Whitehead is freshman from Newark New Jersey!

Though, Dariq Whitehead went to high school Montverde Academy in Montverde Florida!

There Dariq Whitehead was a A five-star small forward out of Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.

  • Ranked as the No. 2 overall player in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2022

  • Rated the No. 1 player at his position (small forward) by ESPN

  • Helped Montverde Academy win the GEICO High School National Championship as a junior in 2020-21

  • Averaged 9.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals during junior season

  • Netted 16.5 points per game on .510 field goal shooting 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

  • Left hometown of Newark, N.J., to attend Montverde Academy at age 13

  • Former Blue Devil and current New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett also attended Montverde Academy

  • Committed to Duke on Aug. 1, 2021

  • Chose the Blue Devils over Kansas and Florida State, among others

Dariq Whitehead going to be ready to suit up for Duke November 7 , 2022 as they tip-off regular season verses Jacksonville in Durham as Jon Scheyer coaches inaugural season as Duke’s Head Coach?

If Dariq Whitehead is going to be ready to suit up for Duke when they host Jacksonville in Durham uncertain because he’s six weeks into the recovery process as he isn’t a full participant in practice.

Though, Head Coach Jon Scheyer who is in his inaugural season as Head Coach provided an update on Dariq Whitehead on Wednesday saying that Dariq Whitehead is moving into another phase of his treatment, rehabilitation says he’s doing great.

“According Stephen Wiseman’s newsobserver article on amp.newsobserver.com”