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Duke basketball commit sizzles in front of NBA star

Duke basketball commit Dariq Whitehead (USA TODAY Sports)

Duke basketball should be drooling over Dariq Whitehead’s high school show.

During a recent trip to Florida, two-time Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell checked out the state’s prep hoops scene, including future Duke basketball small forward Dariq Whitehead.

It looks as if Whitehead alone gave Mitchell his money’s worth by splashing five 3-pointers in helping Montverde Academy to a decisive 84-26 season-opening victory over Life Christian Academy.

High school box scores are all but nonexistent. But the highlights below show Whitehead (wearing No.