What To Make Of Dariq Whitehead So Far?

Dec 10, 2022; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Dariq Whitehead (0) dunks over Maryland Eastern Shore Eagles forward Troy Hupstead (24) during the second half at Cameron Indoor Stadium.Sitting Jeremy Roach out for Saturday’s game against proved doubly beneficial for Duke: it allowed Roach a 10-day window to heal his toe and also let Dariq Whitehead step up.

So what did we see?

It’s still early, but Whitehead appears to be in a fairly small class of Duke players that includes Luol Deng, Mike Dunleavy, Jack Marin, Danny Ferry, Gene Banks, Arts Heyman, Jeff Mullins, Jason Williams, Zion Williamson and Grant Hill.

You’ll notice that most of the players on this list are…