By ADAM ZAGORIA
When 2022 rolls around, Dariq Whitehead may have a huge choice to make.
If the NBA’s one-and-done rule is gone by then, the 6-5, 190-pound Newark, N.J., native could opt to go straight to the NBA Draft.
“If he keeps humble and keeps working hard like he’s been, he’s got a chance to be one of three to five high school players that will be drafted out of high school in the 2022 Draft,” Montverde Academy coach Kevin Boyle, who has coached six top-3 NBA Draft picks since 2011, told NJ Advance Media in January.
But Whitehead may also choose to attend college, and so he’s interested in having options on that front. In recent weeks, Whitehead has added a number of high-major offers, including Memphis, Texas A&M, Wake Forest, LSU and Tennessee.
Five-star class of 2022 guard Dariq Whitehead is blowing up.
— B/R Hoops (@brhoops) May 21, 2020
Whitehead has offers from Wake Forest, LSU, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall, and more @dariq_whitehead pic.twitter.com/t5yMFVyhw5
Prior to that, the Montverde (FL) Academy wing held offers from Oklahoma State, Seton Hall and Rutgers.
For now, he’s keeping his options open.
“I feel like you’ve got to be mentally and physically prepared for [the NBA],” Whitehead said earlier this year. “The pros, you’re playing with grown men. I feel like if you need that year of college, I don’t see why not just take that year of college? Get more prepared so that when you get there, you’re not struggling as much.
“So I’m definitely keeping my options open.”
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