Projected first-round pick Dariq Whitehead underwent surgery this week on his right foot to correct a previous procedure, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Whitehead missed four games this past season after undergoing surgery on the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot in August. The bone did not heal properly, which prompted a “revision operation with bone grafting for a fifth metatarsal Jones fracture” this week.
The 18-year-old is expected to begin the rehab process in two weeks and should be ready for the start of training camp in September. The surgery was performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley in New York.
Gonna come back better than ever😏…🔙🔜
— Dariq whitehead (@dariq_whitehead) June 7, 2023
Whitehead averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and one assist on 42.9% shooting from 3-point range as a freshman. He finished second in the ACC in 3-point percentage, and it was the fifth-highest mark of any freshman in program history.
He is considered a mid-to-late first-round pick despite an uneven campaign. His shooting from beyond the arc will certainly stand out, but Whitehead showed he can be a three-level scorer at the next level and put up points in a hurry.
Though Whitehead hasn’t been able to participate in any pre-draft workouts, the 6-foot-7 forward has met and interviewed with teams in his range ahead of the draft.
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