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Isaiah Whitehead

Isaiah Whitehead (born March 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for King Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Seton Hall. He played for the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA in 2016–18.

Isaiah Whitehead
Whitehead in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game.
No. 15 – Wilki Morskie Szczecin
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 29)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolAbraham Lincoln
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeSeton Hall (2014–2016)
NBA draft2016: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Brooklyn Nets
2017–2018→Long Island Nets
2018–2019Lokomotiv Kuban
2019Grand Rapids Drive
2019BC Astana
2020–2021Mornar Bar
2021–2022Beşiktaş
2022–2023Riesen Ludwigsburg
2023Beşiktaş
2023–2024Ironi Ness Ziona
2024Śląsk Wrocław
2024–presentKing Szczecin
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

High school career

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Whitehead rose to prominence playing for Abraham Lincoln High School, and was a highly touted recruit coming into college. Whitehead played at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic, and many other prestigious tournaments in high school. He was labeled a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, being named Mr. New York Basketball, the recipient of the 2014 PSAL Wingate Award, Co-Most Valuable Player in the 2013 Under Armour Elite 24 game, and the highest-rated New York City recruit since 2009.[1]

College career

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Whitehead was named preseason Big East Rookie of the Year and made the All-Rookie Team as a freshman. He was twice selected as Rookie of the Week on December 8 and December 15. He missed nine games during the season due to a stress fracture in his right foot.[1]

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 regular season, Whitehead was unanimously selected to the All-Big East first team.[2] He also received the Haggerty Award, given to the New York area's top men's Division I basketball player.[3] Whitehead led Seton Hall to their first Big East Championship in 23 years. The Pirates took down Creighton, Xavier and Villanova in the final. Whitehead was awarded with the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player award. Next, the Hall earned their first NCAA berth in 10 years. Seton Hall was defeated by the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first round in Denver.

In March 2016, Whitehead declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[4]

Professional career

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Brooklyn Nets (2016–2018)

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On June 23, 2016, Whitehead was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 42nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He was later traded to his hometown team the Brooklyn Nets the following day.[5] On July 8, 2016, he signed with the Nets and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6] On January 6, 2017, Whitehead recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 116–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[7] On March 10, 2017, he scored a career-high 24 points in a 105–96 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[8] On April 8, 2017, with one block against the Chicago Bulls, Whitehead tied an all-time team record by a guard in a single-season with 36, set by Darwin Cook during the 1980–81 season.[9]

On November 27, 2017, Whitehead tied his career high with 24 points while shooting 10 of 16 from the field in a 117–103 loss to the Houston Rockets.[10] During the 2017–18 season, he was assigned multiple times to the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.[11] He was traded to the Denver Nuggets and later waived.[12]

In 30 games of the 2017–18 NBA G League season, Whitehead averaged 22.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG and 3.6 APG in 28.7 minutes per game.[13]

Lokomotiv Kuban (2018–2019)

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Whitehead signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban on August 6, 2018.[14] He averaged 11.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, while shooting 82% from the free throw line.[15] On January 7, 2019, Whitehead agreed to part ways with Lokomotiv.[16]

Grand Rapids Drive (2019)

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On January 15, 2019, Whitehead signed with the Detroit Pistons on a two-way contract.[17] He did not end up appearing in any games for the Pistons.

In four games of the 2018–19 NBA G League season, Whitehead has averaged 19.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG and 6.3 APG in 33.8 minutes per game.

On June 23, 2019, the Portland Trail Blazers signed Whitehead to their Summer League roster.[18]

BC Astana (2019)

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On October 10, 2019, Whitehead signed with BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship.[19] In five games, he averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[20]

Mornar Bar (2020–2021)

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On January 25, 2020, Whitehead signed with Mornar Bar of the ABA League and Montenegrin League.[20] He played five games before the season was suspended, scoring 24 points in his only Champions League appearance. On April 29, he extended his contract with the team.[21]

Beşiktaş (2021–2022)

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On August 27, 2021, Whitehead signed with Beşiktaş Icrypex of the Basketball Super League.[22] He averaged 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game.[15]

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2022–2023)

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On September 23, 2022, he has signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[23] Whitehead and Ludwigsburg parted ways on January 15, 2023, the contract was mutually cancelled.[24]

Beşiktaş (2023)

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On January 17, 2023, he signed with Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[25]

Ironi Ness Ziona (2023–2024)

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On August 22, 2023, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[26]

Śląsk Wrocław (2024)

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On August 1, 2024, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[27]

King Szczecin (2024–present)

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On November 6, 2024, he signed with King Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[28]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Brooklyn 73 26 22.5 .402 .295 .805 2.5 2.6 .6 .5 7.4
2017–18 Brooklyn 16 0 11.3 .465 .389 .684 1.6 1.3 .5 .1 6.3
Career 89 26 20.5 .411 .305 .788 2.4 2.4 .6 .4 7.2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Isaiah Whitehead Bio". SHUPirates.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Four Named Unanimously to MBB All-BIG EAST First Team". BigEast.com. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Carino, Jerry (April 12, 2016). "Seton Hall's Whitehead wins Haggerty Award". App.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Seton Hall's Isaiah Whitehead to enter NBA draft, will not hire agent". SI.com. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Draft Rights to Isaiah Whitehead". NBA.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Isaiah Whitehead". NBA.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Logan, Greg (January 7, 2017). "Spencer Dinwiddie trying to make best of his shot with Nets". NewsDay.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "Nowitzki, sluggish Mavs put away Nets 105–96 after 30K night". ESPN.com. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "Wade returns but Nets hand Bulls potentially costly loss". ESPN.com. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "Harden helps Rockets beat Nets 117–103". ESPN.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "2017–18 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "Denver Nuggets Trade Arthur and Faried to Brooklyn Nets". NBA.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018. Denver will subsequently waived [sic] Whitehead.
  13. ^ "Isaiah Whitehead". NBA G League Stats.
  14. ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Isaiah Whitehead". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Isaiah Whitehead Player Profile, Detroit Pistons – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  16. ^ "Isaiah Whitehead: Parts ways with Russian club". CBS Sports. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "Pistons sign guards Kalin Lucas, Isaiah Whitehead". The Detroit News. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Blazers Add Point Guard Isaiah Whitehead to Summer League Squad". SB Nation. June 23, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (October 10, 2019). "Astana tabs Isaiah Whitehead". Sportando. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  20. ^ a b Askounis, John (January 25, 2020). "Isaiah Whitehead joins Mornar Bar". Eurohoops. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  21. ^ Skerletic, Dario (April 29, 2020). "Isaiah Whitehead to extend with KK Mornar Bar". Sportando. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  22. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (August 27, 2021). "Beşiktaş officially signs Isaiah Whitehead". Sportando. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  23. ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 23, 2022). "MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg lands Isaiah Whitehead". Sportando. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Vertragsauflösung Isaiah Whitehead". MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
  25. ^ "Isaiah Whitehead Beşiktaş Emlakjet'te". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  26. ^ "Isaiah Whitehead joins Ironi Ness Ziona". Sportando. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  27. ^ "Whitehead wzmacnia WKS Śląsk". plk.pl (in Polish). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  28. ^ "Whitehead przenosi się do Szczecina!". plk.pl (in Polish). November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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