Isaiah Whitehead bounced back nicely from an underwhelming freshman year at Seton Hall. But it wasn't until March that the NBA buzz started to strengthen.
He was sensational during the Pirates' Big East conference tournament run, which ended with Whitehead hanging 26 points on Villanova, the eventual national champions.
Though he followed with a disastrous performance in an opening-round NCAA tournament loss to Gonzaga, Whitehead looked solid at the NBA combine and must have heard positive feedback from teams. He'd ultimately choose to keep his name in the draft with the likely goal of securing a first-round spot.
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Whitehead's 18.2 points per game were the most of any point guard prospect on the first-round radar. He shot better from the three-point line as a sophomore, having hit 2.4 triples per game (up from 1.6) and connecting on 36.5 percent of his attempts (up from 34.6 percent).
He also got to the free-throw line twice as often on a per-game basis (5.8 attempts), and despite the heavy increase in scoring, he still raised his assist ...
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2016 NBA Draft Prospects: Breaking Down Future of Seton Hall’s Isaiah Whitehead
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