Local All-American transfers to the Division I ranks
GREENSBORO, NC (WKBN) – Former Hickory High School and California (PA) basketball standout Donald Whitehead Jr. announced on social media that he is transferring to UNC-Greensboro.
For his efforts last season, the junior standout was named the PSAC Player of the Year and a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-American.
He averaged 19.4 points and 5 assists per game, connecting on 38% of his 3-point field goal attempts.
Whitehead finished second in Hickory High School history and among the top 10 in county history with 1,837 career points.
He earned first-team all-state honors as a senior and was named Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year.
UNC-Greensboro is an NCAA Division I program that competes in the Southern Conference.
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