Derrick King

Shooting Forward

Junior

GPA 2.4

HOME TOWN Port St. Lucie

HEIGHT 6’6"

WEIGHT 185

OTHER SPORTS PLAYED None

How do you spend your free time?:

Playing basketball.

The best thing about me is?:

My personality.

I am happiest when?:

I’m playing basketball.

I get very upset when?:

I get hurt.

What is one thing that people would be surprised to know about you?:

I can juggle.

List three words that people use to describe you?:

Tall, skilled, and athletic.

What do you like the most about your school?:

My friends that go here.

What do you like least about your school?:

My math class.

If you go anywhere in the world where would that be and why?:

Tokyo because of the food.

My greatest wish is?:

To make it to the league.

Ten years from now I will be?:

In the league.

Whom do you admire most other than one of your parents and why?:

Paul George because he’s my favorite player.

If you could meet any person in the world, dead or alive, whom would that be and why?:

MJ because he's the greatest player ever and I would ask him to help me improve.

Who is your favorite band or musician and why?: Lil baby.

What is your greatest motivating factor?:

Just to keep improving.

What motto or slogan best describes you?:

Just do it.

What is most important to you outside of athletics?:

My family.

What are your top three college choices?:

Kansas, Duke, Kentucky.

Why is being a student-athlete an important part of your education?:

Because sports teach you discipline.

What else should we know about you?: I’m gonna be great.