Dereck Lively Discusses His Recruitment & More

Posted Jul 2, 2021
Class of 2022 5-star center Dereck Lively on his recruitment: "The top schools for me have been Duke, Kentucky, UNC, Michigan, FSU, USC, Virginia, and many other schools. When it comes to Duke and UNC, since both of the coaching legends have left, both of the staffs are saying they’re going to keep the program strong and try to build off of it with me." (Prospective Insight)

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