After a freshman year in which he averaged 15.0 points per game for the Cardinals, Derrick burst onto the scene in a big-time way the following year. As a sophomore, he average 27.0 points per game.

He was also an all-region and all-conference performer for NJCAA Hall of Fame and Cardinal Hall of Fame coach Leon Spencer.

Derrick continued his playing career at Washington State University, where he continued to score in bunches. As a junior he was the team’s second-leading scorer, having been the top scorer in 14 games with 20 points or more. He also had the second-most steals on the team that season.

As a senior at WSU, he led the team with 55 steals and was the second-leading scorer with 501. He had a career-high 32 points against Loyola Marymount his senior season.

Also as a senior, was named MVP of the Los Angeles Classic and was once named Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week.