Duke University Athletics

2022-23 

• Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, the ACC All-Defensive Team and second-team All-ACC Tournament 
• Averaged 5.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and shot .658 from the field  – the team's second best field goal percentage and third best rebound average.
• In the postseason, averaged 5.8 points on .765 shooting with 7.4 boards, 3.0 blocks and 1.6 assists
• Finished the year with 82 total blocked shots, five shy of the NCAA lead, to rank second in the ACC, eighth nationally and lead all Division I freshmen.
• His 82 rejections were second-most by a Duke freshman in a single season and tied for the 10th most by any Duke player in a season
• Named the Preseason Rookie of the Year in the ACC and was a second-team Preseason All-ACC pick
• On preseason watch lists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Center of the Year Award, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award
• Sporting News Third Team Preseason All-America
• All ACC-Defensive Team and All-Freshman Team
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week for the first time in his career on Feb. 6
• Made his Duke debut in the Blue Devils' 84-38 win over USC Upstate and went 2-for-2 from the field on two dunks
• Tallied a career-high 11 points against Ohio State, his first game in double figures
• Secured a then-career-high nine boards while blocking a carer-high five shots against UMES
• Played 12 minutes vs. Pitt with a plus/minus of 17, including +15 in the second half in six minutes of action
• Snagged double-digit rebounds for the first time in his career against Miami with 10 and blocked five shots against the Hurricanes, matching his career-high
• Produced the same output on the boards against Georgia Tech while matching his career-high in minutes (23) and scoring nine points on 4-of-6 shooting
• Swatted away eight shots against North Carolina, the most by any Duke player against UNC, while also grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds and playing a career-high 34 minutes
• Led the team and matched a career-high with 11 points at Miami while blocking five more shots on the defensive end
• Did not record a block for only the second time this season, playing limited minutes at No. 8 Virginia
• Finished with six points, six rebounds and two blocks in 27 minutes of action against Notre Dame
• Tallied a new career high in points (13) against Virginia Tech, on a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and 1-of-1 from the charity stripe
• Grabbed 12 rebounds against NC State while scoring six points (3-of-4 from the field) and blocking two shots
• Matched a career high with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals
• Helped Duke defeat Miami in the ACC semifinals with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting while grabbing six rebounds
• Grabbed nine first-half rebounds en route to 12 boards in game vs. Oral Roberts. Blocked six shots against the Golden Eagles -- a freshman record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game, and third-most by any Duke player

HIGH SCHOOL

• A five-star center out of Westtown School in West Chester, Pa.
• Rated as the No. 1 overall player in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2022
• Ranked No. 1 at his position (center) and No. 1 in the state of Pennsylvania by ESPN
• Named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022
• Led Westtown to a 31-7 record and the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association state championship in 2022
• As a senior, averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game.
• A McDonald’s All-American and a first-team All-State honoree in 2022
• Competed for Team Final on the Nike EYBL circuit during the summer of 2021, leading them to a Peach Jam title
• Led the EYBL with 3.7 blocked shots per game in 15 contests while adding 8.4 points and 6.7 rebounds
• Recorded 13 points, 10 boards and three blocks in the EYBL Peach Jam championship game on July 25
• Former Blue Devil and current Atlanta Hawks forward Cam Reddish also attended Westtown School
• Committed to Duke on Sept. 20, 2021
• Chose the Blue Devils over Kentucky and North Carolina
• Also swam and played football in high school

PERSONAL

• Born Dereck Jerome Lively II on February 12, 2004 in Philadelphia
• Son of Dereck Lively and Katherine Drysdale
• His mother Katherine played basketball at Penn State from 1988-92.
• She scored 1,295 career points.
• Katherine now serves as PSU’s Director of Marketing and Fan Experience

(updated 6/20/23)