California Golden Bears Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Derek King
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shanghai, China
- Last School(s):
- Santa Teresa HS
As a Senior (2017-18): Saw time in three games…Capped off his Cal career with a personal-best 5-point performance in 2 minutes against Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament, going 2-3 from the floor, including 1-2 from downtown; Also added a rebound…Saw action at home against Washington on Senior Day, tallying his first career rebound…Made his season debut against CSUN…Also played in the exhibition over Providence
As a Junior (2016-17): Saw time in one game, debuting on Feb. 24 against Oregon State, tallying one minute of action with one three-point attempt
Prior to Cal: Began college at San Diego Christian College, where he redshirted…Transferred to Foothill Junior College under head coach Matt Stanley and Jimmy Herrera…Led Foothill to an upset No. 1 seed Fresno City College in the playoffs after hitting a last-minute three to seal the game on Foothill’s run to the state’s Elite 8….Scored a season-high 27 points against Skyline College…Averaged 10.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.7 apg in his last season at Foothill, starting all 27 contests…Earned the Scholar-Athlete Award with a 3.7 GPA
High School/Club: Graduated from Santa Teresa High School in 2012…Averaged 16.0 ppg and won CCS against Serra High School…First Team All-League selection…Played his freshman season at SMIC Private School in Shanghai, China, where he was named Team MVP and First Team All-SISAC (Shanghai International Schools Activities Conference)
Personal: Parents are William and Lea King…Has one younger sister, Emily, who attends Stanford
Major: Following graduation, would like to play basketball professionally in China or Taiwan
