The Sporting News magazine has announced its preseason All-America Teams with Duke freshman Dereck Lively II being tapped to the Third team.
Lively is one of just three freshmen named nationally named a preseason All-America by Sporting News, joining second-team pick Keyonte George (Baylor) and third-teamer Nick Smith (Arkansas).
The ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year and a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award watch list member, Lively arrived in Durham after being rated the No. 1 overall player in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2022. He was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022 and led Westtown School to a 31-7 record and the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association state championship.