Derek Culver is a 6’9″, 205 lb. power forward from Warren G. Harding high school in Ohio. The 4-star (247sports) recruit is recognized as a top-100 player nationally and garnered serious attention from the likes of Arizona, Clemson, Indiana, Ohio State and WVU, among others.
There are some questions surrounding his senior season, but he’s committed to Bob Huggins and the ‘Eers.
Culver will be joining forces with a former high school opponent in Esa Ahmad. The two Ohio-natives squared off in a 2015 district championship that saw Ahmad’s Shaker Heights squad win, 49-38; he scored a game-high 23 points.