Derkack joins teammate and three-time winner Javon Bennett on the NEC Rookie of the Week list after he supplied 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals per outing in a sweep that stretched Merrimack’s win streak to four and lifted the Warriors into a first place tie at 9-4 on the season. He was instrumental in Saturday’s 75-68 win at Saint Francis U with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and a career-high tying five steals. For the week, he shot 50.0 percent from the field and from three-point territory, where he made 4-of-8 shots. Derkack ranks fourth among NEC freshmen with 7.9 ppg. He is fourth in the league in steals (2.0), seventh in free throw accuracy (.761) and 12th in assists (2.4).