As a junior:
Neal played in 23 games in the 09-10 campaign, 22 of them as a starter...he scored a season-high 23 points on Roger Williams(2/13/10).

As a sophomore:
All-TCCC second team (2008-2009)…Neal started 23 games …led the team in minutes played…as well as in field goal percentage shooting 46 percent from the field…shot 44 percent from behind the arc…shot 69 percent from the charity stripe…led the team with 5.2 rebounds per game…dished out 38 assist and led the team with 61 steals…Derrick led all scorers with 17.1 points per game…on 14 occasions Neal had game-highs in points including career-high 31 points against conference rival Endicott College…on six occasions he led the team with rebounds including three different time obtaining 10 rebounds against Elms College, Worcester State College and Anna Maria.

As a freshman:
Derrick Neal-Rookie of the Week (1/27/08), All-TCCC second team…started 16 games…shot 42 percent from the field…shot 35 percent from behind the arc…shot 73 percent from the charity stripe…pulled down 5.5 rebounds per game…dished out 26 assist and led the team with 24 steals…he led the team with 11.8 points per game…on five occasions Neal was the leading scorer including two 20 points games against St. Joseph’s (NY) and New England College…as well as pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds against Bard College.

High School:
Neal played basketball while at Brighton.

Personal:
Derrick likes to watch movies, play basketball, and working out…His life goal is to own his own business…his favorite team are the Cleveland Cavaliers…favorite athlete is Lebron James…has two siblings Deanna and Daysha…son of James Young…Neal is a Business Management major.