Derek Needham has played just eight games in his Fairfield career, but according to his head coach Ed Cooley, that is enough to call his freshman season to a close. In the minds of Cooley and Needham’s teammates, the point guard is already a veteran, and one of the team’s main leaders.

Derek Needham ‘13 is brash and unapologetic, poised and self-assured. He’s just what Fairfield basketball needs.