Three days from tomorrow, Low again will be playing basketball, but the place will be Indianapolis, and the audience of several hundred likely will include prominent college coaches such as Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight.

And Low's performance as a 6-foot-1 point guard under those watchful eyes Tuesday and Wednesday at the Nike All-America Camp will go a long way toward determining what schools offer him scholarships in August.

Only 100 of the nation's top high school players are invited to the camp.

"All the coaches will be there, and they watch every game," said Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi, who attended last year's camp with Low. "Basically, after this he'll find out which coaches are gonna fish and which ones are gonna cut bait."

So far, many notable programs seem to consider Low to be a prize catch. He's received strong interest from Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, Utah, Washington State and yes — Hawai'i, among others.

The interest has ranged from a 30-minute phone conversation with Williams (in March, when he still coached Kansas) to an official visit to Utah in May (lunch and dinner with Rick Majerus) to an unofficial visit to Hawai'i on June 25 (a sit-down meeting with president Evan Dobelle, athletic director Herman Frazier and coach Riley Wallace).

Coaches have filled Low's mailbox with hand-written letters and other recruiting materials. Gonzaga and Washington State have offered official visits. Others promised playing time.

But the real offers will come in August, after coaches get to see Low and other prospects up close in two games per day on Tuesday and Wednesday. (The camp actually starts tomorrow, but coaches are not allowed to watch until Tuesday)

The pressure, therefore, is on the players to perform. But Low says he doesn't feel it.

"There's really nothing to be nervous about," Low said Tuesday night. "It's fun and exciting, because all the other top players are there. But there's nothing to worry about, because you just have to play your game."

That approach may have cost Low some baskets at last year's camp, when he discovered that other players opted to use the games as a one-on-one exhibition of their scoring skills. Low said this time he still plans to distribute the basketball, but won't pass up scoring opportunities.

"Last year I mostly just dished out assists," he said. "I took only a few shots, but I made 'em all. But it didn't look like I was a scorer. This time I want to try and put it all together."

Most coaches like Low just the way he is.

Hawai'i has never been known as a hotbed for college basketball prospects (see chart), and Low already could be the state's most highly recruited player ever.

Artie Wilson, a former University of Hawai'i standout and longtime TV color analyst for UH games, said Low easily is in the "top two or three" of the state's all-time greatest college prospects.

"He may be the best," said Wilson, who also has coached Low in the NCAA Summer League the past two years. "Derrick is only limited by himself. Physically, he can do it all, and he's very smart — he understands the game."

Wilson also praised Low's pleasant demeanor, but added that Low's nice-guy personality may be a hindrance on the court.

"If anything, I'd like to see a little more 'dog' in him," Wilson said. "Sometimes he's 'apologetically good.' It's like sometimes he's saying, 'I'm sorry I can do this.' But he'll do fine; he'll end up at a good basketball school, whether that's Hawai'i or someplace else."

Low's father, Ken, said UH was mostly silent during the recruiting frenzy in March, April and May. But he said all of his and Derrick's questions about the Rainbows were answered in last week's visit.

"We came away feeling good about the program," Ken Low said. "Meeting President Dobelle was neat, and Riley said Derrick would have the opportunity to come in and play right away. He said Derrick was their No. 1 recruit. For a while, we were wondering where the interest was, because we hadn't heard from them. But Riley just said (a bombardment of letters and calls) is just not his style, and now the feeling is that we got our questions answered by the man himself."

Derrick, who has attended several Hawai'i games the past three seasons, said UH "definitely is not out of the picture" yet.

"We had a really nice visit, and they told me why it could be appetizing to play here," Low said. "I could start, in front of my family and the home crowd, and play with two other local guys (Julian Sensley and Bobby Nash). That might be a good feeling to have. It's not a bad option."

Still, Low says he is keeping all of his options open. He plans to take all four of his remaining visits in the fall and will make a decision after that.

"There's no specific (preference)," Low said. "I'm willing to play in any conference, and I could fit in with a big urban school or small rural school. The main factors will be a comfortable environment, if the (team's) style of play fits me, if there's a good coach who takes care of his players ..."

Low added he's not stressed out about the recruiting process.