A shooter’s mentality and an unselfish heart. It might sound like an odd combination for a pro basketball player but, then, Derrick Low has never been the norm.

The former ‘Iolani School standout who put Washington State on the basketball map is one of a handful of players to come out of Hawaii and take his game to the next level. The 25-year-old now is waiting for a call from his agent to see just where he’ll take his game next.

"There’s interest from a few teams and my agent (Sam Goldfeder) is doing the negotiations," said Low, who spent the past season with Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League. "He’s really looking out for me, looking for the best spot, the best fit for me.

"It’s just a waiting game now."

The waiting includes plenty of beach, plate lunches, workouts and basketball. Low again is playing for Electricians Hawaii in the Hawaii College Summer League and, last weekend, had his third annual Hawaii Raiders Clinic, which serves as a fundraiser for the prep all-star travel team.

"I love giving back," he said. "People have always helped me, especially at ‘Iolani.

"The Hawaii Raiders gave me the opportunity to play against mainland competition and get seen by college coaches. It put my name out there."

The team is coached by Ryan Hirata, Low’s former ‘Iolani teammate and longtime friend. The two first played together on a youth-league team around age 9 and "he’s still the same as when we first met," Hirata said. "He is still really quiet and humble. You would never know who he is or what he’s done, playing for Team USA, the Dallas Mavericks (summer league) and overseas.

"You see a lot of guys from Hawaii making it big in football and baseball, but you never really see basketball guys make it. Derrick gives kids a chance to hope and dream."

Low’s offensive game — coming off pick-and-rolls to spot up for a 3-pointer — is well-suited for European leagues, where defenses often pack it in inside, leaving the perimeter open. Low set the Washington State single-season 3-point goals made mark (92) as a senior in 2008.

In his one season with Maccabi Haifa, Low averaged 5.5 points in 29 games in league play and 7.9 points in 14 games in EuroChallenge competition. He averaged 50 percent shooting from the floor in both 2-point and 3-point categories.

Low’s passport stamps include half of Europe. He’s played in France, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria and Lithuania. His dream is still the NBA. He got another taste of it when Haifa played the New Jersey Nets in an exhibition last October in Newark.

Low scored 14 points, including going 4-for-5 from 3-point range, with three assists over 37 minutes in a 108-70 loss.

"The NBA game is so wide-open compared to overseas," Low said. "It’s easier to score. You see a lot of NBA players struggle when they come to play overseas. There’s some adjustments you have to make.

"I really enjoyed the games with the Nets. I had played against some of their players in college, like Brook Lopez (Stanford) and Jordan Farmar (UCLA). It was cool they remembered me. It was nice that guys at that level would come over to say hi."

Low was rooting for Dallas in the NBA Finals.

"I was very surprised that they did win," he said. "Dirk (Nowitzki) was so clutch and it showed the leadership of Jason Kidd. Jason Terry really stepped it up, too. Miami is going to win their championships. This year was their year."

Low said he wasn’t sure if the NBA lockout will affect him.

"I think I’ll be fine," Hawaii’s three-time state prep player of the year said. "Some guys might go to the clubs with big money. I’m not in that position. I play for a lot cheaper than they’re playing."

His current salary is in the low six-figures but he knows it takes just one good season to double that … or more. One of his opponents last season recently signed with a team in Spain for $4 million over two years.

Low is trying to obtain a Spanish passport. His mother’s ancestors were from Spain and Low’s birth certificate has Spanish as one of his ethnicities.

"They want proof and I’m working on it," he said. "Spain has the best teams and they can only have two Americans on the roster. If I’m considered Spanish, it will be easier for me to be on the team and they’ll still be able to have two U.S. players.

"I think my game has improved, but I take pride in my shot and want to keep improving every year. That, stay healthy and, hopefully, make enough money so I can retire at 30 and buy a beach house in Hawaii. That’s the ultimate."

And after?

"I don’t see myself doing office work," Low said. "It will be hard to walk away from basketball, so maybe clinics, training. And, of course, kids and family at some point.

"I would like to think I’ve opened doors for kids here, shown that it’s possible. I see the talent, but it will all be about how much they want it and how hard they want to work."

Raiders to Las Vegas

The Hawaii Raiders will compete in two tournaments in Las Vegas, July 20-31, the Fab 48 and Under One Roof. Members of the team are Dyrbe Enos and Makana Harrison (Kamehameha), Sebastian Ohara-Saft and Thomas Fairman (St. Joseph); Tatsuya Ono (Kalani) and Drew Uchiyama, Reece Foy, Gabriel Vega, Pikai Winchester, Erik Yamada and Duke Pauli (‘Iolani).