Queen Named to Naismith Trophy Midseason Team
2/14/2025 12:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland freshman center Derik Queen has been named as one of 30 players to the Naismith Trophy Men's Player of the Year Midseason Team. Queen is the first Terrapin to be named to the Naismith Midseason List since Jalen Smith, who earned the honor back in 2020.
Queen is the Terps leading scorer this season, averaging 15.9 points per game. Queen has finished in double figures in 19 games, and has finished with 20 or more points in nine games. Queen is averaging 8.6 rebounds this season, and has had ten games where he has finished with double-digit rebounds. Queen ranks second on the team in double-doubles, with eight so far on the season. Queen has finished with 20-points and 10-rebounds in five games this season, which is the most for a freshman in all of Division I. Earlier this month, Queen was named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Midseason Top 10 list.
Queen and the Terps return home on Sunday as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, Feb. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 pm, with the game being available of FS1 and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
Queen is the Terps leading scorer this season, averaging 15.9 points per game. Queen has finished in double figures in 19 games, and has finished with 20 or more points in nine games. Queen is averaging 8.6 rebounds this season, and has had ten games where he has finished with double-digit rebounds. Queen ranks second on the team in double-doubles, with eight so far on the season. Queen has finished with 20-points and 10-rebounds in five games this season, which is the most for a freshman in all of Division I. Earlier this month, Queen was named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Midseason Top 10 list.
Queen and the Terps return home on Sunday as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, Feb. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 pm, with the game being available of FS1 and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
| Naismith Trophy Men's Player of the Year Midseason Team | |
| NAME | SCHOOL |
| Ace Bailey | Rutgers |
| Johni Broome | Auburn |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Florida |
| Donovan Dent | New Mexico |
| Hunter Dickinson | Kansas |
| Eric Dixon | Villanova |
| Cooper Flagg | Duke |
| Keshon Gilert | Iowa State |
| PJ Haggerty | Memphis |
| Dylan Harper | Rutgers |
| Chucky Hepburn | Louisville |
| Graham Ike | Gonzaga |
| Kasparas Jakucionis | Illinois |
| Tre Johnson | Texas |
| Kam Jones | Marquette |
| Curtis Jones | Iowa State |
| Ryan Kalkbreener | Creighton |
| Alex Karaban | UConn |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | Purdue |
| Chaz Lanier | Tennessee |
| RJ Luis Jr. | St. John's |
| Ryan Nembhard | Gonzaga |
| Derik Queen | Maryland |
| Maxime Raynaud | Stanford |
| Mark Sears | Alabama |
| Javon Smart | West Virginia |
| Braden Smith | Purdue |
| John Tonje | Wisconsin |
| Danny Wolf | Michigan |
| Zakai Zeigler | Tennessee |
Players Mentioned
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