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.
 

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