2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
As A Freshman (2024-25):
- 5x B1G Ten Freshman of the Week
- B1G Ten All Freshman Team
- All B1G Ten First Team
- B1G Ten Freshman of the Year
- NABC All-District First Team
- AP All-America Honorable Mention
- Started all 36 games and averaged 30.3 minutes per game.
- Led team averaging 16.5 point per game, while shooting 52.6% from the field and 76.6% from the free-throw line.
- Scored in double figures in 30 games, scoring 20 or more points in 12 games.
- Tied for third in the Big Ten with 9.0 rebounds per game.
- Finished with 10 more more rebounds in 17 games and had 15 double-doubles on the season, tied for the 14th-most in the country.
- Ninth in the Big Ten with 39 blocks, adding 67 assists and 39 steals.
- In his last game as a Terp, he marked his 30th game scoring in the double digits, ultimately contributing 27 points, five rebounds, two steals, and one assist in the Sweet Sixteen against (#1) Florida (3/27).
- Hit a buzzer beater against Colorado State to send the Terps to their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2016. He posted 17 points, six rebounds, two blocks, and one assist (3/23).
- Marked his 15th double double of the season, which is the most recorded by any freshman this season. He posted 12 points, 15 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Grand Canyon (3/21).
- Posted a season high 31 points, along with three rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in the semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament against #22 Michigan (3/15).
- Shot 7-11 from the FG range, finishing with 19 points, ten rebounds, two steals, one block, and one assist in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament against #24 Illinois (3/14).
- Racked up 10 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks, and one assist in a win over Northwestern, marking his 15th game rebounding in the double digits (3/8).
- Put up a double double against #17 Michigan, with 17 points, and 12 rebounds. He also added two steals, one block, and one assist (3/5).
- Marked his tenth game scoring 20+ in a game against Penn State, in which he dropped 23 points, six rebounds, four steals, two blocks, and one assist (3/1).
- Recorded his fifth double double in a row, posting 10 points, 10 rebounds, one block, and one assist in a game against #8 Michigan St. (2/26).
- Posted his tenth double double of the season in a win over USC, in which he put up 13 points, 17 rebounds, three assists, and one block (2/20).
- Named B1G Ten Freshman of the Week. This is his 5th time receiving this award this season (2/17).
- Finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and one assist in a win over Iowa (2/16).
- Named to the Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Midseason Team (2/14).
- Contributed yet another double-double, marking his third out of his last four appearances, scoring 24 points, and grabbing 11 rebounds in a road win over Nebraska (2/13).
- Named B1G Ten Freshman of the Week (2/10).
- Recorded a season-high 29 points in a win over Rutgers, along with 15 rebounds, five assists, one steal, and one block (2/9).
- Put up 13 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, two assists, and one steal in 36 minutes of playing time against Ohio State (2/6).
- Marked his sixth double-double of the season against #17 Wisconsin contributing 12 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks, two assists, and one steal (1/29).
- Named B1G Ten Freshman of the Week (1/27).
- Posted seven points along with 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal in a road win over Indiana (1/26).
- Finished with 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals against #17 Illinois (1/23).
- Scored three points in addition to grabbing seven rebounds in a win at home over Nebraska (1/19).
- Grabbed 14 rebounds marking his sixth game rebounding in the double digits. Also added nine points, one assist, and one block in an away game against Northwestern (1/16).
- Contributed 27 points marking a new season high, along with seven rebounds, a pair of assists, one steal, and one block against Minnesota (1/13).
- Dropped eight points in a win over #22 UCLA along with five rebounds and one assist (1/10).
- Played a productive game against #9 Oregon racking up 17 points, five rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and two assists (1/5).
- Added four points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, and 1 block in a game against Washington (1/2).
- Posted his fifth double-double of the season, racking up 18 points and 14 rebounds alongside a pair of steals and an assist against UMES (12/28).
- Put up 11 points along with eight rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block in a win over Syracuse (12/21).
- Racked up 15 points, five rebounds, and a block against Saint Francis (12/17).
- Named B1G Ten Freshman of the Week (12/9).
- Along with his season-high 26 points, contributed 12 rebounds, two blocks, and a steal against #8 Purdue. This game marked his fifth game scoring 20+ for the Terps (12/8).
- Posted his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds alongside two steals against Ohio State (12/4).
- Scored 20 points with nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steals against Alcorn State (12/1).
- Put up 15 points, eight rebounds, and two assists along a season high in steals with three against Bucknell (11/27).
- Named B1G Ten Freshman of the Week (11/25).
- Finished with a double-double scoring 22 points along with 11 rebounds. Set his season-high in assists with five in a win over Villanova (11/24).
- Added 10 points and six rebounds in a game against Canisius (11/19).
- Tied for the team lead with 24 points while pulling down seven boards, adding three assists, and two blocks against #15 Marquette (11/15).
- Contributed 11 points, three assists, two blocks, and two steals against Florida A&M (11/11).
- Posted eight points, three assists, and two steals against Mount St. Mary’s (11/8).
- Led the game in points and rebounds with 22 and 20, while also contributing two blocks and one steal in Maryland debut against Manhattan (11/4).
- Posted the first 20-point, 20-rebound game by a Maryland player since Joe Smith had 31 points and 21 rebounds against Texas in the NCAA Tournament in 1995.
- The second player in college basketball since 1996–97 to post a 20-20 game in his freshman debut.
Before College:
- Was a McDonald's All-American and consensus five-star recruit
- Named Co-MVP of the McDonald's All-America Game earlier this month after scoring 23 points while adding eight rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks
- Was the first Terp since Adrian Branch to earn MVP honors
- The second-highest rated recruit (No. 12 nationally) to sign with the Terps between five-stars Diamond Stone (No. 8, 2015) and Jalen Smith (No. 15, 2018)
- Played three seasons at Montverde Academy in Florida after spending his freshman year at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore
- Nationally, he ranked No. 10 overall by ESPN, No. 12 by 247Sports, and No. 15 by Rivals
- Led Montverde to a 33-0 record in 2023-24 where he led the Eagles with 16.4 points per game and 7.5 rebounds
- Named a MaxPreps Second Team All-American after leading Montverde to the Chipotle National Championship and earned All-Tournament honors
- As a freshman at St. Frances, was named the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year, while as a junior in 2023 was selected to the MaxPreps Junior All-American Honorable Mention Team
- In addition to playing at Montverde, also played AAU basketball for Team Thrill which he led to the Under Armour Association U-17 spring championship in 2023
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get to know Derik Queen on and off the court
Question: What made you start playing basketball? Who influenced you to start playing?
Derik Queen: I started playing basketball at the age of 5 or 6 years old. I was walking around with my grandma and this basketball coach came up to us and asked how old and tall I was before telling me I should come play with him and ever since I've been playing
Q: What has been the most memorable experience of your career coming from high school?
DQ: Winning a championship with my brothers.
Q: What is your intended major and dream job?
DQ: My intended major is business or communications and I would love to have a job that makes seven figures!
Q: What do you have to do before a game to get ready?
DQ: I have to eat and listen to music.
Q: What do you have to eat before a game?
DQ: Probably Chick-Fil-A, I love it. One of my favorite meals is Chick-Fil-A. I always order a number one, no pickle, large fries with Polynesian sauce and a Sundry or water for the drink.
Q: What song do you have to listen to?
DQ: From Now On by Lil Baby and Future
Q: What's the best piece of advice you have ever received?
DQ: "Keep the main thing, the main thing"
Q: If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would they be?
DQ: Lebron James, Denzel Washington, Nicki Minaj
Q: What is your favorite song by Nicki Minaj?
DQ: Anaconda was one of my favorites back in the day. I was a big Nicki Minaj fan and I used to have a big crush on her.
Q: What sport would you play if you didn't play basketball?
DQ: I would play baseball. My position would probably be pitcher or shortstop. Actually I would play anywhere on the field but catcher. My knees couldn't handle that as a tall guy.
Q: If you brought a friend to Maryland, where would you bring them to eat?
DQ: Hip Hop, they have got everything. They have good seafood, chicken and so much more. There are a couple of them in Baltimore.
Q: If you had to explain Old Bay seasoning to someone what would you say?
DQ: Old Bay is the best thing, you can put it on every single thing, literally everything. It tastes like perfection.
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