Maryland hit a home run when it landed star freshman Derik Queen out of Baltimore (MD) Saint Frances Academy. Queen signed with the Terrapins as a five-star and

Derik Queen had been in somewhat of a lull since the calendar turned to 2025. In a 77-71 win over Minnesota on Monday night, Maryland’s 6-foot-10 center reminded an appreciative crowd at Xfinity Center why the Terrapins’ aspirations hinge so much on their freshman sensation.

Weight no longer seems to be an issue for the 6-foot-10 Queen, who has lost as much as 23 pounds since joining the Terps (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten). Once tipping the scales at 262 pounds, he dropped to 239 and currently hovers in the low 240s.

There’s been a myriad of surprises so far in the 2025 NBA Draft cycle, but few more shocking than the emergence of Maryland forward Derik Queen. A Monteverde five-star, Queen was always expected to succeed at the college level with physicality,