(2024) PF - Derik Queen to Maryland

[Stuhoo]

19 minutes ago, Cd71 said:

So I read on 247 that Derik was at Maryland today for an unofficial.

Maryland will host its top recruiting target, five-star center Derik Queen, for an unofficial visit today, sources told IMS.

Queen, who is back home in Baltimore for winter break, will attend the game against Coppin State along with five-star 2025 point guard Tyler Jackson, his former teammate at St. Frances Academy, who's taking his second unofficial to Maryland in the past month. I'm also told Queen's mother, who has attended a few Maryland games by herself this season with their sonat school in Florida, will also be attending.

 

As for the game he will see?

Coppin State is next level horribly bad; 1-12 with a long list of 40+ point losses.

However, the game atmosphere, compounded by the students being gone? It should be like a mausoleum in that gym tonight.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Mom attending several games by herself doesn’t sound good to me. 

[Napleshoosier]

On 12/27/2023 at 8:22 AM, Demo said:

A couple years in Btown will have him lookin like Malik!  

 

[RaceToTheTop]

3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Mom attending several games by herself doesn’t sound good to me. 

But her seeing Maryland play might be a positive for Indiana.

[Artie86]

1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

But her seeing Maryland play might be a positive for Indiana.

….well, Maryland’s currently up 21-9…

[IUFAN1976]

5 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Mom attending several games by herself doesn’t sound good to me. 

Exactly!!  Her attending Maryland games means she is interested in Maryland basketball and is a big influence on where he goes!

[8bucks]

11 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Exactly!!  Her attending Maryland games means she is interested in Maryland basketball and is a big influence on where he goes!

Wasn’t the rumor his mom and aau coach favored IU but dad pushing Maryland?

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Trilly's Off The Burner - 

VJ Edgecombe and Derik Queen are nearing decisions.

Two of the highest rated prospects left in the 2024 class are likely to announce their decisions at the upcoming HoopHall Classic, multiple sources say.

VJ Edgecombe is deciding between Baylor, Duke and Kentucky. Queen is deciding between Indiana and Maryland.

As of writing, none of the teams involved in either recruitment have been informed of a decision. In recent days I’ve had sources tell me Duke is the team to beat for Edgecombe and Queen is still undecided.

[AZ Hoosier]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Trilly's Off The Burner - 

VJ Edgecombe and Derik Queen are nearing decisions.

Two of the highest rated prospects left in the 2024 class are likely to announce their decisions at the upcoming HoopHall Classic, multiple sources say.

VJ Edgecombe is deciding between Baylor, Duke and Kentucky. Queen is deciding between Indiana and Maryland.

As of writing, none of the teams involved in either recruitment have been informed of a decision. In recent days I’ve had sources tell me Duke is the team to beat for Edgecombe and Queen is still undecided.

Queen ain't coming  here... write it down... with a Sharpie.

[JSHoosier]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Queen ain't coming  here... write it down... with a Sharpie.

We need talent but it'd be another year of starting 2 post players in Reneau/Queen. I'd rather we didn't do that. 

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Queen ain't coming  here... write it down... with a Sharpie.

Really? Tell me why? Maryland? Houston? Kansas?

[AZ Hoosier]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Really? Tell me why? Maryland? Houston? Kansas?

Two reasons:

Maryland home town. Mama seems to be a force to be reckoned with.

Indiana is a dumpster fire. He wants to play for a title? That ain't happening here in the foreseeable future.

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Two reasons:

Maryland home town. Mama seems to be a force to be reckoned with.

Indiana is a dumpster fire. He wants to play for a title? That ain't happening here in the foreseeable future.

But it is at Maryland

[JSHoosier]

3 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Two reasons:

Maryland home town. Mama seems to be a force to be reckoned with.

Indiana is a dumpster fire. He wants to play for a title? That ain't happening here in the foreseeable future.

Maryland sucks too.

[Uspshoosier]

13 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

He wants to play for a title?

Every recruit says they want to play for a title and every year 5 star kids go to schools that clearly are not going to win a title.    Vanderbilt got 2 5 star kids back in the day and both said so they went there to win a title.  Pretty sure they went winless in the SEC that year.   Garland got hurt in that year but still he openly chose Vandy and turned down Kansas and other places where he could of won more games 

[Demo]

16 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Two reasons:

Maryland home town. Mama seems to be a force to be reckoned with.

Indiana is a dumpster fire. He wants to play for a title? That ain't happening here in the foreseeable future.

The pull of home may well be the compelling factor here. Maryland just added another kid from St Francis Academy, which was Queen’s original high school. We’ll see. But if you think that turning TJD from a non-prospect into an NBA rotation player, improving Ware’s game and rehabbing his draft stock and expanding Reneau’s game, a kid he played with, mind you, isn’t a compelling argument for the kid I think you’re wrong about that.

[Home Jersey]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

We need talent but it'd be another year of starting 2 post players in Reneau/Queen. I'd rather we didn't do that. 

There's no guarantee that Queen would start as a freshman IMO

[Demo]

17 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

There's no guarantee that Queen would start as a freshman IMO

Agree. Would think if Ware goes, certainly will, and Mgbako stays, more likely than not at the moment, you'd have a 4 man front court rotation built around Reneau, Mgbako, McNeeley and Queen. Assume the 1st 3 starting with Queen rotating in and Reneau moving to the 4 and Mgbako to the 3. Other than McNeeley, who's a pure wing, the other 3 can pretty easily rotate through the other 2 roles, particularly with Mgbako getting wing minutes along with a better fitting stretch 4 role. In reality, despite Ware playing really well so far, that strikes me as a better, more natural, offensive rotation. Now, defensively.....

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Demo said:

Agree. Would think if Ware goes, certainly will, and Mgbako stays, more likely than not at the moment, you'd have a 4 man front court rotation built around Reneau, Mgbako, McNeeley and Queen. Assume the 1st 3 starting with Queen rotating in and Reneau moving to the 4 and Mgbako to the 3. Other than McNeeley, who's a pure wing, the other 3 can pretty easily rotate through the other 2 roles, particularly with Mgbako getting wing minutes along with a better fitting stretch 4 role. In reality, despite Ware playing really well so far, that strikes me as a better offensive rotation. Now, defensively.....

With rim protection by...by...bye-bye.

[Home Jersey]

10 minutes ago, Demo said:

Agree. Would think if Ware goes, certainly will, and Mgbako stays, more likely than not at the moment, you'd have a 4 man front court rotation built around Reneau, Mgbako, McNeeley and Queen. Assume the 1st 3 starting with Queen rotating in and Reneau moving to the 4 and Mgbako to the 3. Other than McNeeley, who's a pure wing, the other 3 can pretty easily rotate through the other 2 roles, particularly with Mgbako getting wing minutes along with a better fitting stretch 4 role. In reality, despite Ware playing really well so far, that strikes me as a better, more natural, offensive rotation. Now, defensively.....

Right. As Stu said, need rim protection somewhere. Guess that's on the portal shopping list along with hopefully 2-3 guards.

If Mgbako does not return, which I am slightly less confident about than others generally are, let's just say Spring will be... busy! Don't have any info to support that view on Mgbako ... just a random guy's gut feel, I'd handicap the odds at 70/30 he leaves as of now. 

Queen has to like what he's seen from IU big men regardless