The Maryland men’s basketball team received a much anticipated commitment Wednesday from five-star prospect Derik Queen, the Terrapins’ highest-rated recruit since Coach Kevin Willard and his staff took over before last season and vowed to revive the program with top players from the area.
The 6-foot-10 center from Baltimore made the announcement on social media via reposting the news from ESPN, choosing his home-state school over other finalists Kansas, Houston and Indiana. The senior at Montverde Academy, a prep school outside Orlando, is rated the 10th overall prospect in the Class of 2024 by ESPN, No. 12 by 247 Sports and No.