The star of Maryland Big Man Derik Queen presented a historic statistics line last weekend which was not carried out by a first-year player in university basketball for at least 20 years. The queen recorded 29 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to become the first recruit of basketball in division L to record at least 25 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in one match.
Queen was a major reason why Maryland has a successful season. The terraaps arrived in the survey of the top 25 of the AP last week for the first time in almost two years and retained their place in the ranking despite a mid -week defeat for Ohio State last week.
After Maryland lost her first match in almost two weeks against Buckeyes, Queen helped his team bounce back with a great victory over Rutgers. The queen dominated the dynamic duo of Rutgers of Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper 29-24.
After the match, Queen argued why he should be a Big Ten recruit of the year after playing against two best candidates (Harper and Bailey) to win the award.
“But obviously, we are all in a first year of the race (for) of the year,” The queen told journalists after the match. “On the field, it’s competitive, and I just wanted to put myself and let him know that I want the first year of the year.”
First year student of the week: Derik Queen, Maryland
Welcome to The Frosh Watch, our weekly ranking of the five most impressive first-year students in university basketball. CBS Sports has once again associated with the United States Basketball Writers Association and its Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year price to present this everyday feature film. Each week, we will start by announcing the national winner of the first year of the week. The Fotw cycle takes place on Tuesday-Monday.
Former player No. 12 of the recruitment class of 2024 per 247sports was up to media threshing, then some during his first year with Maryland. Queen is on average 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 29 minutes per match.
Queen certainly raised his recovery during his first -year campaign. In the latest CBS Sports simulation project by Gary Parrish, Queen should go n ° 23 in total. Queen could embark on the conversion of the lottery – if he has not already done it – at the end of the season.
Previous first year winners of the week
- November 12: Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
- November 19: Joson Sannon,
- November 26: Laban Philon, Alabama
- December 3: Dylan Harper, Rutgers
- December 10: Cooper Flagg, Duke
- December 17: Liam McNeley, Uconn
- December 24: Jeremiah fears, oklahoma
- December 31: Ian Jackson, North Carolina
- January 7: Cooper Flagg, Duke
- January 14: Cooper Flagg: Duke
- January 21: Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
- January 28: Be Johnson, Texas
- February 4: Robert Wright, Baylor
Watch Frosh: ranking of the first five first -year students
1. Cooper Flagg | G / F | Duke
Statistics: 20.0 ppg | 8.0 RPG | 4.2 APG
In the first half against Clemson last weekend, Flagg was struggling. Duke Star’s recruit scored only four points but experienced a solid performance in the second half, which saw him mark 14 of his 18 points after the intermission. Duke lost his first match in almost three months and saw the sequence of 16 consecutive victories stop. Last week: 1
2. Dylan Harper | G | Rutgers
Statistics: 19.1 PPG | 4.9 RPG | 4.1 RPG
Harper experienced a strong outing in an upset victory over Illinois, recording 28 points, six rebounds and five assists. Harper was the second best first -year player in sport behind Flagg this season. He maintains his place at No. 2, where he was all season. Last week: 2
3. Ace Bailey | G / F | Rutgers
Statistics: 19.4 ppg | 7.7 RPG | 1.2 BPG
Bailey recorded the seventh double-double of his university career (18 points, 11 rebounds) in the victory over Illinois last week. Bailey only approached 24 points and finished with four points from the four-point season in the defeat of Rutgers 90-81 against Maryland. Last week: 3
4. Kaspar Jakučionis | G / F | Illinois
Statistics: 15.6 PPG | 5.5 RPG | 5.2 APG
After scoring only seven points during a defeat against Rutgers, Jakučionis responded with a strong outing against Minnesota. Jakučionis equaled his top of the season in points (24) and led his team to a 95-74 victory. Last week: X
5. Derik Queen | C | Maryland
Statistics: 15.5 ppg | 8.5 RPG | 2.2 APG
If you haven’t had the chance to watch Queen this season, it’s time. Queen is a treat to look at and is one of the best university basketball centers. Queen’s draft stock continues to go up. Last week: 5
