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Baltimore high school star Derik Queen hits buzzer beater for Maryland in NCAA Tournament

Queen, who is from Baltimore and played at St. Frances Academy as a freshman, hit a game-winning buzzer beater to lift Maryland over Colorado State

Harry Lichtman

Mar 23, 2025; Seattle, WA, USA; Maryland Terrapins center Derik Queen (25) drives to the basket against Colorado State Rams forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (8) in the first half at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
Mar 23, 2025; Seattle, WA, USA; Maryland Terrapins center Derik Queen (25) drives to the basket against Colorado State Rams forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (8) in the first half at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

On Sunday night, Maryland freshman Derik Queen hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift the Terrapins over Colorado State 72-71 in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Queen's "one shining moment" came as Maryland was on the verge of elimination. He began his high school career at Baltimore's St. Frances Academy before going on to high school superstardom at Florida's Montverde Academy.

Colorado State had taken a 71-70 lead on a Jalen Lake three-pointer with 6.1 seconds left. Maryland called its final timeout with 3.7 seconds left. Queen received the inbound pass and drove to the basket to hit a shot off the backboard and in with no time left for the win.

At Montverde, Queen was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class.

In a postgame interview with reporter Andy Katz, Queen said, "I'm from Baltimore," in response to where his confidence comes from.

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Harry Lichtman
HARRY LICHTMAN

Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.

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