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Derik Queen Physical Attributes- Know all about Derik Queen Height, Weight, Wingspan, And More About Maryland Native

Derik Queen is a 6-feet-10-inch forward, who can play both the Center spot and the Power Forward.

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Derik Queen, who was born in December 27, 2004, in Baltimore, Maryland, he is a highly skilled and a promising basketball player coming into the NBA draft, transitioning from a high school standout at Monteverde Academy to a star freshman for the Maryland Terrapins in the Big Ten Conference. The Atlanta Hawks selected Derik Queen with the 13th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The pick was being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.

We have seen three trades during the draft through the first 13 picks.

– Mark Williams to PHX for #29 and a future first
– POR's Cedric Coward (#11) to MEM For #16, a 2028 1st, and two future seconds
– ATL's Derik Queen (#13) to NOP for #23 and best of MIl/NOP 2026 1st.
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) June 26, 2025

He is a former consensus five-star recruit in the 2024 class, who first gained attention at Saint Frances Academy, earning MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year honors after putting up 14 points and 8 rebounds for the season.

At Montverde, he contributed to a GEICO Nationals title as a sophomore and further showcased his versatility and growth in his game as a junior, averaging 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, while earning MaxPreps Junior All-American recognition. Queen’s dominance continued in the AAU tournament, leading team Thill to the 2023 Under Armour Association 17U championship.

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Committing to Maryland in Feb 2024, he made an immediate impact, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. In the 2025 Big Ten Tournament, Queen set a Maryland freshman record dropping 31 points in a loss semifinal to Michigan. His clutch fadeaway buzzer-beater against Colorado State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, led Maryland to a 72-71 loss, which cemented his reputation as a rising star coming into the 2025 NBA draft.

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Maryland freshman big man Derik Queen continues to be a fascinating prospect due to his impressive offensive versatility and eye-opening playmaking ability.

Queen has serious tools on the offensive side of the ball with great footwork and touch around the… pic.twitter.com/QJulmjaJXK
— No Ceilings (@NoCeilingsNBA) June 20, 2025

Derik Queen Physical Attributes

Derik Queen Height

Derik Queen is a 6-feet-10-inch forward, who can play both the Center spot and the Power Forward. While he’s typically short for a Center, he also does not have the leaping ability which raises concerns for him moving forward, as a short center with poor leaping ability will be exposed in the NBA.

Derik Queen Age

Derik Queen was born on December 27, 2004 and is 20-years-old currently. He hails from Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the University of Maryland too.

Derik Queen – Playing like a guard – Pick-and-roll ball handling

DQ initiates the action, flows into inverted ball screen, which he turns the corner on and nearly punches one on Yanic Konan Niederhauser pic.twitter.com/Bj24KmGywA https://t.co/pHLNo4MdBv
— Brian Geisinger (@bgeis_bird) June 21, 2025

Derik Queen Weight

Derik Queen weighs 245 pounds, which is much needed playing the center spot as he will have to defend very challenging and bruising players such as Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid, who are extremely hard to guard inside the paint.

Derik Queen Vertical and Wingspan

Derik Queen’s standing reach with a 23.5 no step vertical and 28.0 maximum vertical, has raised a lot of eyebrows. As mentioned earlier, Queen is an undersized center, who is also a poor leaper, which is something he needs to work on getting into the NBA. Queen’s wingspan is listed at 7’0.5″, which should help him coming into the NBA.

According to various sources, Queen NBA player comparison is Zach Randolph, who was a force inside the paint. If Queen can play anything like Randolph, who had some of his best years with the Memphis Grizzlies, he will have a long NBA career. However, Queen will need to work on his vertical jump and athleticism to make up for the lack of size playing as a center.

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