Terrapin Brew 6/26: "With the 13th Pick..."

Derik Queen was selected 13th overall last night in the 2025 NBA Draft

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Terrapin Brew Crew
June 26, 2025



🐢 The Official Daily Newsletter For Maryland Athletics

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏀 Lucky No. 13
🏀 Hoops vs. Hoyas
​🐢 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Dream Come True. Maryland men’s hoops’ Derik Queen was selected with the 13th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night by the Atlanta Hawks, becoming the 65th Terp in program history to hear his name called. The pick was traded just before being announced to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Queen also becomes the 21st first round pick for the Terps and is the highest draft selection since Jalen Smith was chosen at No. 10 by Phoenix in the 2020 draft. Maryland's most recent draftee was Aaron Wiggins in 2021 (2nd round, No. 55) by Oklahoma City.

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“I’m from Baltimore.”

Derik Queen’s quote after the biggest shot in recent Maryland Basketball history encapsulated the pride and personality of both the person and the city. And now he’s giving back to his hometown in the form of the Derik Queen Community Impact Fund. Founded by Queen and made possible through a generous donation from Diane and John Alahouzos, the fund will provide youth in Baltimore access to Maryland Athletics events for decades to come. Click here for those interested in supporting this initiative.    

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🔼 Hoopin’ with the Hoyas. For the first time in nearly a decade, Georgetown and Maryland men’s basketball are set to meet on the hardwood when the Hoyas visit XFINITY Center on November 7!

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

Countdown to Kickoff. We have 65 days until Maryland football is back on the field inside SECU Stadium for its season opener against Florida Atlantic!

Johari Branch started 30 games along the Terp offensive line wearing No. 65 from 2020-22, making starts at left guard, right guard and center during his career.

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🐢 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Tumbling Terp. Tasha Brozowski described herself as reserved, quiet-spoken and hesitant when she first stepped foot on the University of Maryland’s campus as a freshman student-athlete in 2022. 

Still, it was a blessing for the star gymnast who spent most of her childhood growing up in Angier, North Carolina, to attend school in College Park. It was where she underwent unprecedented growth throughout her four-year athletic career. 

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Thursday, August 14
⚽️ Women’s Soccer Season Opener vs. Lehigh @ 6 p.m.
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Friday, August 29
⚽️ Men’s Soccer Season Opener vs. Bucknell @ 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, August 30
🏈 Football Season Opener vs. Florida Atlantic @ noon
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🐢 Have a great Thursday, y’all!