PLAYER DETAILS
Derik Queen profile
- Club
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Position
- Center
- Nationality
- United States
- Date of birth
- 2004-12-27
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Height
- 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
- Weight
- 250 lb (113 kg)
- Shirt number
- 22
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Derik Queen
Derik Emanuel Queen (born December 27, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class. He was drafted 13th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2025 NBA draft, but was traded to the Pelicans on draft night.