By ADAM ZAGORIA
Derik Queen, the five-star Class of 2024 big man from Montverde (FL) Academy, is down to four schools.
The 6-foot-10 big man from Maryland is considering Houston, Indiana, Kansas, and Maryland, he told Joe Tipton.
Queen is rated the No. 3 center in his class by 247Sports.com.
Head coaches from both Indiana and Maryland visited Queen at Montverde this past week to make one final recruiting pitch.
Montverde coach Kevin Boyle initially said that he expected Queen to announce on Friday, but Queen later Tweeted he would not announce then.
“Derik Queen is the high school version of The Joker [Nikola Jokic] with his ability to not be the most athletic guy, but he’s really skilled,” Boyle said.
“For the high school level, he’s a very skilled player as a passer, with his post moves. He’s almost a throwback player because he’s a really smart player. And as his body develops in the next 12-24 months, I think he’s going to be a really good college player and then there’s obviously things he’s going to have to do to become a consistent NBA player.
“But I think he’s going to end up having a really productive career. He’s starting to learn how to work harder. It’s taken him some time, but each year he’s learned to work harder, each year he’s gotten his body better and he’s just keep going on that path.
“He’s made great progress each year he’s been here, and he’s definitely one of the best big kids in high school basketball right now.”
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