Ad Disclosure
Derik Queen debuts Dairy Queen ad as part of NIL deal ahead of Sweet 16
By Andrew Olson
Published:
Derik Queen has landed a fitting NIL partner.
The Maryland standout, who made the thrilling buzzer-beater to send the Terrapins to the Sweet 16, posted an ad for Dairy Queen on social media. He called the fast food chain “the original DQ” in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
#ad Thanks to the original DQ for all the love and support. Go Terps! Go @dairyqueen #happytastesgood pic.twitter.com/DI3gM6Hmsw
— derik queen (@derikqueen1) March 27, 2025
The sweetest way to celebrate a win!
— Dairy Queen (@DairyQueen) March 27, 2025
Queen has been a force as of late for the Terps. He scored 50 points in 2 Big Ten Tournament games, including 31 in a 1-point loss to Michigan. After a 12-point outing in the opening round win over Grand Canyon, Queen had 17 points in the last-second win over Colorado State.
The Maryland big man will be in the spotlight on Thursday night as 4-seed Maryland faces 1-seed Florida for a spot in the Elite 8. Queen, listed at 6-10, 246 pounds, averages 16.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
The Gators enter the game as 6.5-point favorites at BetMGM Sportsbook, but the Terps may have something to say about that. Maryland is 15-4 in its last 19 games, with 4 losses all coming on game-winning baskets.
Queen and the Terps will do battle with Florida at 7:39 p.m. ET in San Francisco.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
