Madness finally lived up to its moniker late on the final day of 2025 opening weekend. That’s when Maryland basketball star Derik Queen hit a buzzer-beater against Colorado State to send the Terrapins to the Sweet 16 with a 72-71 victory.

Maryland Terrapins freshman Derik Queen had already more than lived up to the billing as a five-star recruit by the time he took the court for Sunday's

Maryland and former Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard had said that nobody in his household listens to him -- except his dog -- and the players were asked, “What makes him someone who basketball players listen to and what has he meant to you guys in the short time he’s been with you?"

After the game, Queen had high praise for his teammates and his coach, and was clearly hyped to be heading to the Sweet 16 next weekend. When asked what it was about Maryland head coach Kevin Willard that helped keep the team together, Queen kept it hilariously simple.

Derik Queen followed up his March Madness buzzer beater with the line of the night. The Maryland freshman grabbed the mic during the postgame press conference to respond to why the Terrapins trust coach Kevin Willard.

After advocating for changes to benefit the Maryland men’s basketball program, Kevin Willard has emerged as the team’s gatekeeper.

Kevin Willard on Derik Queen's game-winner: "I wouldn't have given it to him if I had known that" "...And I asked the guys, I said, 'Who wants the ball?' Because sometimes you can draw something ...

After leading Maryland to NCAA men's Sweet 16, Kevin Willard has accepted the job as Villanova's new coach, several sources are reporting.

The questions about Willard’s future has hijacked the leadup to the Terrapins’ Sweet 16 matchup with Florida on Thursday night. Willard has publicly griped about Maryland’s lack of NIL spending and prematurely revealed the news that Maryland’s AD, Damon Evans, was leaving the university for the same job at SMU.

After a competitive first-half performance on Thursday night, the No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins couldn’t quite pull off the upset against the No. 1 seed Florida Gators in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland’s sublime freshman is a big reason the Terrapins are back in the Sweet 16 for the first time in nearly a decade. Next up: Top-seeded Florida.