Daren Queenan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 19, 1966 Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American / Belgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Norristown (Norristown, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Lehigh (1984–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1989–2002(?) |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1988 | Philadelphia Aces (USBL) |
| 1988–1989 | Charleston Gunners (CBA) |
| 1989 | Rapid City Thrillers (CBA) |
| 1990 | Albany Patroons (CBA) |
| 1990–1991 | La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) |
| 1991 | Memphis Rockers (WBL) |
| 1991–1992 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) (Argentina) |
| 1992–1999 | Okapi Aalstar (Belgium) |
| 1999–2000 | Apollon Patras B.C. (Greece) |
| 2000–2001 | Brandt Hagen (Germany) |
| 2001 | Cáceres CB (Spain) |
| 2002 | Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Daren Queenan (born October 19, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he attended Norristown High School as a teenager but went virtually unrecruited by colleges to play basketball except for nearby Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Queenan was an undersized center in high school, standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), but then-assistant Lehigh coach Fran McCaffery signed him to play for the Mountain Hawks and turned him into a shooting guard/small forward (toward the end of Queenan's career at Lehigh, McCaffery said, "You wouldn't believe how many coaches told me Daren couldn't play for them. Every coach makes mistakes, but when you say a kid can't play, and he scores 3,000 points, that's a mistake.") McCaffery would become Lehigh's head coach for Queenan's final three seasons.
During Queenan's four-year college career, spanning from 1984–85 to 1987–88, he became one of the most prolific scorers in NCAA history. He led Lehigh in scoring all four seasons, finished second in the nation in points per game as a senior (28.4), and is still only one of eight players in Division I to have recorded 2,700+ points and 1,000+ rebounds. He holds numerous school records, including points in a game (49) and career (2,703) as well as total rebounds (1,013). Queenan led the Mountain Hawks to the school's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship as a freshman in 1985, then guided them to a second berth in 1988. He was a four-time First Team All-East Coast Conference selection and was the co-honoree of the 1987 ECC Player of the Year award. Especially known for highlight reel dunks, Queenan was also versatile and could play point guard as well.
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