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{{short description|American-Australian basketball player}}
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| number = 4
| position = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| height_ft = 6
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| height_in = 5
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| weight_lb = 175
| weight_lb = 175
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|02|11}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|02|11}}
| birth_place = [[Cleveland, Tennessee]]
| birth_place = [[Cleveland, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = American / Australian
| nationality = American / Australian
| high_school = [[Cleveland High School (Tennessee)|Cleveland]] (Cleveland, Tennessee)
| high_school = [[Cleveland High School (Tennessee)|Cleveland]] (Cleveland, Tennessee)
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| career_start = 1993
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2009
| career_end = 2009
| career_number = 4
| years1 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}
| team1 = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]]
| years2 = 1995
| coach_start = 2013
| team2 = [[Tri-City Chinook]]
| coach_end = 2016
| years1 = 1993
| team1 = Daytona Beach Hooters
| years2 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}
| team2 = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| years3 = 1995
| years3 = 1995
| team3 = [[Yakama Sun Kings|Yakima Sun Kings]]
| team3 = [[Tri-City Chinook]]
| years4 = 1995–1996
| years4 = 1995
| team4 = [[Canberra Cannons]]
| team4 = [[Yakama Sun Kings|Yakima Sun Kings]]
| years5 = 1996–1997
| years5 = 1996
| team5 = [[BCM Gravelines|Gravelines]]
| team5 = [[Canberra Cannons]]
| years6 = 1997–2000
| years6 = 1996–1997
| team6 = [[Adelaide 36ers]]
| team6 = [[BCM Gravelines|Gravelines]]
| years7 = 2000
| years7 = 1998–2001
| team7 = [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]]
| team7 = [[Adelaide 36ers]]
| years8 = 2000–2001
| years8 = 2000
| team8 = Adelaide 36ers
| team8 = [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]]
| years9 = 2001–2002
| years9 = 2001–2002
| team9 = [[Bayer Giants Leverkusen]]
| team9 = [[Bayer Giants Leverkusen]]
| years10 = 2002–2003
| years10 = 2002
| team10 = [[Cairns Taipans]]
| team10 = BC Besancon
| years11 = 2003–2005
| years11 = 2002–2003
| team11 = [[Wollongong Hawks]]
| team11 = [[Cairns Taipans]]
| years12 = 2005–2009
| years12 = 2003–2005
| team12 = Cairns Taipans
| team12 = [[Wollongong Hawks]]
| years13 = 2005–2009
| team13 = Cairns Taipans
| cyears1 = 2013–2014
| cteam1 = [[Moberly Area Community College|Moberly Area CC]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2014
| cteam2 = Bowling Green Bandits
| cyears3 = 2016
| cteam3 = Woodville Warriors
| highlights =
| highlights =
* 2× [[NBL (Australia) Best Defensive Player|NBL]] champion (1998, 1999)
* 2× [[List of NBL champions|NBL champion]] (1998, 1999)
* 5× [[NBL (Australia) Best Defensive Player|NBL Best Defensive Player]] (1999–2001, 2005, 2006)
* 5× [[NBL Best Defensive Player Award|NBL Best Defensive Player]] (1999–2001, 2005, 2006)
* 2× [[NBL (Australia) All NBL teams|All-NBL First Team]] (2001, 2005)
* 2× [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] (2001, 2005)
* 2× [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL Second Team]] (1999, 2000)
| bbr = meeda01
* 2× [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL Third Team]] (2004, 2006)
}}
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'''LaFarrell Darnell Mee''' (born February 11, 1971) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played 12 seasons in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL). He played [[college basketball]] for [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball|Western Kentucky]] before being selected by the [[Golden State Warriors]] with the 34th overall pick in the [[1993 NBA draft]]. He played 40 games in the [[NBA]] for the [[Denver Nuggets]]. In his 12 seasons in Australia, Mee was named the [[NBL Best Defensive Player Award|NBL Best Defensive Player]] five times and won two [[List of NBL champions|NBL championships]]. He became an Australian citizen in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/aj-ogilvy-q-a-darnell-looks-to-beijing/|title=AJ OGILVY Q & A, DARNELL LOOKS TO BEIJING|work=basketball.net.au|date=May 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108173613/http://www.basketball.net.au/aj-ogilvy-q-a-darnell-looks-to-beijing/|archive-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

'''LaFarrell Darnell Mee''' (born February 11, 1971) is an American-Australian former professional [[basketball]] player who played in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and other leagues. He was selected by the [[Golden State Warriors]] with the 34th overall pick (2nd round) of the [[1993 NBA Draft]]. He became an Australian citizen in late 2006 after coming to the NBL as an import in mid 1990s.<ref>[http://www.basketball.net.au/aj-ogilvy-q-a-darnell-looks-to-beijing/ AJ OGILVY Q & A, DARNELL LOOKS TO BEIJING]</ref>


==College career==
==College career==
Coming out of Tennessee's [[Cleveland High School (Tennessee)|Cleveland High School]] in 1989, Mee sat out his freshman season at [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball|Western Kentucky]] due to failing to qualify academically.<ref name=rivals>{{cite web|last=Stamm|first=Jason|url=http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=976593|title=Catching Up Down Under: Darnell Mee|work=rivals.com|date=August 16, 2009|access-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 1990 and 1993, Mee played for the Hilltoppers and averaged 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.2 blocks in 91 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/darnell-mee-1.html|title=Darnell Mee|work=sports-reference.com|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>
A 6'5" (196&nbsp;cm) [[guard (basketball)|guard]], Mee played [[college basketball]] at [[Western Kentucky University]] for three seasons between 1990 and 1993, playing in 91 games and averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game. In his last college season, the 1992-93 season, he averaged 18.9 points per game and was named as an All-American. WKU reached the Sweet 16 that year with victories over [[Memphis State]] and [[Seton Hall]].<ref>http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=976593</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Coming out of college, Mee played in the [[United States Basketball League]] for the Daytona Beach Hooters.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zizzo|first=Mike|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-05-14-9305140705-story.html|title=USBL HOOTERS MAKE DAYTONA BEACH DEBUT|work=orlandosentinel.com|date=May 14, 1993|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>
Mee was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and traded to the Denver Nuggets. He played 40 games in the NBA, plus 3 of the Nuggets' 12 playoff games in 1994. He was mostly a 12th man, averaging 1.9 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

Mee was selected by the [[Golden State Warriors]] with the 34th overall pick in the [[1993 NBA draft]]. He was subsequently traded to the [[Denver Nuggets]], where he played 40 [[NBA]] games over two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Darnell-Mee/Summary/1575|title=Darnell Mee|work=RealGM.com|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

In 1995, Mee had stints in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] for the [[Tri-City Chinook]] and [[Yakima Sun Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/minbasketballroster.php?team=CBATCC&year=1994|title=1994-95 Tri-City Chinook Roster|work=justsportsstats.com|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/minbasketballstatsindex.php?player_id=meedar001|title=Darnell Mee|work=justsportsstats.com|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

In [[1996 NBL season|1996]], Mee moved to Australia to play for the [[Canberra Cannons]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]].<ref name=nbl-stats>{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395283&client=0-189-88237-125706-11144096|title=Darnell Mee|work=NBL|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

For the 1996–97 season, Mee moved to France to play for [[BCM Gravelines|Gravelines]].<ref name=eurobasket>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Darnell_Mee/Australia/Cairns-Taipans/17491|title=Darnell Mee|work=australiabasket.com|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

Mee returned to Australia in [[1998 NBL season|1998]] to play for the [[Adelaide 36ers]]. He continued on with the 36ers in [[1998–99 NBL season|1998–99]] and [[1999–2000 NBL season|1999–2000]].<ref name="nbl-stats" /> After a stint in Italy with [[Virtus Bologna|Kinder Bologna]],<ref name="eurobasket" /> he returned to the 36ers for a fourth season in [[2000–01 NBL season|2000–01 season]].<ref name="nbl-stats" />

For the 2001–02 season, Mee moved to Germany to play for [[Bayer Giants Leverkusen]].<ref name="eurobasket" />

Mee began the 2002–03 season in France with BC Besançon,<ref name="eurobasket" /> before returning to Australia in November 2002 to play out the [[2002–03 NBL season|NBL season]] with the [[Cairns Taipans]].<ref name="nbl-stats" />

Between 2003 and 2005, Mee played for the [[Wollongong Hawks]] in the NBL.<ref name="nbl-stats" /> He returned to the Taipans in 2005 and played out his career in Cairns over the next four seasons.<ref name="rivals" /><ref name="nbl-stats" /> In February 2006, he was named the [[NBL Best Defensive Player Award|NBL's Best Defensive Player]] for a record fifth time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=3092|title=Snakes snare awards|work=NBL.com.au|date=February 23, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830080356/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=3092|archive-date=August 30, 2006}}</ref>


==National team career==
He also played in the [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] for the [[Yakima Sun Kings]], [[France]] for [[BCM Gravelines]], [[Italy]] for [[Virtus Bologna|Kinder Bologna]], and [[Germany]] for [[Bayer Giants Leverkusen|Leverkusen]], and in Australia with [[Canberra Cannons]] and the adelaide 36ers. in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]].
Mee represented the [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australian national team]] in 2007 at the [[2007 FIBA Oceania Championship|FIBA Oceania Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aussiehoopla.com/podcast-darnell-mee-adelaides-back-back-titles-1998-99-nba-career/|title=PODCAST: DARNELL MEE ON ADELAIDE 36ERS BACK TO BACK TITLES (1998-99) AND HIS NBA CAREER|work=aussiehoopla.com|date=June 29, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/26805/sid/3974/tid/239/tid2//_/2007_FIBA_Oceania_Championship_for_Men/index.html|title=Lafarrell Darnell Mee|work=fiba.com|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>


== Coaching career ==
He played for the Cannons for one season (1996) before signing with the [[Adelaide 36ers]]. In Adelaide, he was joined by former Denver teammate [[Kevin Brooks (basketball)|Kevin Brooks]], who signed with the club with help from the same sports attorney who managed Mee's international career. The duo helped the 36ers to win the 1998 and 1998-99 NBL championships. Mee continued with the team until the end of the end of 2001. He them moved to the [[Cairns Taipans]] for 2003 before moving again to the [[Wollongong Hawks]] for the [[2004-05 NBL season]]. He then returned to the Taipans where he played until retiring at the end of the [[2008-09 NBL season|2008-09 season]].
After the end of his playing career in 2009, Mee returned to the United States and finished his degree in recreation administration at Western Kentucky University. During that time, he was a voluntary assistant coach at the WKU men's basketball team. He then worked as a coach at the high school level and in 2013 became an assistant coach at [[Moberly Area Community College]]. Mee then held the head coaching position with the [[Bowling Green Bandits]] in the ABA.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-23|title=Darn good to be 'home' and coaching Woodville|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-import-superstar-darnell-mee-back-in-town-and-coaching-woodvilles-premier-league-men/news-story/bc31b3037d6f43b2a4ac2ef5c76e318b|access-date=2020-12-20|website=adelaidenow|language=en}}</ref> In the 2016 season, he served as head coach of the Woodville Warriors in Australia. After one season, he returned to the US,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 PL Mens Coach Announced - Westside Basketball Association|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4596-0-0-0&sID=76949&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=47873370|access-date=2020-12-20|website=SportsTG|language=en}}</ref> where he started working as a basketball coach in his hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Podcast|first=Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA|title=Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA Podcast - Darnell Mee on Adelaide's back to back titles (1998-99) and his NBA career|url=https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdXNzaWVob29wbGEubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/N2ZiOWYyZDZmMmZiNGM3Nzg1ZjNkZjA0NWFmMzVlZTM|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Google Podcasts}}</ref>


==Personal life==
During his NBL career, Mee was often regarded as the best defensive player in the league, winning the [[NBL (Australia) Best Defensive Player|NBL's Best Defensive Player]] award in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006. He was also selected to the [[NBL (Australia) All NBL teams|NBL's First Team]] in 2001 and 2005 and won selection in several [[NBL (Australia) All-Star Game|NBL All-Star Game's]] including [[2004/05 NBL (Australia) All-Star Game|2005]].
Mee's son, Micale, plays [[college basketball]] at [[Texas Wesleyan University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Micale Mee |url=https://ramsports.net/sports/mens-basketball/roster/micale-mee/9193 |website=Texas Wesleyan University Athletics |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>


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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060822023537/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=taipans_playerprofile&profile=111 NBL player profile (2006)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110733/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile&id=641 NBL player profile (2007)]


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Latest revision as of 15:22, 23 January 2024

Darnell Mee
Personal information
Born (1971-02-11) February 11, 1971 (age 53)
Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Australian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCleveland (Cleveland, Tennessee)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (1990–1993)
NBA draft1993: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1993–2009
PositionShooting guard
Number4
Coaching career2013–2016
Career history
As player:
1993Daytona Beach Hooters
19931995Denver Nuggets
1995Tri-City Chinook
1995Yakima Sun Kings
1996Canberra Cannons
1996–1997Gravelines
1998–2001Adelaide 36ers
2000Kinder Bologna
2001–2002Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2002BC Besancon
2002–2003Cairns Taipans
2003–2005Wollongong Hawks
2005–2009Cairns Taipans
As coach:
2013–2014Moberly Area CC (assistant)
2014Bowling Green Bandits
2016Woodville Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

LaFarrell Darnell Mee (born February 11, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Western Kentucky before being selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 34th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. He played 40 games in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets. In his 12 seasons in Australia, Mee was named the NBL Best Defensive Player five times and won two NBL championships. He became an Australian citizen in 2006.[1]

College career

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Coming out of Tennessee's Cleveland High School in 1989, Mee sat out his freshman season at Western Kentucky due to failing to qualify academically.[2] Between 1990 and 1993, Mee played for the Hilltoppers and averaged 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.2 blocks in 91 games.[3]

Professional career

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Coming out of college, Mee played in the United States Basketball League for the Daytona Beach Hooters.[4]

Mee was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 34th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets, where he played 40 NBA games over two seasons.[5]

In 1995, Mee had stints in the Continental Basketball Association for the Tri-City Chinook and Yakima Sun Kings.[6][7]

In 1996, Mee moved to Australia to play for the Canberra Cannons of the National Basketball League.[8]

For the 1996–97 season, Mee moved to France to play for Gravelines.[9]

Mee returned to Australia in 1998 to play for the Adelaide 36ers. He continued on with the 36ers in 1998–99 and 1999–2000.[8] After a stint in Italy with Kinder Bologna,[9] he returned to the 36ers for a fourth season in 2000–01 season.[8]

For the 2001–02 season, Mee moved to Germany to play for Bayer Giants Leverkusen.[9]

Mee began the 2002–03 season in France with BC Besançon,[9] before returning to Australia in November 2002 to play out the NBL season with the Cairns Taipans.[8]

Between 2003 and 2005, Mee played for the Wollongong Hawks in the NBL.[8] He returned to the Taipans in 2005 and played out his career in Cairns over the next four seasons.[2][8] In February 2006, he was named the NBL's Best Defensive Player for a record fifth time.[10]

National team career

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Mee represented the Australian national team in 2007 at the FIBA Oceania Championship.[11][12]

Coaching career

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After the end of his playing career in 2009, Mee returned to the United States and finished his degree in recreation administration at Western Kentucky University. During that time, he was a voluntary assistant coach at the WKU men's basketball team. He then worked as a coach at the high school level and in 2013 became an assistant coach at Moberly Area Community College. Mee then held the head coaching position with the Bowling Green Bandits in the ABA.[13] In the 2016 season, he served as head coach of the Woodville Warriors in Australia. After one season, he returned to the US,[14] where he started working as a basketball coach in his hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee.[15]

Personal life

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Mee's son, Micale, plays college basketball at Texas Wesleyan University.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "AJ OGILVY Q & A, DARNELL LOOKS TO BEIJING". basketball.net.au. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b Stamm, Jason (16 August 2009). "Catching Up Down Under: Darnell Mee". rivals.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Darnell Mee". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ Zizzo, Mike (14 May 1993). "USBL HOOTERS MAKE DAYTONA BEACH DEBUT". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Darnell Mee". RealGM.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. ^ "1994-95 Tri-City Chinook Roster". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Darnell Mee". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Darnell Mee". NBL. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d "Darnell Mee". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Snakes snare awards". NBL.com.au. 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
  11. ^ "PODCAST: DARNELL MEE ON ADELAIDE 36ERS BACK TO BACK TITLES (1998-99) AND HIS NBA CAREER". aussiehoopla.com. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Lafarrell Darnell Mee". fiba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Darn good to be 'home' and coaching Woodville". adelaidenow. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. ^ "2017 PL Mens Coach Announced - Westside Basketball Association". SportsTG. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  15. ^ Podcast, Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA. "Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA Podcast - Darnell Mee on Adelaide's back to back titles (1998-99) and his NBA career". Google Podcasts. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Micale Mee". Texas Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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