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Daren Queenan
Personal information
Born	October 19, 1966 (age 58); Norristown, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
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
1988–1989	Charleston Gunners
1989	Rapid City Thrillers
1990	Albany Patroons
1990–1991	La Crosse Catbirds
1991	Memphis Rockers
1991–1992	Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
1992–1999	Okapi Aalstar
1999–2000	Apollon Patras
2000–2001	Brandt Hagen
2001	Cáceres CB
2002	Joventut Badalona
Career highlights and awards
	2× PBL scoring champion (1998, 1999); Greek 2nd Division Top Scorer (2000); CBA Rookie of the Year (1989); ECC co-Player of the Year (1987); 4× First-team All-ECC (1985–1988); ECC Rookie of the Year (1985); No. 12 retired by Lehigh Mountain Hawks;

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Daren Queenan (born October 19, 1966) is an American retired basketball player.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] 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^[1] (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."^[3]) McCaffery would become Lehigh's head coach for Queenan's final three seasons.^[4]

Basketball career

College

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.^[1] He holds numerous school records, including points in a game (49) and career (2,703) as well as total rebounds (1,013).^[1] Queenan led the Engineers 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.^[1] 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.^[1]^[4] Especially known for highlight reel dunks, Queenan was also versatile and could play point guard as well.^[5]

Professional

Despite his record-setting collegiate career, Queenan was not drafted into the NBA, though he did play for the Detroit Pistons in their training camp. He was later cut because teams were not willing to risk signing a mid-sized player coming from a small, unestablished school (basketball-wise) such as Lehigh.^[1]^[5] He spent the first couple years after graduating playing in the Continental Basketball Association and even won the CBA Dunk Contest in 1989 as a member of the Charleston Gunners.^[5] After two failed NBA tryouts with the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons, Queenan realized that overseas was his most viable professional basketball option.^[5] Over the course of the next 12 years, he played for teams in the Philippines, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany and Spain, plus a stint in the United States Basketball League in his later years.^[1]^[2]^[5] He spent the majority of his career in Belgium, where he has become a naturalized citizen and now holds dual citizenship with the United States.^[2]^[5]

Later life

Queenan is married and has multiple children.^[5] He now works as a certified financial planner for TIAA-CREF.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Teitel, Jon (July 19, 2010). "Jon Teitel's Player Interview Series: Lehigh Great Daren Queenan". CollegeHoops.net. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Player Daren Queenan". Doudiz Basket. 2010. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
^ ^a ^b McCallum, Jack (February 1, 1988). "Time For Some Q & A". Sports Illustrated Vault. CNN/SI. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, New York: ESPN Books. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Williams, Andre (March 10, 1999). "Daren Queenan, A Lehigh Ace A Decade Ago And A Pro In Europe, Will Hold Court At Stabler". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[INTERVIEW-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Teitel, Jon (July 19, 2010). "Jon Teitel's Player Interview Series: Lehigh Great Daren Queenan". CollegeHoops.net. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[DOUDIZ-2] "Player Daren Queenan". Doudiz Basket. 2010. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[SI-3] McCallum, Jack (February 1, 1988). "Time For Some Q & A". Sports Illustrated Vault. CNN/SI. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[ESPN-4] Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, New York: ESPN Books. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[MCALL-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Williams, Andre (March 10, 1999). "Daren Queenan, A Lehigh Ace A Decade Ago And A Pro In Europe, Will Hold Court At Stabler". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

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+{{Short description|American basketball player}}
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-| image =
 | name = Daren Queenan
+| image =
-| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[Small forward]]
 | height_ft = 6
 | height_in = 4
 | weight_lbs = 170
-| nationality = American / Belgian
+| nationality = American
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|19}}
 | birth_place = [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]]
-| high_school = [[Norristown High School|Norristown]] (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
+| high_school = [[Norristown High School|Norristown]]<br>(Norristown, Pennsylvania)
 | college = [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball|Lehigh]] (1984–1988)
 | draft_year = 1988
 | career_start = 1989
-| career_end = 2002(?)
+| career_end = 2002
+| career_number =
+| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
 | years1 = 1988
-| team1 = [[Philadelphia Aces]] ([[United States Basketball League|USBL]])
+| team1 = [[Philadelphia Aces]]
 | years2 = 1988–1989
-| team2 = [[Charleston Gunners]] ([[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]])
+| team2 = [[Charleston Gunners]]
 | years3 = 1989
-| team3 = [[Rapid City Thrillers]] (CBA)
+| team3 = [[Rapid City Thrillers]]
 | years4 = 1990
-| team4 = [[Albany Patroons]] (CBA)
+| team4 = [[Albany Patroons]]
 | years5 = 1990–1991
-| team5 = [[La Crosse Catbirds]] (CBA)
+| team5 = [[La Crosse Catbirds]]
 | years6 = 1991
-| team6 = [[Memphis Rockers]] ([[World Basketball League|WBL]])
+| team6 = [[Memphis Rockers]]
 | years7 = 1991–1992
-| team7 = [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia|Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)]] ([[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Argentina]])
+| team7 = [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia|Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)]]
 | years8 = 1992–1999
-| team8 = [[Okapi Aalstar]] ([[Belgian Basketball League|Belgium]])
+| team8 = [[Okapi Aalstar]]
 | years9 = 1999–2000
-| team9 = [[Apollon Patras B.C.]] ([[Greek Basket League|Greece]])
+| team9 = [[Apollon Patras B.C.|Apollon Patras]]
 | years10 = 2000–2001
-| team10 = [[Brandt Hagen]] ([[Basketball Bundesliga|Germany]])
+| team10 = [[Brandt Hagen]]
 | years11 = 2001
-| team11 = [[Cáceres CB]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
+| team11 = [[Cáceres CB]]
 | years12 = 2002
-| team12 = [[Joventut Badalona]] (Spain)
+| team12 = [[Joventut Badalona]]
 | highlights =
-*[[East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ECC Co-Player of the Year]]&nbsp;(1987)
+* 2× [[List of Pro Basketball League season scoring leaders|PBL scoring champion]] (1998, 1999)
+* [[Greek A2 Basket League|Greek 2nd Division]] Top Scorer (2000)
-*4× First-team All-ECC
-*[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]] Rookie of the Year&nbsp;(1985)
+* [[Continental Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Award|CBA Rookie of the Year]] (1989)
+* [[East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ECC co-Player of the Year]]&nbsp;(1987)
+* 4× First-team All-ECC (1985–1988)
+* [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]] Rookie of the Year&nbsp;(1985)
+* No. 12 [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Lehigh Mountain Hawks]]
 }}
-'''Daren Queenan''' (born October 19, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player.<ref name=INTERVIEW>{{Cite web|last=Teitel |first=Jon |title=Jon Teitel's Player Interview Series: Lehigh Great Daren Queenan |publisher=CollegeHoops.net |date=July 19, 2010 |url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/jon-teitels-player-interview-series-lehigh-great-daren-queenan-168660 |accessdate=November 1, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122145120/http://collegehoopsnet.com/jon-teitels-player-interview-series-lehigh-great-daren-queenan-168660 |archivedate=November 22, 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref name=DOUDIZ>{{Cite web|title=Player Daren Queenan |publisher=Doudiz Basket |year=2010 |url=http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/29829/Daren-Queenan.html |accessdate=November 1, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815164758/http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/29829/Daren-Queenan.html |archivedate=August 15, 2011 |df= }}</ref> 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]].<ref name=SI>{{Cite web| last = McCallum| first = Jack| title = Time For Some Q & A| work = Sports Illustrated Vault| publisher = CNN/SI| date = February 1, 1988| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1127031/index.htm| accessdate = November 1, 2010}}</ref> Queenan was an undersized [[center (basketball)|center]] in high school, standing at {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, but then-assistant Lehigh coach [[Fran McCaffery]] signed him to play for the [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball|Mountain Hawks]] and turned him into a [[shooting guard]]/[[small forward]]<ref name=INTERVIEW/> (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."<ref name=SI/>) McCaffery would become Lehigh's head coach for Queenan's final three seasons.<ref name=ESPN>{{Cite book| last = Bradley| first = Bill| title = ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game| publisher =ESPN Books| year = 2009| location =New York, New York| pages = 312| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&lpg=PA312&ots=cXVLcQMckE&dq=daren%20queenan&pg=PA312#v=onepage&q=daren%20queenan&f=false| isbn = 978-0-345-51392-2}}</ref>
+'''Daren Queenan''' (born October 19, 1966) is an American retired [[basketball]] player.<ref name=INTERVIEW>{{Cite web|last=Teitel |first=Jon |title=Jon Teitel's Player Interview Series: Lehigh Great Daren Queenan |publisher=CollegeHoops.net |date=July 19, 2010 |url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/jon-teitels-player-interview-series-lehigh-great-daren-queenan-168660 |access-date=November 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122145120/http://collegehoopsnet.com/jon-teitels-player-interview-series-lehigh-great-daren-queenan-168660 |archive-date=November 22, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=DOUDIZ>{{Cite web|title=Player Daren Queenan |publisher=Doudiz Basket |year=2010 |url=http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/29829/Daren-Queenan.html |access-date=November 1, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815164758/http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/29829/Daren-Queenan.html |archive-date=August 15, 2011 }}</ref> 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]].<ref name=SI>{{Cite web| last = McCallum| first = Jack| title = Time For Some Q & A| work = Sports Illustrated Vault| publisher = CNN/SI| date = February 1, 1988| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1127031/index.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103135809/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1127031/index.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = November 3, 2012| access-date = November 1, 2010}}</ref> Queenan was an undersized [[center (basketball)|center]] in high school, standing at {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, but then-assistant Lehigh coach [[Fran McCaffery]] signed him to play for the [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball|Mountain Hawks]] and turned him into a [[shooting guard]]/[[small forward]]<ref name=INTERVIEW/> (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."<ref name=SI/>) McCaffery would become Lehigh's head coach for Queenan's final three seasons.<ref name=ESPN>{{Cite book| last = Bradley| first = Bill| title = ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game| publisher =ESPN Books| year = 2009| location =New York, New York| pages = 312| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&q=daren+queenan&pg=PA312| isbn = 978-0-345-51392-2}}</ref>
 ==Basketball career==
 ===College===
-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 (education)|senior]]&nbsp;(28.4), and is still only one of eight players in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division&nbsp;I]] to have recorded 2,700+ points and 1,000+ rebounds.<ref name=INTERVIEW/> He holds numerous school records, including points in a game&nbsp;(49) and career&nbsp;(2,703) as well as total rebounds&nbsp;(1,013).<ref name=INTERVIEW/> Queenan led the Mountain Hawks to the school's first-ever appearance in the [[NCAA Men's Division&nbsp;I Basketball Championship]] as a [[freshman]] in 1985, then guided them to a second berth in 1988.<ref name=INTERVIEW/> He was a four-time First Team All-East Coast Conference selection and was the co-honoree of the 1987 [[East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ECC Player of the Year]] award.<ref name=INTERVIEW/><ref name=ESPN/> Especially known for highlight reel dunks, Queenan was also versatile and could play [[point guard]] as well.<ref name=MCALL>{{Cite web| last = Williams| first = Andre| title = Daren Queenan, A Lehigh Ace A Decade Ago And A Pro In Europe, Will Hold Court At Stabler| work = The Morning Call| date = March 10, 1999| url = http://articles.mcall.com/1999-03-10/sports/3235330_1_lehigh-university-dunks-belgium/1| accessdate = November 1, 2010}}</ref>
+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 (education)|senior]]&nbsp;(28.4), and is still only one of eight players in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division&nbsp;I]] to have recorded 2,700+ points and 1,000+ rebounds.<ref name=INTERVIEW/> He holds numerous school records, including points in a game&nbsp;(49) and career&nbsp;(2,703) as well as total rebounds&nbsp;(1,013).<ref name=INTERVIEW/> Queenan led the Engineers to the school's first-ever appearance in the [[NCAA Men's Division&nbsp;I Basketball Championship]] as a [[freshman]] in 1985, then guided them to a second berth in 1988.<ref name=INTERVIEW/> He was a four-time First Team All-East Coast Conference selection and was the co-honoree of the 1987 [[East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ECC Player of the Year]] award.<ref name=INTERVIEW/><ref name=ESPN/> Especially known for highlight reel dunks, Queenan was also versatile and could play [[point guard]] as well.<ref name=MCALL>{{Cite web| last = Williams| first = Andre| title = Daren Queenan, A Lehigh Ace A Decade Ago And A Pro In Europe, Will Hold Court At Stabler| work = The Morning Call| date = March 10, 1999| url = http://articles.mcall.com/1999-03-10/sports/3235330_1_lehigh-university-dunks-belgium/1| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130128224829/http://articles.mcall.com/1999-03-10/sports/3235330_1_lehigh-university-dunks-belgium/1| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 28, 2013| access-date = November 1, 2010}}</ref>
 ===Professional===
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 ==Later life==
-Queenan is married to the love of his life Carla, they have two children, and live in the Charlotte NC area.<ref name=MCALL/> He now works as a certified financial planner for [[TIAA-CREF]].<ref name=INTERVIEW/>
+Queenan is married and has multiple children.<ref name=MCALL/> He now works as a certified financial planner for [[TIAA-CREF]].<ref name=INTERVIEW/>
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
-{{Reflist|2}}
+{{Reflist}}
 {{East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox}}
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+[[Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) players]]
 [[Category:Albany Patroons players]]
 [[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Argentina]]
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 [[Category:American expatriate basketball people in France]]
 [[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany]]
-[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain]]
 [[Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines]]
+[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain]]
+[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
+[[Category:Apollon Patras B.C. players]]
 [[Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players]]
-[[Category:Basketball players from Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Belgian men's basketball players]]
-[[Category:Belgian basketball players]]
 [[Category:British Basketball League players]]
 [[Category:Charleston Gunners players]]
+[[Category:Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players]]
 [[Category:Joventut Badalona players]]
 [[Category:La Crosse Catbirds players]]
 [[Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball players]]
 [[Category:Liga ACB players]]
-[[Category:People from Norristown, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Naturalised citizens of Belgium]]
+[[Category:Okapi Aalstar players]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Norristown, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Philippine Basketball Association imports]]
 [[Category:Rapid City Thrillers players]]
 [[Category:Shooting guards]]
 [[Category:Small forwards]]
+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
+[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]

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