Lehigh's Hall of Famer: Daren Queenan

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Daren Queenan

Bio: The modern era of Lehigh basketball hit an all-time high with the arrival of Daren Queenan. "Q," as he would soon be known, could dunk like no other player before or after him. He was something special to watch. And watch they did, as the Lehigh student body and the Lehigh Valley discovered that Lehigh did have an exciting basketball team. Stabler Arena would be rocking night after night as Queenan led Lehigh to its first-ever NCAA Basketball Tournament appearances in 1985 and 1988.

His accomplishments are remarkable. Lehigh's all-time leading scorer with 2,703 points, Daren also holds the school record for rebounds with 1,013. He finished the 1987-88 season as the second leading scorer in the country at 28.4 ppg. He is only the sixth player in Division I basketball history to score over 2,700 points and have over 1,000 rebounds.

A four-time East Coast Conference First Team selection, Queenan was named ECC Rookie of the Year in 1985 and the league's MVP in 1987. He was also a Street & Smith Magazine preseason All America selection prior to the 1987-88 season. Queenan earned more national attention, when after scoring 81 points and pulling down 22 rebounds in a two-game span, he earned Sports Illustrated Player of the Week honors in 1988.

Queenan turned people onto basketball locally and helped Lehigh receive national attention on ESPN as well as several national newspapers.

He still holds Lehigh single season records for field goals made (324), free throws made (214) both in the 1987-88 season. For his career, in addition to holding the Lehigh scoring and rebounding record, his 1,024 field goals and 626 free throws are also school records.

Queenan averaged over 18 ppg. all four years and over 24 ppg. in his final two seasons. He scored a school record 49 points vs. Bucknell (3/7/87) and scored over 40 points three times in his career.

It is no wonder that his number hangs from Stabler Arena as one of only two retired men's basketball numbers. The other is his teammate's — Mike Polaha.

"He had incredible talent and an intense desire to improve," teammate Mike Polaha said when asked about Queenan. "It was fun playing with him. His ability to take over on the offensive end of the court was truly impressive. He brought so much excitement to Stabler Arena for both the fans and his teammates."

Queenan currently plays in the Belgian Professional Basketball League.

Stats for Daren Queenan

Year: 1988 Position: F Jersey #: 24

Year	GP	GS	PTS	FG	FGA	3FG	3FGA	A	TO	ST	MIN	OFF	DEF	TOT
1988	31	31	882	324	667	20	67	38	86	30	1181	123	178	301

Year: 1987 Position: F Jersey #: 12

Year	GP	GS	PTS	FG	FGA	3FG	3FGA	A	TO	ST	MIN	OFF	DEF	TOT
1987	29	28	720	260	550	9	31	41	86	30	1166	0	0	265

Year: 1986 Position: F Jersey #: 12

Year	GP	GS	PTS	FG	FGA	3FG	3FGA	A	TO	ST	MIN	OFF	DEF	TOT
1986	28	26	555	215	446	0	0	46	78	18	1033	0	0	198

Year: 1985 Position: F Jersey #: 12

Year	GP	GS	PTS	FG	FGA	3FG	3FGA	A	TO	ST	MIN	OFF	DEF	TOT
1985	30	30	546	225	440	0	0	49	74	28	1079	0	0	249