| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-02-11)February 11, 1971 (age 55) Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Australian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cleveland (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| College | Western Kentucky (1990–1993) |
| NBA draft | 1993: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Golden State Warriors |
| Playing career | 1993–2009 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Coaching career | 2013–2016 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1993 | Daytona Beach Hooters |
| 1993–1995 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1995 | Tri-City Chinook |
| 1995 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 1996 | Canberra Cannons |
| 1996–1997 | Gravelines |
| 1998–2001 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2000 | Kinder Bologna |
| 2001–2002 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen |
| 2002 | BC Besancon |
| 2002–2003 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2003–2005 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2005–2009 | Cairns Taipans |
Coaching | |
| 2013–2014 | Moberly Area CC (assistant) |
| 2014 | Bowling Green Bandits |
| 2016 | Woodville Warriors |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
LaFarrell Darnell Mee (born February 11, 1971) is an American-Australian former professionalbasketball player who played 12 seasons in theNational Basketball League (NBL). He playedcollege basketball forWestern Kentucky before being selected by theGolden State Warriors with the 34th overall pick in the1993 NBA draft. He played 40 games in theNBA for theDenver Nuggets. In his 12 seasons in Australia, Mee was named theNBL Best Defensive Player five times and won twoNBL championships. He became an Australian citizen in 2006.[1]
Coming out of Tennessee'sCleveland High School in 1989, Mee sat out his freshman season atWestern 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]
Coming out of college, Mee played in theUnited States Basketball League for the Daytona Beach Hooters.[4]
Mee was selected by theGolden State Warriors with the 34th overall pick in the1993 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to theDenver Nuggets, where he played 40NBA games over two seasons.[5]
In 1995, Mee had stints in theContinental Basketball Association for theTri-City Chinook andYakima Sun Kings.[6][7]
In1996, Mee moved to Australia to play for theCanberra Cannons of theNational Basketball League.[8]
For the 1996–97 season, Mee moved to France to play forGravelines.[9]
Mee returned to Australia in1998 to play for theAdelaide 36ers. He continued on with the 36ers in1998–99 and1999–2000.[8] After a stint in Italy withKinder Bologna,[9] he returned to the 36ers for a fourth season in2000–01 season.[8]
For the 2001–02 season, Mee moved to Germany to play forBayer 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 theNBL season with theCairns Taipans.[8]
Between 2003 and 2005, Mee played for theWollongong 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 theNBL's Best Defensive Player for a record fifth time.[10]
Mee represented theAustralian national team in 2007 at theFIBA Oceania Championship.[11][12]
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 atMoberly Area Community College. Mee then held the head coaching position with theBowling 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]
Mee's son, Micale, playscollege basketball atTexas Wesleyan University.[16]
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