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LaFarrell Darnell Mee (born February 11, 1971) is an American former professional
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player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played
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for
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before being selected by the
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with the 34th overall pick in the
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. He played 40 games in the
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for the
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. 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.


College career

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


Professional career

Coming out of college, Mee played in the
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for the Daytona Beach Hooters. Mee was selected by the
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with the 34th overall pick in the
1993 NBA draft The 1993–94 NBA season, 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Penn ...
. He was subsequently traded to the
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, where he played 40
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games over two seasons. In 1995, Mee had stints in the
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for the Tri-City Chinook and Yakima Sun Kings. In
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, Mee moved to Australia to play for the
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of the National Basketball League. For the 1996–97 season, Mee moved to France to play for
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. Mee returned to Australia in
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to play for the
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. He continued on with the 36ers in 1998–99 and 1999–2000. After a stint in Italy with Kinder Bologna, he returned to the 36ers for a fourth season in 2000–01 season. For the 2001–02 season, Mee moved to Germany to play for
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. Mee began the 2002–03 season in France with BC Besançon, before returning to Australia in November 2002 to play out the NBL season with the
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. Between 2003 and 2005, Mee played for the Wollongong Hawks in the NBL. He returned to the Taipans in 2005 and played out his career in Cairns over the next four seasons. In February 2006, he was named the NBL's Best Defensive Player for a record fifth time.


National team career

Mee represented the Australian national team in 2007 at the
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.


Coaching career

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
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. Mee then held the head coaching position with the Bowling Green Bandits in the ABA. In the 2016 season, he served as head coach of the Woodville Warriors in Australia. After one season, he returned to the US, where he started working as a basketball coach in his hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee.


References


External links


NBL player profile (2006)NBL player profile (2007)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mee, Darnell 1971 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from South Australia Basketball players from Tennessee Bayer Giants Leverkusen players BCM Gravelines players Cairns Taipans players Canberra Cannons players Denver Nuggets players Golden State Warriors draft picks People from Cleveland, Tennessee Shooting guards Tri-City Chinook players Virtus Bologna players Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players Wollongong Hawks players Yakima Sun Kings players