Trevelin Queen

Trevelin Marleto Queen (born February 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the New Mexico State Aggies, as well as at College of Marin and New Mexico Military Institute.

Trevelin Queen
No. 21 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-02-25) February 25, 1997
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth County
(Glen Burnie, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentRio Grande Valley Vipers
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Queen began playing basketball at the age of four at a hoop in his garage. He played shortstop and pitcher on the baseball field growing up, which he said was his best sport.[1] Queen played football for the FAB Phenoms Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) program.[2] He played basketball for North County High School in his hometown of Glen Burnie, Maryland. He began playing for the varsity team as a sophomore for the final playoff game of the season. Queen moved to a high school in Florida for his junior season but was not allowed to play basketball because he had transferred too late. Queen returned to North County as a senior and played nine games. He had no college basketball offers by the end of his high school career.[1]

College career

Queen originally planned to attend Prince George's Community College due to a mutual relationship between the school's basketball coach and his AAU coach, but he redshirted his first season because of paperwork issues.[3] He began playing college basketball at College of Marin in Marin County, California. While attending the school, Queen lived in crowded conditions at a retirement home before he and his roommates were kicked out. For one week, he lived with three teammates in a car in East Oakland, before moving into the home of his teammate's relative.[1] Queen scored a freshman season-high 29 points, to go with 11 rebounds and eight steals, in a December 10, 2016 win over Feather River College.[4] In 14 games with Marin, he averaged a team-high 21.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.[5][6]

As a sophomore, Queen moved to New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico upon his family's advice. In his season debut, he scored 40 points in a November 1, 2017 victory over Northern New Mexico JV. On November 4, Queen recorded a season-high 41 points in a loss to New Mexico Junior College.[7] By the end of the season, he was averaging 26 points, which ranked fourth in the National Junior College Athletic Association, to go with 7.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.[6][7] Queen was selected to the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference team.[8] He committed to play NCAA Division I basketball for Western Kentucky and enrolled at the school but departed in September 2018.[9] He later committed to New Mexico State.[1]

As a junior, Queen averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game as one of the top reserves for the Aggies. He scored a season-high 27 points in the WAC Tournament title game against Grand Canyon.[10] He was named the 2019 WAC Tournament MVP.[11] In the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, he scored 14 points but missed a potential game-winning three-pointer in a 78–77 loss to fifth-seeded Auburn, who would advance to the Final Four.[12] As a senior, Queen averaged 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and was one of the top defenders in the conference.[1] He missed three weeks with a knee injury.[13] Queen was named to the Second Team All-WAC.[14] He scored a season-high 23 points and nine rebounds on November 22, 2019, in a 78-77 loss to New Mexico.[15]

Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Queen signed with the Houston Rockets on November 12, 2020.[16] He was waived in training camp on December 16.[17] He then joined the Rockets' NBA G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, making his debut on February 10, 2021.[18] Queen averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 45.8 percent from the floor.[19]

On September 29, 2021, Queen signed a partially guaranteed training camp deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.[20][19] He was waived on October 15.[21]

References
  1. Kalbrosky, Bryan (April 12, 2020). "Trevelin Queen on journey from JuCo to the verge of NBA: 'I was homeless, kicked out, hungry'". HoopsHype. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. Gribanov, Mike (November 5, 2019). "3 Sleeper Prospects Going Into The Start Of The NCAA Season". The Stepien. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. Magnotti, Trevor (April 27, 2020). "The 2020 NBA Draft's challenges are nothing new for Trevelin Queen". FanSided. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. "Marin vs. Feather River - December 10, 2016". College of Marin. December 10, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Statistics - Marin". California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. "Trevelin Queen - 2019-20". New Mexico State Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. Dindinger, Peter (May 12, 2020). "Former NMMI standout eyes NBA draft". NMMI Sports Press. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. "WJCAC All-Conference Basketball". NJCAA Region 5. March 12, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. Stephens, Brad (September 14, 2018). "Guard Queen departs from Hilltoppers". The Daily News. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  10. Wagner, Bill (March 26, 2019). "Taylor Murray puts finishing touches on tremendous career at Kentucky". Capital Gazette. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  11. Pascoe, Bruce (November 16, 2019). "Short-handed but tough-minded New Mexico State could give Cats tough test in nonconference tilt". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  12. McKnight, Michael (March 21, 2019). "What Happens When a March Madness Buzzer Beater Doesn't Go In". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  13. Deaver, Colin (April 18, 2020). "NM State's Trevelin Queen hoping to be selected in NBA Draft". KTSM. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. "2020 WAC Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  15. "Lyle lifts New Mexico past New Mexico St. 78-77". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. DuBose, Ben (November 19, 2020). "Rockets to sign rookie guard Trevelin Queen from New Mexico State". Rockets Wire. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  17. DuBose, Ben (December 16, 2020). "Rockets waive Jerian Grant, Trevelin Queen, and Kenny Wooten". Rockets Wire. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  18. "Trevelin Queen: Nets six points from G League bench". CBS Sports. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  19. Morgan, Andy (September 28, 2021). "Los Angeles Lakers sign Trevelin Queen to training camp roster". KTSM. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  20. Los Angeles Lakers [@Lakers] (September 29, 2021). "OFFICIAL: The Lakers have signed Trevelin Queen to an Exhibit-10 training camp contract" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. "Lakers Make Training Camp Cuts". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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