Kareem Queeley

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Kareem Queeley
No. 11–London Lions
Position Shooting guard
League BBL
Personal information
Born (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23)
Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis
NationalityKittitian / British
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight91.4 kg (202 lb)
Career information
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 Real Madrid B
2019–2022 Burgos
2019–2020→Nissan Grupo de Santiago
2022–present London Lions
Career highlights and awards

Kareem Sherlock Queeley (born 30 March 2001) is a Kittitian-British professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

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Early life and career

Queeley grew up playing football and joined the Leicester Warriors basketball club at age nine. He was dominant at the youth level in England, recording multiple 90-point and 80-point games. [1] In February 2015, he played for Real Madrid at the Minicopa Endesa, an under-14 tournament in Spain. He was named most valuable player after recording 36 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Unicaja Málaga in the title game. [2] In September, he signed a multi-year junior contract with Real Madrid. [3]

On 8 August 2019, Queeley signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. He competed for the club's reserve team, Nissan Grupo de Santiago, in the Liga EBA for much of the season. [4] On 29 January 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a Basketball Champions League loss to Hapoel Jerusalem. [5] In October, he was on the roster of the Burgos team that won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League. [6]

National team career

Queeley played for England at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Kaunas, averaging 3.5 points per game in a limited role. [7] At the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Sofia, he averaged 12.2 points, seven rebounds and 2.5 assists per game and leading England to fifth place. [8] Queeley represented Great Britain at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship in Latvia, averaging 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and three assists per game. [9] At the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, he averaged 12.3 points and four rebounds per game for Great Britain. [10]

Personal life

Kareem is the son of Emma Queeley and Sherlock Queeley. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Neter, Sam (8 September 2015). "Kareem Queeley ('01) Signs With Real Madrid". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Neter, Sam (22 February 2015). "Kareem Queeley ('01 Born) Dominates Spain's Minicopa for Real Madrid". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 "European Basketball Giant Real Madrid Signs Kittitian Phenom Kareem Queeley". Times Caribbean. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Marc García y Kareem Queeley, refuerzos para el Nissan Grupo de Santiago" (in Spanish). San Pablo Burgos. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "El San Pablo cae en Jerusalén y se jugará la última carta en el Coliseum". Burgosconecta (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League . 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kareem Sherlock Queeley's profile - 2015 U16 European Championship Men". FIBA . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kareem Queeley's profile - 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship". FIBA . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Daniels, Evan (14 August 2018). "Kareem Queeley shines at FIBA u18, considering college". 247Sports . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kareem Queeley (ENG)'s profile - FIBA U20 European Championship 2019". FIBA . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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