Everette Stephens on playing for the Newcastle Falcons and Geelong Supercats during the 1990s
June 17, 2023
Daren Rowe
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 16/05/65
- Place of Birth:
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 202
- Weight (KG): 85
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Montana State
- NBL DEBUT: 21/04/89
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 24/09/94
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
- NBL History: Geelong 1989-90, 1994
- Championships: 0
- None
NBL EXPERIENCE
Daren Rowe made his NBL debut with the Geelong Supercats at 23 years of age. He scored 32 points in his first game.
At the end of the 1988 a group of local business men fought together to save the club, injected the team with some much needed financial assistance. The team was rebranded from Cats to Supercats Barry Barnes, who had been replaced by Brian Goorjian at Eastside Melbourne, was named head coach. Barnes had been a mentor to up and coming guard Shane Heal, who after winning Rookie of the Year with Brisbane, joined Barnes in Geelong for the 1989 season. Naturalised big man Jim Bateman (via Illawarra) was also signed to provide some addition scoring punch. The team was led by new import duo Daren Rowe (14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists) and Aubrey Sherrod (14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists). New recruits Bateman (17.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists) and Heal (14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists) also impressed in their first seasons in Geelong and Rowe averaged 23.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3 assists per gam as Geelong improved from going winless the season prior to a 5-19 record in 1989.
1990
For the second year in a row, coach Barry Barnes was forced to build a new-look roster at the Supercats. John Dorge (via Brisbane) and Vince Hinchen (via Westside Melbourne) were added to the roster. The duo of Brian Vaughans and Daren Rowe were brought in to replace outgoing imports Sam Foggin and Leonard Mitchell.
The season didn’t start well for the Supercats. Although Vaughns (17.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.3 blocks) put up good numbers across four games, Geelong started the year 0-4 and Vaughns was released. This opened the door for explosive point guard Bobby Locke to join the team, who dropped 50 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals in his first NBL game. While the addition of Locke brought a new level of excitement for Supercats fans, the team wasn’t able to turn things around, losing the next three games before finally notching up a win against the Adelaide 36ers.
With Locke (31.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals) leading the team in scoring, 19-year-old Shane Heal (22.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists) delivering career highs in points, rebounds and assists and Daren Rowe (18.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 3.2 blocks) leading the league in blocks, Geelong were able to win more games this season (11) than they had totaled in the previous two seasons combined (5).
1994
In 1994 Rowe averaged 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists, and helped guide the Supercats to a 7-19 record in 1994.
Daren Rowe played three seasons the Geelong Supercats. He averaged 19.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in 62 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 21st in steals per game.
– 22nd in blocks per game.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29 | Geelong | 7-19 (11) | 12 | 377.0 | 177 | 86 | 39 | 24 | 62 | 24 | 11 | 63 | 47 | 58 | 142 | 41% | 8 | 17 | 47% | 53 | 73 | 73% | 50% | 44% | 24 |
| 1990 | 25 | Geelong | 11-15 (10) | 26 | 1,071.0 | 475 | 261 | 129 | 83 | 178 | 63 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 192 | 380 | 51% | 9 | 30 | 30% | 82 | 123 | 67% | 54% | 52% | 25 |
| 1989 | 24 | Geelong | 5-19 (13) | 24 | 981.0 | 554 | 280 | 73 | 101 | 179 | 58 | 36 | 102 | 106 | 214 | 439 | 49% | 11 | 24 | 46% | 115 | 149 | 77% | 54% | 50% | 35 | Totals | 62 | 2429 | 1206 | 627 | 241 | 208 | 419 | 145 | 131 | 259 | 246 | 464 | 961 | 48.3% | 28 | 71 | 39.4% | 250 | 345 | 72.5% | 54% | 50% | 35 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29 | Geelong | 7-19 (11) | 12 | 31.4 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 41% | 0.7 | 1.4 | 47% | 4.4 | 6.1 | 73% | 50% | 44% | 24 |
| 1990 | 25 | Geelong | 11-15 (10) | 26 | 41.2 | 18.3 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 51% | 0.3 | 1.2 | 30% | 3.2 | 4.7 | 67% | 54% | 52% | 25 |
| 1989 | 24 | Geelong | 5-19 (13) | 24 | 40.9 | 23.1 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 18.3 | 49% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 46% | 4.8 | 6.2 | 77% | 54% | 50% | 35 | Total | 62 | 39.2 | 19.5 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 48.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.4% | 0.5 | 1.1 | 72.5% | 54% | 50% | 35 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 35 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
|---|
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 92% | 94% | 99% | 99% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | 464 | 961 | 48.3% | 28 | 71 | 39.4% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29 | Geelong | 7-19 (11) | 12 | 377.0 | 177 | 86 | 39 | 24 | 62 | 24 | 11 | 63 | 47 | 58 | 142 | 41% | 8 | 17 | 47% | 53 | 73 | 73% | 50% | 44% | 24 |
| 1990 | 25 | Geelong | 11-15 (10) | 26 | 1,071.0 | 475 | 261 | 129 | 83 | 178 | 63 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 192 | 380 | 51% | 9 | 30 | 30% | 82 | 123 | 67% | 54% | 52% | 25 |
| 1989 | 24 | Geelong | 5-19 (13) | 24 | 981.0 | 554 | 280 | 73 | 101 | 179 | 58 | 36 | 102 | 106 | 214 | 439 | 49% | 11 | 24 | 46% | 115 | 149 | 77% | 54% | 50% | 35 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AWARDS
- 1x NBL Blocks Leader
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