#12 Darren Payen
6-8, 205, So., Forward/Center
Hometown: Stamford, CT
High School: Hamden Hall
High School Coach: Keith Kaliszewski
At Hofstra:
2012-13: Played in 20 games, only starting one…Averaged 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game…Had season-highs of five rebounds and 22 minutes played in his collegiate debut on Dec. 1 against Southern Methodist…Posted seven points and three rebounds at LIU Brooklyn on Dec. 8…Recorded two blocks four times…Averaged 7.5 minutes per game…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.
High School/Personal: Played basketball a Hamden Hall High School…Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks as a senior…Led Hamden Hall to the Fairchester League regular-season and tournament championship…Named a two-time all-area selection by the New Haven Register…Named the Most Valuable Player of the JCC Schoolboy Classic in April 2012…Led Hamden Hall to the NEPSAC Class C championship as a junior…Named team MVP after averaging 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks…Lists Dwight Howard and LeBron James as his favorite athletes…Started playing basketball at age 10…Undecided major.
Year G-GS FGM-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP Avg.
12-13 20-1 8-25 .320 5-14 .357 25 1.3 13 2 7 11 0 21 1.1
Career Highs:
PTS: 7 at LIU Brooklyn, 12/8/12
REBS: 5 vs. Southern Methodist, 12/1/12
ASTS: 1, last vs. Tulane, 12/22/12
FGM: 3 at LIU Brooklyn, 12/8/12
FGA: 7 at LIU Brooklyn, 12/8/12
3FGM: None
3FGA: None
FTM: 2, last vs. Old Dominion, 2/24/13
FTA: 4, last vs. Old Dominion, 2/24/13
OR: 2 at LIU Brooklyn, 12/8/12
DR: 4 vs. Southern Methodist, 12/1/12
TO: 2 vs. George Mason, 2/20/13
ST: None
BS: 2, last vs. Delaware, 2/27/13
MIN: 22 vs. Southern Methodist, 12/1/12
