At Hofstra:

2007-08: Played in all 30 games, including 24 starts...Averaged 8.0 points and 6.7 rebounds, while shooting 54.4 percent from the floor...Averaged 9.2 points and 7.2 rebounds in conference games, on 54.1 percent shooting from the floor...Had first career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds at Old Dominion...Scored in double figures for the first time with 12 points against Virginia Tech at the Aeropostale Holiday Festival...Had 12 points and 11 rebounds in a home loss to George Mason...Scored 16 points on 6-9 shooting from the floor against CAA regular season champion VCU...Scored game's final five points in a six-point home win over James Madison, when he finished with 11 points and a season-high 13 rebounds...Had a lay-up to stretch the lead to three against James Madison, grabbed a key defensive rebound, and sealed the game with a free throw, before adding a put-back at the buzzer...Had 13 points on 6-8 shooting in the rematch at James Madison, while also adding a key steal with 1:20 left that started Hofstra's game-ending 6-0 run to come back and win by one point...Tallied 10 points and nine rebounds in a road win over Iona...Scored eight points on 4-5 shooting in the Pride's CAA Tournament game against Towson...Pulled down 10 rebounds in a home win over Delaware.

Junior College: Helped the Globe Institute of Technology to a 25-4 record as a sophomore...Nearly averaged a double-double, tallying 9.5 points and 9.8 rebounds for GIT while shooting 57 percent from the floor...Also won the team's Hustle Award.

High School/Personal: Played scholastically at Manhattan Center High School, where he was rated among the top New York City prospects by Hoop Scoop...Helped Manhattan Center to an 18-4 record as a junior (including four PSAL playoff wins)...Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds a game during his senior year, when he was named the team's Most Valuable Player...Also played on the Manhattan Center volleyball team...Has one older brother and one older sister...Started playing basketball at age 11...Lists Kevin Garnett and Tracy McGrady as his favorite athletes...Nicknamed "D.T."...Born February 5, 1986.

Darren Townes' Career Statistics

Year     G/GS    FGM-FGA     PCT    FTM-FTA   PCT      Reb.   Avg.    PF     A     TO   BS   S       TP    AVG

07-08    30/24    98-180        .544    44-86        .512      200     6.7      88    18    48    28   24    240     8.0

Career Highs:                                                              

PTS: 19 at Old Dominion, 1/2/08

REBS: 13 vs. James Madison, 1/5/08

ASTS: 2 (three times, most recently at VCU, 1/12/08)

FGM: 8 at Old Dominion, 1/2/08

FGA: 12 at Old Dominion, 1/2/08

3FGM: 0

3FGA: 0

FTM: 6 vs. Northeastern, 2/13/08

FTA: 10 vs. Northeastern, 2/13/08

OR: 6 vs. Stony Brook, 12/12/07

DR: 9 vs. James Madison, 1/5/08

TO: 4 vs. Georgia State, 2/9/08

ST: 3 (twice, most recently at James Madison, 2/16/08)

BS: 3 vs. VCU, 1/23/08

MIN: 45 vs. George Mason, 1/17/08