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LOS ANGELES - Welcome to The Lake Show, Trevelin Queen.
In a release issued by the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers this week, Queen - a former NM State men's basketball star - will be one of 14 individuals who comprise the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League roster for the 17-time NBA champions.
Each and every game of the 2021 NBA Summer League will take place in Las Vegas, Nev., on the campus of UNLV. In all, 75 games will be played as NBA teams seek the final players to add to their respective rosters for the upcoming season.
The news marks the latest step in Queen's quest to break into the NBA. One of the most exciting players to ever suit up for the Aggies, Queen helped NM State go 55-11 (.833) during his two-year stint in Las Cruces. That record included an incredible 31-1 (.969) mark in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season games and as a result the Aggies picked up a pair of WAC regular season titles and the only available WAC Tournament crown during that stretch.
Individually, Queen topped the Aggies' charts in scoring (13.2 ppg) and minutes per game (27.5) during the 2019-20 campaign. In addition to that, the guard submitted averages of 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game while putting up shooting splits of .471/.387/.814. That allowed Queen to earn All-WAC Second Team, NABC District Six Second Team and USBWA All-District VIII Team laurels at the conclusion of the campaign.
Beginning his career as a spark plug off of the bench for the Aggies in 2018-19, Queen's path toward NM State stardom began in the 2019 WAC Tournament title bout with third-seeded Grand Canyon with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Queen caught fire, erupting for an NM State career-best 27 points to help the Aggies rip the Lopes. As a result, he was named the WAC Tournament's Most Valuable Player.
With Queen on their side in 2019-20, NM State put up the first 16-0 run through WAC play in the history of the league which was a large part of the 19-game winning streak the Aggies embarked on to wrap up the season.
Though he went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft, it didn't deter the Glen Burnie, Md., product from pursuing his NBA dreams. The Houston Rockets inked the guard to an undrafted free agent contract on Nov. 12, 2020. From there, Queen appeared in a pair of preseason games with the Texas-based club, averaging 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.0 blocks in 5.8 minutes per game.
The Rockets waived Queen on Dec. 16, but he remained within the organization when he signed with their NBA G League affiliate the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Beginning on Feb. 10, 2021, Queen took part in 15 regular-season games with the Vipers and averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists through that span. In the Vipers' NBA G League playoff quarterfinal loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors, Queen went off for 35 points on 14-of-23 shooting in 32 minutes of action.
Queen's skill set continued to catch the eye of numerous NBA executives and basketball analysts while he was a member of The Basketball Tournament's (TBT) Eberlein Drive this summer. Eberlein Drive, the top overall seed in the Wichita region, advanced to the round of 16 in the $1 million winner-take-all tournament.
Currently, Queen and the rest of the Lakers' NBA Summer League squad is practicing and preparing for their four-game schedule in The Entertainment Capital of the World. A complete schedule for the Lakers' NBA Summer League Team can be found below.
The 2021-22 edition of the Aggies, meanwhile, recently concluded summer practices and is preparing for the latest season of college hoops. Season tickets are available now and can be purchased by visiting this link. For complete coverage of NM State men's basketball, visit NMStateSports.com - the official home of Aggie athletics - and follow the Aggies on Facebook (NM State Men's Basketball), Twitter (@NMStateMBB) and Instagram (@NMStateMBB).
Los Angeles Lakers Summer League schedule (all games played in Las Vegas, Nev.)
vs. Phoenix | Sunday, August 8 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | Thomas & Mack Center
vs. NY Knicks | Wednesday, August 11 | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | Thomas & Mack Center
vs. LA Clippers | Friday, August 13 | 8:00 p.m. | NBA TV | Thomas & Mack Center
vs. Detroit | Saturday, August 14 | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | Thomas & Mack Center
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