Queens’ O’quinn to Orlando

KYLE O’QUINN became the darling of the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend by leading No. 15-seeded Norfolk State to an upset win over No. 2 Missouri.

It was a great story for the 6-10 Queens product, whose only scholarship offer out of Campus Magnet High was from the Spartans. And now the story has another great chapter after he was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the NBA draft Thursday night.

The 6-10 center’s selection (No. 49) rounded out a strong night for the borough of Queens, which had three players taken. St. John’s Maurice Harkless went at No. 15 to Philadelphia. Doron Lamb, shooting guard from national champion Kentucky, was selected in the second round by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 42nd pick.

Iona point guard Scott Machado, a fourth Queens product, did not see his dream realized. After leading the nation with 9.9 assists per game and piloting the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament, he went undrafted. Machado, who also averaged 13.6 points and won the Haggerty Award as the metro area’s top player last season, likely will end up in some team’s camp as a free agent.

West Virginia forward Kevin Jones, a New Vernon product, and Xavier guard Tu Holloway, who is from Hempstead, also weren’t drafted.

As a sophomore, Lamb averaged 13.7 points and made 47% of his three-point shots. He scored 22 points for the Wildcats in their national championship game win over Kansas.

O’Quinn averaged 15.9 points and 10.3 rebounds for NSU. After his team upset Missouri, he told the Daily News of his chances to play in the NBA: “I like the idea that some way what we’re doing in the tournament might help with that. . . . I have to believe the NBA teams notice what we’re doing and it’s good to know those eyes are watching.”