David Lee (volleyball)

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David Lee
Personal information
Full name David Cameron Lee
Nationality  United States
Born (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982
Alpine, California
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker
Current club Russia Zenit Kazan
Number 11
National team
2003 - United States United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition
FIVB World League
Gold 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Bronze 2007 Katowice Team competition
NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Gold 2007 Anaheim Team
Silver 2009 Bayamón Team
Silver 2011 Mayaguez Team
Pan American Games
Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, who plays for Dynamo Moscow. Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in Beijing.[1]

Early life

Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.[2]

College

Lee attended Long Beach State, because he wanted to win an NCAA national championship.[2]

As a junior in 2003, he was named Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA championship match, where they lost to BYU in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19-17 in the fifth game.[3]

International

Professional

Lee has played professionally in Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.[2] He won a national championship with the Indonesian professional team.

For the 2008-09 season, he is playing with Trenkwalder Modena in Italy.

U.S. national team

Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with Tom Hoff and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.

Olympics

Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2008, helping Team USA to a gold medal.

Clubs

  • United States CSU Long Beach (2001-2004)
  • United States United States (2004-2005)
  • France Rennes Volley 35 (2005-2006)
  • Turkey Halkbank Ankara (2006-2008)
  • Italy Pallavolo Modena (2008-2009)
  • Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (2009-2010)
  • Russia VK Kuzbass (2010-2011)
  • Russia Dynamo Moscow (2011-2012)
  • Russia Zenit Kazan (2012–present)

Awards

Clubs

  • 2011-12 CEV Men's Cup - Champion, with Dynamo Moscow

National team

Senior team

Individuals

  • 2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship "Best Blocker"

References

  1. ↑ Three former 49'ers to play in Olympics Long Beach State Athletics.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evans, B. J. David Lee making a name for himself. USA Volleyball (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
  3. ↑ Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill. BYU wins National Championship BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

External links

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