James Lee (basketball)

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James Lee
Personal information
Small forward
Born	(1956-01-17) January 17, 1956 Lexington, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Henry Clay (Lexington, Kentucky)
College	Kentucky (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978 / 2nd Round (39th pick)
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Career history
Tucson Gunners (1978-1979) Lehigh Valley Jets (1980-1981) Maine Lumberjacks (1981-1982) Lancaster Lightning (1982-1983) Louisville Catbirds (1983-1984)

James Lee (born January 17, 1956) is a retired American basketball player. He won an NCAA championship at the University of Kentucky and was a second-round draft pick in the 1978 NBA Draft.

Lee, a 6'5" swingman from Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky, played college basketball for his hometown Kentucky Wildcats. He was a key player for four years and averaged 11.3 points per game on 56% shooting as the sixth man on the Wildcats' 1978 national championship team.^[1]

Coming off a championship year, Lee was drafted in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft (39th pick overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics, but never played in the NBA. Lee played for the Western Basketball Association's Tucson Gunners for one season, then played several years in the Continental Basketball Association. His best year came during the 1980–81 CBA season where Lee averaged 22.3 points per game for the Lehigh Valley Jets.^[2]

References

↑ James Lee - The Draft Review, accessed September 4, 2011
↑ 1983–84 Continental Basketball Association official guide, pg. 125

v t e Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball 1977–78 NCAA Champions

Chuck Aleksinas Dwane Casey Truman Claytor Jack Givens MOP James Lee Kyle Macy Mike Phillips Rick Robey Head Coach Joe B. Hall Assistant Coach Leonard Hamilton

v t e 1978 NBA Draft

First round	Mychal Thompson Phil Ford Rick Robey Micheal Ray Richardson Purvis Short Larry Bird Ron Brewer Freeman Williams Reggie Theus Butch Lee James Hardy George Johnson Winford Boynes Roger Phegley Mike Mitchell Jack Givens Rod Griffin Dave Corzine Marty Byrnes Frankie Sanders Mike Evans Raymond Townsend

Second round	Terry Tyler Keith Herron Rick Wilson Ron Carter Wayne Radford Buster Matheney John Long Jeff Judkins Marvin Johnson John Rudd Harry Davis Greg Bunch Tommie Green Maurice Cheeks Terry Sykes Lew Massey James Lee Wayne Cooper Jerome Whitehead Keven McDonald Glenn Hagan Clemon Johnson

Persondata
Name	Lee, James
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	January 17, 1956
Place of birth	Lexington, Kentucky
Date of death
Place of death

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