Personal information | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 27, 1950
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hyde Park (Boston, Massachusetts) |
College | Marshall (1969–1972) |
NBA draft | 1972: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1972–1974 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Number | 21, 11 |
Career history | |
1972–1974 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1974 | New Orleans Jazz |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Russell E. Lee (born January 27, 1950) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as the 6th overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Lee played four seasons with the Marshall University Thundering Herd, with whom he averaged 23.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. [1] In 1985, he was inducted into the Marshall Hall of Fame, [2] and in 2003 he had his number retired. [3]
Lee was drafted sixth overall in the 1972 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, with whom he played two seasons averaging 2.6 points per game coming off the bench. His best season for the Bucks was his rookie season, when he averaged 2.8 points per game.
Before the start of the 1974–1975 NBA season, Lee was traded to the New Orleans Jazz with a 1975 NBA draft first-round pick for Steve Kuberski and a second round pick in 1975. Lee would play only 15 games for the Jazz, averaging 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game before being cut and opting to retire. [4]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1972–73 | Milwaukee | 46 | 6.0 | .386 | .744 | .9 | .8 | – | – | 2.8 |
1973–74 | Milwaukee | 36 | 4.6 | .404 | .688 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.4 |
1974–75 | New Orleans | 15 | 9.3 | .382 | .500 | 2.1 | .5 | .7 | .2 | 4.3 |
Career | 97 | 6.0 | .391 | .685 | 1.2 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.9 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1973 | Milwaukee | 5 | 2.6 | .571 | – | .8 | .4 | – | – | 3.2 |
1974 | Milwaukee | 6 | 2.0 | .625 | .250 | .5 | .2 | .5 | .2 | 1.8 |
Career | 11 | 2.3 | .591 | .250 | .6 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 2.5 |
Lee is the older brother of Ron Lee, former All-American basketball player at the University of Oregon and 1978 NBA steals leader. Lee has a brother who played basketball at Marshall as well named, Eugene. [5]
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