Nationality American Name James Lee Position Small forward 1978–1979 Tucson Gunners Weight 104 kg | Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg) Height 1.96 m Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Role Basketball Player | |
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Born January 17, 1956 (age 68)
Lexington, Kentucky ( 1956-01-17 ) High school Henry Clay (Lexington, Kentucky) NBA draft 1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall College Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | ||
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.
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.