Russ Lee
Personal information
Born (1950-01-27) January 27, 1950 (age 74)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolHyde Park (Boston, Massachusetts)
CollegeMarshall (1969–1972)
NBA draft1972: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1972–1974
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number21, 11
Career history
1972–1974Milwaukee Bucks
1974New Orleans Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Russell E. Lee (born January 27, 1950) is a former American 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.

Collegiate career

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]

Professional career

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]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ^ Marshall statistics
  2. ^ "Marshall University Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  3. ^ Lee Honored at Basketball Banquet
  4. ^ Lee transaction history
  5. ^ Old Dominion loaded with confidence with Gerald Lee
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