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George Lee (basketball)

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George Lee
Personal information
Born (1936-11-23) November 23, 1936 (age 88)
Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolHighland Park
(Highland Park, Michigan)
CollegeMichigan (1956–1959)
NBA draft1959: 4th round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1960–1968
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number12, 9
Coaching career1968–1970
Career history
As player:
1960–1962Detroit Pistons
1962–1968San Francisco Warriors
As coach:
1968–1970San Francisco Warriors
Career NBA statistics
Points2,229 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,235 (4.2 rpg)
Assists258 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

George C. Lee (born November 23, 1936) is a retired American basketball player and coach. A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) forward/guard from the University of Michigan, Lee was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round of the 1959 NBA draft. He had a seven-year career in the NBA, playing two seasons with the Pistons and five with the San Francisco Warriors.

He retired from playing in 1968, and coached the Warriors for the next two seasons, before being replaced by Al Attles in 1970.

Career playing statistics

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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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1960–61 Detroit 74 23.4 .399 .701 6.6 1.2 12.1
1961–62 Detroit 75 18.0 .358 .761 4.7 .9 7.6
1962–63 San Francisco 64 18.6 .378 .788 3.4 1.0 7.0
1963–64 San Francisco 54 9.7 .379 .662 1.8 .5 3.2
1964–65 San Francisco 19 13.0 .351 .731 2.9 .6 4.8
1966–67 San Francisco 1 5.0 .750 .857 .0 .0 12.0
1967–68 San Francisco 10 10.6 .229 .708 2.7 .4 3.3
Career 297 17.4 .379 .734 4.2 .9 7.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961 Detroit 5 27.0 .414 .741 6.8 2.8 15.6
1962 Detroit 6 8.3 .500 .857 1.3 .2 4.3
1964 San Francisco 10 6.7 .450 .600 1.6 .4 3.0
Career 21 12.0 .436 .704 2.8 .9 6.4

Head coaching record

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

NBA

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Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
San Francisco 1968–69 82 41 41 .500 3rd in Western 6 2 4 .333 Lost in Division semifinals
San Francisco 1969–70 52 22 30 .423 (fired) — — — — Missed Playoffs
Career 134 63 71 .470 6 2 4 .333

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "George Lee NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "George Lee NBA coaching stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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