| Russ Lee | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| High School: | Hyde Park (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| College: | Marshall (1969–1972) |
| Draft Year: | 1972 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 6 |
| Draft Team: | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career Start: | 1972 |
| Career End: | 1974 |
| Career Number: | 21, 11 |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Team2: | New Orleans Jazz |
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| Profile: | russell_lee |
| Bbr: | leeru01 |
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]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Milwaukee | 46 | 6.0 | .386 | .744 | .9 | .8 | – | – | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 36 | 4.6 | .404 | .688 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2.9Playoffs
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