Butch Lee
Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | DeWitt Clinton (The Bronx, New York) |
College | Marquette (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Playing career | 1975–1990 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 15 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1975–1977 | Cardenales de Río Piedras |
1978–1979 | Atlanta Hawks |
1979–1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1980 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1984 | Cardenales de Río Piedras |
1985 | Brujos de Guayama |
1985 | Atléticos de San Germán |
1986–1989 | Leones de Ponce |
1990 | Polluelos de Aibonito |
As coach: | |
1999 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2001–2002 | Tiburones de Aguadilla |
2002–2004 | Gigantes de Carolina |
2009 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alfred "Butch" Lee Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Lee was the first Puerto Rican and first Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing this after being selected in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft.[1]
He began his career in the
In the NBA, he played for the
Playing career
Early life and college
Lee was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico to Gloria and Alfred Lee Sr. Lee's family moved to Harlem, New York, U.S., when he was a young child. There he went on to become a 1st Team, PSAL All City basketball player and honor student at the DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. Lee showed talent for basketball since an early age, and he impressed many
In 1977, Lee led Marquette to the
Lee in the NBA
Lee then went on to become the first Puerto Rican player to play in the National Basketball Association, when he was chosen in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
During Lee's first season in the
After three games with the Cavs in the
Career stats
Lee's
Coaching career
Lee, who is fluent in
In 1992, Lee led the Capitanes de Arecibo to the BSN Finals, where they lost to the Leones de Ponce in 6 games.[5] He also coached Aguadilla, Ponce and the Gigantes de Carolina.
In January 2009, he was announced as the new coach of the Cangrejeros de Santurce.[6] However, he was dismissed during the playoffs after Santurce lost two games in a row.[7]
He continued to help out with teams and coached some of them at the Guaynabo Basketball Academy (GBA).
See also
References
- ^ Joshua Motenko (2006-07-10). "The Globalization of Basketball: Latin America". NBADraft.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Butch Lee tears cartilage in his knee". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. AP. August 18, 1979. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butch Lee Back But Not Ready". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. AP. December 12, 1979. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Butch Lee statistics Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine at basketballreference.com
- ^ Capitanes de Arecibo History Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Butch Lee, nuevo dirigente de Santurce" by AP, from El Nuevo Día (January 13, 2009)
- ^ "Santurce queda fuera de la lucha por la serie semifinal" by AP, from El Expreso (July 6, 2009)