Charles Lee (basketball)
| Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2008–2009 | BG Göttingen |
| 2009–2010 | Artland Dragons |
| As coach: | |
| 2012–2014 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2014–2018 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2018–2023 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach: | |
Charles Lee (born November 11, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'3" guard from Bucknell University, he spent most of his professional career in Israel and Europe.
College career
The 2006
Lee enrolled at Bucknell a year before the school started offering athletic scholarships, and never received anything more than partial financial aid.[2] The New York Times called him "[one of] college basketball's best nonscholarship players".[3] At Bucknell, Lee majored in business.[2]
Professional career
After graduating from Bucknell in 2006, Lee played with the
Coaching career
On June 25, 2012, Bucknell announced that Lee was returning to his alma mater as an assistant men's basketball coach.
On August 20, 2014, the Atlanta Hawks announced that Lee had been hired as an assistant coach on head coach Mike Budenholzer’s staff.[6]
After Budenholzer parted ways with the Hawks and became the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, Lee would move to Milwaukee and join Budenholzer’s staff as an assistant coach in 2018.[7][8] After the departure of top assistant coach Darvin Ham to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022, Lee would ascend to become the associate head coach of the Bucks.[9]
On June 11, 2023, it was reported that Lee would be hired by the Boston Celtics as their top assistant coach.
Personal life
Lee is married to his college sweetheart Lindsey and have three children together (Corinne, Vivian and Josephine). Both attended and played basketball at Bucknell.
References
- ^ a b Bucknell Alum Charles Lee Signs with Israeli First Division Team Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Lee gets grades, not scholarship checks
- ^ No Free Ride for Lee, Just the Ride of His Life
- ^ Israeli League, Game 19: April 19, 2007
- ^ Eurobasket.com Profile
- ^ Atlanta Hawks Add Charles Lee and Ben Sullivan to Coaching Staff
- ^ "Bucks Name Assistant Coaching Staff". NBA.com. June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer fills staff with ex-Hawks". NBA.com. June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Announce Coaching Staff Updates". NBA.com. August 2, 2022.
External links
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