Lee Nailon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1975 South Bend, Indiana, U. S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clay (South Bend, Indiana) |
| College |
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Goyang Orions | |
| 2012–2013 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca |
| 2013–2014 | Panteras de Aguascalientes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,622 (8.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 936 (3.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 298 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Lee Nailon (born February 22, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. In 2011, he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League. He had an All-American college career at Texas Christian University. In 2022, Lee Nailon became the head basketball coach for Carbondale Community High School in Carbondale, Illinois.
High school career
Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School where, along with sophomore and former Purdue player, Jaraan Cornell, the two led the Colonials to capture the 1994 Indiana State Championship title, scoring a combined 46 points.
College career
Nailon started his college career playing one year at Southeastern CC (Iowa) before transferring to Butler County CC (Kansas) for his sophomore year then finishing his career playing his final two years (1997-1999) at Texas Christian University where he averaged 23.9 points and 9.1 rebounds, earning first-team WAC All-Conference honors both seasons.
Professional career
Nailon was a second round (43rd overall) pick of the
In the 2006–07 season, Nailon led Bnei HaSharon to the Israeli Cup final, shocking the champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the semifinal (eventually losing to Hapoel Jerusalem in the final). He was named the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.
Nailon re-signed with Bnei HaSharon on August 1, 2010.[4] In 2011, he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
In 2018, Nailon was drafted 6th overall by the
Career statistics
| 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
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Charlotte
|
42 | 0 | 11.2 | .485 | .000 | .744 | 2.2 | .6 | .21 | .12 | 3.9 |
2001-02
|
Charlotte
|
79 | 41 | 24.2 | .483 | .500 | .747 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .75 | .22 | 10.8 |
2002-03
|
New York
|
38 | 0 | 10.7 | .442 | .000 | .824 | 1.8 | .7 | .16 | .08 | 5.5 |
2003-04
|
Atlanta
|
27 | 0 | 11.1 | .457 | .000 | .842 | 2.3 | .6 | .37 | .26 | 5.3 |
2003-04
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Orlando
|
8 | 0 | 10.4 | .407 | .000 | .778 | 1.8 | .5 | .13 | .00 | 3.6 |
2003-04
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Cleveland
|
22 | 4 | 18.0 | .451 | .000 | .800 | 3.0 | .8 | .18 | .05 | 7.7 |
2004-05
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New Orleans
|
68 | 51 | 29.7 | .478 | .000 | .806 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .53 | .24 | 14.2 |
2005-06
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Philadelphia
|
22 | 0 | 10.8 | .500 | .000 | .867 | 1.9 | .3 | .36 | .18 | 4.2 |
| Career | 306 | 96 | 19.0 | .474 | .111 | .786 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .43 | .10 | 8.6 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Charlotte | 9 | 1 | 17.8 | .458 | .000 | .789 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 7.7 |
References
- ^ a b Vecsey, Peter (8 November 2002). "Why Silas Hammered Nailon; Pair Almost Came to Blows During Preseason Game".
- ^ Price-Brown, Laura (November 21, 2002). "Nailon Tries To Get Past His Past". Newsday.
- ^ Borden, Sam. "For Nailon, Half a Wish". nydailynews.com.
- ^ Israeli - Men Basketball. Retrieved on August 1, 2010.
- ^ "Lee Nailon – BIG3". BIG3. Retrieved 2018-06-14.