George Lee (basketball)

For other people with the same name, see George Lee (disambiguation).

George Lee

Personal information
Born	(1936-11-23) November 23, 1936 Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Highland Park (Highland Park, Michigan)
College	Michigan (1956–1959)
NBA draft	1959: 4th round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1960–1968
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	12, 9
Coaching career	1968–1970
Career history
As player:
1960–1962	Detroit Pistons
1962–1968	San Francisco Warriors
As coach:
1968–1970	San Francisco Warriors
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,229 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,235 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	258 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
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

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

Source

Regular season

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

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

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

Source

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

• University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor

External links

• BasketballReference.com: George Lee (as player)
• BasketballReference.com: George Lee (as coach)