George Lee (basketball)
American basketball player and coach
Personal information | |
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Born | (1936-11-23) November 23, 1936 (age 87) 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.com |
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
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[1]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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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 |
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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
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[2]
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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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
References
- ^ "George Lee NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "George Lee NBA coaching stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links
- BasketballReference.com: George Lee (as player)
- BasketballReference.com: George Lee (as coach)
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Golden State Warriors head coaches
- Eddie Gottlieb (1946–1955)
- George Senesky (1955–1958)
- Al Cervi (1958–1959)
- Neil Johnston (1959–1961)
- Frank McGuire (1961–1962)
- Bob Feerick (1962–1963)
- Alex Hannum (1963–1966)
- Bill Sharman (1966–1968)
- George Lee (1968–1970)
- Al Attles (1970–1980)
- Johnny Bach # (1980)
- Al Attles (1980–1983)
- Johnny Bach (1983–1986)
- George Karl (1986–1988)
- Ed Gregory # (1988)
- Don Nelson (1988–1995)
- Bob Lanier # (1995)
- Rick Adelman (1995–1997)
- P. J. Carlesimo (1997–1999)
- Garry St. Jean # (1999–2000)
- Dave Cowens (2000–2001)
- Brian Winters # (2001–2002)
- Eric Musselman (2002–2004)
- Mike Montgomery (2004–2006)
- Don Nelson (2006–2010)
- Keith Smart (2010–2011)
- Mark Jackson (2011–2014)
- Steve Kerr (2014– )
# denotes interim head coach
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