Lee Philip Shaffer II (born February 23, 1939) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Lee Shaffer

Personal information
Born	(1939-02-23) February 23, 1939 (age 85) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	North Carolina (1957–1960)
NBA draft	1960: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1961–1964
Position	Small forward
Number	22
Career history
1960–1961	Cleveland Pipers
1961–1964	Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1963) Consensus second-team All-American (1960) Third-team All-American – NABC (1959) ACC Player of the Year (1960) First-team All-ACC (1960) Second-team All-ACC (1959)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,291 (16.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,240 (6.3 rpg)
Assists	232 (1.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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A 6'7" forward born in Chicago, Shaffer starred at the University of North Carolina, where he was the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1960.

Shaffer was the #5 selection of the Syracuse Nationals in the 1960 NBA draft.Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame players Oscar Robertson (#1) and Jerry West (#2). He was selected ahead of future Hall of Famers Lenny Wilkens (#6) and Satch Sanders (#8).

Shaffer and another 1960 First Round Draft choice, Al Bunge (#7), signed with the AAU instead of the NBA, in an era where salaries were small. Shaffer played the 1960-1961 season with the Cleveland Pipers.^[1]

He then played three seasons (1961–1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. An NBA All-Star in 1963, Shaffer held career averages of 16.8 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game.