Michael_Lee_(basketball,_born_1983)

Michael Lee (basketball, born 1983)

Michael Lee (basketball, born 1983)

American basketball player

Michael Lee (born February 3, 1983) is an American retired professional basketball player and current scout for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he played at the Guard position.

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High school career

Lee played for the Jefferson Democrats in Northeast Portland. The Democrats won the 2000 4A Oregon state championship, beating Tualatin 58-44, and capping a 28-0 season.[1] The Democrats finished the year with a No. 4 national ranking and several other players went on to play in college, such as Aaron Miles (Kansas), Thomas Gardner (Missouri), and Brandon Brooks (USC).

College career

Michael Lee attended the University of Kansas, where he starred at the guard position for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. He helped lead the Jayhawks to two consecutive Final Four appearances in 2002 and 2003 and an appearance in the 2003 national championship game.

Coaching career

After a short professional playing career, Lee went into coaching with stints as an assistant coach with both Gardner–Webb and San Francisco.[2]

On September 9, 2017, Lee was named assistant coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League developmental affiliate of the Golden State Warriors.[3] In 2021, he was moved the staff of the Golden State Warriors as a professional scout.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    OSAA.org Basketball records.
  2. [2]
    "Michael Lee Named Assistant Coach for USF Men's Basketball". University of San Francisco Athletics. July 30, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Former KU guard Michael Lee to join Aaron Miles' coaching staff in G-League". September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce Basketball Operations Updates". OurSports Central. September 10, 2021.
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