Clyde Lee

This article is about the basketball player. For the former Houston football coach, see Clyde Lee (American football).

Clyde Lee

No. 43, 34
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth	March 14, 1944 (1944-03-14) (age 67)
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
High school	David Lipscomb
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Vanderbilt
NBA Draft	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Pro career	1966–1976
League	NBA
Career history
1966–1974	San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1974	Atlanta Hawks
1974–1976	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1968) 2× SEC Player of the Year (1965–1966) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1966) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1965)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,733 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds	7,626 (10.3 rpg)
Assists	788 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Clyde Wayne Lee (born March 14, 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'10" forward/center, Lee starred at Vanderbilt University in the mid-1960s. Lee was known for his rebounding skills and inside scoring prowess. In his junior season (1964–65), he led the Commodores to their first SEC championship (Overall: 24-4, SEC: 15-1). Vanderbilt reached the NCAA Mideast Regional Finals, where they lost to Michigan, 87-85. During his senior season (1965–66), he earned All-American honors and the SEC Player of the Year Award. Sportswriter Howell Pesier described him as "the greatest player in Vanderbilt history".^[1] After four years at Vanderbilt, he was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the third pick of the 1966 NBA Draft.

In 10 (1966–1976) NBA seasons, spent with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, and Philadelphia 76ers, Lee scored 5,733 points and grabbed 7,626 rebounds in 742 games. He also appeared in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game. Recently, he has served as a color commentator for radio broadcasts of Vanderbilt men's basketball games.^[2]

Lee was named to the Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/501285.html. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
2. ^ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/News/register/Oct23_00/inbrief.html. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
3. ^ "Vanderbilt Athletics Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class". Vanderbilt University. 2008-06-26. http://vucommodores.cstv.com/ot/2008-hof.html. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 

External links

• Career statistics

Persondata
Name	Lee, Clyde Wayne
Alternative names
Short description	American former professional basketball player
Date of birth	March 14, 1944
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death
Place of death