Clyde Lee

Clyde Lee
Personal information
Born (1944-03-14) March 14, 1944
Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school David Lipscomb
(Nashville, Tennessee)
College Vanderbilt (1963–1966)
NBA draft 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career 1966–1976
Position Power forward / Center
Number 43, 34
Career history
1966–1974 San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1974 Atlanta Hawks
1974–1976 Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,733 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds 7,626 (10.3 rpg)
Assists 788 (1.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

Vanderbilt

A 6'10" forward/center born in Nashville, Tennessee, Lee attended David Lipscomb Campus School (now Lipscomb Academy) and went on to star 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]


Clyde Lee
1964–1966
Jersey Retired

NBA

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. 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]

NBA career 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

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1966–67 San Francisco 74 16.9 .408 .633 7.4 1.0 – – 7.0
1967–68 San Francisco 82 32.9 .417 .684 13.9 1.6 – – 11.9
1968–69 San Francisco 65 34.4 .398 .625 13.8 1.3 – – 10.7
1969–70 San Francisco 82 32.2 .440 .593 11.3 1.0 – – 11.0
1970–71 San Francisco 82 17.0 .453 .558 7.0 .8 – – 6.1
1971–72 Golden State 78 34.3 .471 .541 14.5 1.1 – – 8.1
1972–73 Golden State 66 22.4 .466 .565 9.1 .5 – – 6.3
1973–74 Golden State 54 30.4 .454 .579 11.1 1.3 .5 .3 5.9
1974–75 Atlanta 9 19.7 .333 .821 7.8 .9 .1 .4 6.2
1974–75 Philadelphia 71 32.1 .419 .630 9.7 1.4 .4 .2 5.8
1975–76 Philadelphia 79 18.0 .436 .663 5.7 .7 .3 .3 3.9
Career 742 26.8 .432 .614 10.3 1.1 .4 .3 7.7
All-Star 1 18.0 .250 .500 11.0 2.0 – – 6.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1967 San Francisco 11 11.8 .333 .200 4.9 .7 – – 3.6
1968 San Francisco 10 40.5 .410 .500 13.2 2.2 – – 11.4
1969 San Francisco 6 21.5 .273 .818 7.2 .8 – – 4.5
1971 San Francisco 5 18.6 .417 .500 7.4 .4 – – 4.8
1972 Golden State 5 35.0 .286 .667 12.8 1.4 – – 4.8
1973 Golden State 11 37.5 .466 .656 15.7 1.5 – – 10.6
1976 Philadelphia 3 17.7 .677 .857 5.3 .3 .0 .3 4.7
Career 51 27.4 .397 .586 10.2 1.2 .0 .3 7.1

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. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
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