Lee Humphrey

Lee Humphrey
Humphrey in 2007
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
Personal information
Born (1984-04-23) April 23, 1984
Maryville, Tennessee
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school Maryville (Maryville, Tennessee)
College Florida (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007 PAOK Thessaloniki
2007–2008 Energa Czarni
2008–2011 ratiopharm Ulm
2011–2012 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012–2013 Denain
2013–2014 Kyiv
2014 Alba Fehérvár
2014–2015 BC Juventus
Career highlights and awards

Lee Anthony Humphrey (born April 23, 1984) is an American-born professional basketball player, who last played for BC Juventus of the Lithuanian League. Humphrey played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was a key member of the Florida Gators teams that won back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2006 and 2007. He set both the season and career records at Florida for three-point field goals, making 113 in back-to-back seasons and 288 in his college career.

Early years

Humphrey was born in Maryville, Tennessee in 1984. He attended Maryville High School, where he played high school basketball for the Maryville Rebels. As a senior, he was named Tennessee's Class AAA Mr. Basketball for the 2002–03 season after averaging 27.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists.

College career

Humphrey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2003 to 2007. He emerged as a prolific weapon from outside the arc during the 2005–06 season in which he hit several clutch three-pointers, including three in the Final Four against George Mason and the championship game against UCLA. The 73–57 win over UCLA was the clincher of Florida's first national basketball championship. The Gators finished the season with a 33–6 mark.

Humphrey's dominance continued during the 2006–07 campaign and with the other members of the starting five returning, the Gators rolled to a 35–5 record. On March 23, 2007 in the St. Louis regional NCAA tournament game against the Oregon Ducks, the game was delayed 10 minutes after a three-point shot Humphrey made damaged the net.[1] During the 2007 Final Four, he hit four three point shots in his team's 76–66 victory against UCLA[2] in becoming the record holder for most three pointers made during the NCAA tournament, surpassing former Duke star Bobby Hurley. On April 2, 2007 he won a second NCAA basketball championship with the Florida Gators, scoring 14 points in an 84–75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.[3] This win established Florida as the first team to repeat as NCAA basketball champions since Duke, in 1991 and 1992.[4]

Humphrey was also a proven academic success, becoming just the second Gators basketball player to be named a first-team Academic All-American.[5] Humphrey also served as the President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chapter at the University of Florida. He graduated from the university with a bachelor of science degree in applied physiology and kinesiology in 2007.

Statistics

SeasonGP-GSMPFGM-FGAFG PCT3PT-ATT3PT PCTFT-FTAFT PCTREBATOBLKSTLPF-DQTPPTS/GAME[6]
Career Statistics
2003–200426–1149434–72.47225–57.4395–9.55631292301118–0983.8
2004–200532–652152–130.40037–100.37014–21.66731312401535–11554.8
2005–200638–321138142–299.475113–246 *.45918–30.60071723902843–041510.9
2006–200740–401214145–305.475113–246 *.4599–13.69251504501953–041210.3
Totals106–893367373–806.456288–649 *.43146–73.629184182131073149–110807.5
SEC Statistics
2003–200416–734125–54.46318–43.4192.3.6672424160912–0704.4
2004–200516–528527–65.41519–51.3735–9.5561830120716–0784.9
2005–200615–942852–121.43038–97.3924–7.57127261301318–01469.7
2006–200716–1650862–124.50048–94.5113–4.75015201801024–017510.9
Totals63–371562166–364.452123–285.42414–23.636841005903970–04697.5
NCAA Tournament Statistics
2003–20041–1270–0.0000–0.0000–0.000001000–000.0
2004–20052–0252–6.3332–5.4001–2.500002002–073.5
2005–20066–620525–55.45522–48.4585–7.7141296038–07712.8
2006–20076–619926–54.48123–49.4690–1.000747029–07512.5
Totals15–1245653–115.46147–102 .4616–10.6001915160519–01599.3
* Florida Basketball Record. SEC Record. NCAA Record.

Records

NCAA Basketball

  • Most made 3-point field goals NCAA Tournament play: 55 in 14 games
  • Most consecutive games making a 3-point field goal in a season: 39 games from 11/14/06-4/2/07

Florida Basketball

  • Most 3-point field goals in a season: 113 in both the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons
  • Most 3-point field goals in a career: 288

Professional career

On June 30, 2007, Humphrey accepted an offer from the Washington Wizards to participate in their summer league but was cut. He then crossed the Atlantic, signing on with PAOK, one of Greece's best-known club teams. When the team signed a third American player, Humphrey was cut due to league rules that limit team rosters to two American players. He spent the second half of the 2007–2008 season in Poland playing for Energa Czarni, but saw limited minutes. In July 2008, Humphrey signed a one-year contract with Ratiopharm Ulm, a south German team playing in the Basketball Bundesliga (first German division).[7] After spending the 2011–12 season in the NBA Developmental League, he signed with Denain of France's second-tier league. On December 27, 2014 he signed with BC Juventus of the Lithuanian League.[8] On January 7, 2015 he left Juventus due to back issues. He played 2 games averaging 6 points.[9]

SeasonTeamGPMPFGM-FGAFG PCT3PT-ATT3PT PCTFT-FTAFT PCTREBATOBLKSTLPFTPPTS/GAMERef
2007–2008PAOK Thessaloniki49913–36.3619–27.3330–0.000224022358.8[10]
2007–2008Energa Czarni5UnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnkUnk61.2[11]
2008–2009Ratiopharm Ulm361018132–295.44890–205.43938–49.7764124430175439210.9[12]
2009–2010Ratiopharm Ulm3389090–237.38064–174.36823–29.793484039116412678.1[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Long, Mark (2007-03-26). "Humphrey, Green destroy Ducks". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  2. ↑ Pells, Eddie (2007-03-31). "UCLA Bruins/Florida Gators Recap, March 31, 2007". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  3. ↑ Pells, Eddie (2007-04-02). "NCAA Basketball Ohio State Buckeyes/Florida Gators Recap April 2, 2007 Yahoo! Sports". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  4. ↑ Pells, Eddie (2007-04-02). "NCAA Basketball Florida State Seminoles/Florida Gators Recap April 25, 2007 Yahoo! Sports". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-04-02. Despite not being drafted into the NFL, the Washington Wizards signed him as a free agent just days later where he hoped to earn a spot on their roster.
  5. ↑ "Dow named First Team academic All-American". Ivy League Sports. 2007-02-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  6. ↑ Florida Career Statistics
  7. ↑ Ulm picks college ace Humphrey
  8. ↑ Lee Humphrey signs with Utenos Juventus
  9. ↑ Lee Humphrey leaves Utenos Juventus
  10. ↑ PAOK Thessaloniki Statistics
  11. ↑ Lee Humphrey Career Summary
  12. ↑ 2008–2009 Ratiopharm Ulm Statistics Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ 2009–2010 Ratiopharm Ulm Statistics Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine.
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