Paris Lee

Paris Lee
No. 5 – Telenet Giants Antwerp
Position Point guard
League Belgian League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1995-04-20) April 20, 1995
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
College Illinois State (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–present Antwerp Giants
Career highlights and awards

Paris Lee (born April 20, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Antwerp Giants. He played college basketball for Illinois State University. A 6'0" point guard, Lee was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a senior in the 2016–17 season.

College career

Lee came to Illinois State from Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, where he played for former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Donnie Boyce.[1] He earned a reputation as one of the top defensive players in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), earning All-Defensive team honors for three consecutive seasons.[2] In his senior season, Lee led the Redbirds to a shared MVC title in a year dedicated to former associate head coach Torrey Ward, who had died unexpectedly in a plane crash 2015.[3] Lee averaged 13 points, 5 assists and 1.9 steals per game and at the conclusion of the season was named both the MVC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, the third player in league history to win both honors.[4]

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Lee signed with the Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League.[5] After averaging 13.8 points per game in four games of the Basketball Champions League’s Qualification Round, Lee inked a contract extension until 2020.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Shannon (February 2, 2017). "Maywood's Paris Lee has been a real steal for red-hot Illinois State". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Meredith, Luke (January 26, 2017). "Defense fuels Illinois State's 10-game win streak". The Herald-News. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Gleeson, Scott (January 30, 2017). "Muller, Illinois State driven to return to NCAAs — with tragedy a key motivator". USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Benson, Jim (February 28, 2017). "ISU's Lee earns MVC Player of Year, Defensive Player of Year awards". The Pantagraph. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Telenet Giants Antwerp stelt voor ... Paris Lee". Antwerp Giants (in Dutch). July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Paris Lee, Antwerp Giants agree to contract extension until 2020". Sportando. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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