Gerald Raymond Lee Jr. (born November 23, 1987) is a Finnish professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Old Dominion University.
 Lee with Finland during EuroBasket 2017 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 23, 1987 Uusikaupunki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Old Dominion (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2006 | UU-Korihait |
| 2010–2011 | Snaidero Udine |
| 2011–2012 | Prima Veroli |
| 2012–2013 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2013–2015 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești |
| 2015 | Murcia |
| 2015–2016 | Steaua București |
| 2016 | Le Mans Sarthe |
| 2016–2017 | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2017–2018 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2018–2019 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Basketball career
editLee began his professional career in 2004 with UU-Korihait of the Finnish Korisliiga, and played with them for two seasons.
From 2006 to 2010, he played college basketball at the Old Dominion University, with the Old Dominion Monarchs.[1]
From 2010 to 2012 he played in the Italian Legadue Basket, first with Snaidero Udine and then with Prima Veroli.[2]
In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro.[3] He left Budućnost after one season.
In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Romanian team CSU Asesoft Ploiești.[4] In July 2014, he extended his contract with Asesoft for one more season.[5] On February 2, 2015, he left Asesoft Ploiești and signed with UCAM Murcia of Spain for the rest of the 2014–15 ACB season.[6]
On September 16, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Steaua București of Romania.[7]
On September 13, 2016, Lee signed with French club Le Mans Sarthe Basket.[8] He left Le Mans after appearing in only three games, and on October 13, 2016, he signed with Helsinki Seagulls for the rest of the season.[9]
On August 2, 2017, Lee signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod for the 2017–18 season.[10][11] Lee helped Ashdod to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv. In 28 games played during the 2017–18 season, Lee averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, shooting 58.9 percent from the field.
On July 6, 2018, Lee signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nes Ziona.[12] On January 8, 2019, Lee parted ways with Nes Ziona after appearing in 22 games.[13]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
National team
edit| Team | Tournament | Pos. | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | EuroBasket 2011 | 9th | 8 |
9.6 |
2.9 |
1.3
|
| EuroBasket 2013 | 9th | 8 |
8.3 |
4.3 |
0.5
| |
| 2014 FIBA World Cup | 22nd | 5 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
0.6
| |
| EuroBasket 2015 | 16th | 6 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
1.0
| |
| EuroBasket 2017 | 11th | 4 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
0.7
|
EuroCup
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Budućnost | 14 | 14 | 21.3 | .533 | - | .692 | 3.4 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 8.8 | 7.1 |
| 2013–14 | Ploiești | 10 | 2 | 27.9 | .717 | - | .657 | 7.3 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 15.5 | 19.6 |
| 2014–15 | Ploiești | 14 | 13 | 24.0 | .638 | - | .517 | 3.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .4 | 13.7 | 12.4 |
| 2015–16 | Steaua București | 6 | 5 | 20.5 | .549 | - | .632 | 4.0 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 11.3 | 8.8 |
| Career | 44 | 34 | 23.5 | .619 | - | 0.609 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
National team career
editLee is a member of the Finland national basketball team. He played for them at the FIBA EuroBasket 2011, FIBA EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015, EuroBasket 2017, and 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Personal life
editHis American-born father Gerald Lee Sr. played in Finland from 1973 to 1997. He also played 8 matches for Finland national team in 1992.
References
edit- ^ "Gerald Lee–Old Dominion Monarchs Bio". Odusports.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Prima Veroli adds size with Gerald Lee". Sportando.com. July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Kovacevic, Milivoje (August 3, 2012). "BUDUCNOST added size with Gerald Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "CSU ASESOFT lands Gerald Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "CSU Asesoft extends with center Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Gerald Lee leaves CSU Asesoft Ploiesti to sign with UCAM Murcia
- ^ "Steaua adds size with Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Un international en l'absence de Mouph". msb.fr (in French). September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Gerald Lee inks with Helsinki Seagulls". Sportando.com. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "זר שלישי ל"דולפינים": ג'ראלד לי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Maccabi Ashdod inks Gerald Lee". Sportando.com. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "רכש ראשון בלב המושבה: ג'ראלד לי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "נס ציונה: זאנה חוזר במקום לי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
External links
edit- Gerald Lee at realgm.com
- Gerald Lee at acb.com
- Gerald Lee at eurobasket.com
- Gerald Lee at eurocupbasketball.com
- Gerald Lee at fiba.com