Butch Lee
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 5, 1956 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
DeWitt Clinton (The Bronx, New York) |
| College | Marquette (1974–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1975–1990 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 15 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1975–1977 | Cardenales de Río Piedras |
| 1978–1979 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1979–1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1984 | Cardenales de Río Piedras |
| 1985 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 1985 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 1986–1989 | Leones de Ponce |
| 1990 | Polluelos de Aibonito |
| As coach: | |
| 1999 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2001–2002 | Tiburones de Aguadilla |
| 2002–2004 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 2009 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alfred "Butch" Lee, Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player. He began his career in the NCAA, where he gathered several "Player of the Year" recognitions and earned All-American honors as both a junior and senior while at Marquette University. Lee was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the 1977 Final Four where he led the Warriors to the school's first national championship. The university recognized this by retiring his jersey. Lee was the first Puerto Rican and Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing this after being selected in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft. There he played for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers. Lee concluded his career in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is known to be the only Puerto Rican professional basketball player to win championships in the NCAA, NBA, and BSN. Lee was a member of the Puerto Rican national team.
Lee was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico to Gloria and Alfred Lee, Sr. Lee's family moved to Harlem, New York, U.S., when he was a young child. There he went on to become a 1st Team, PSAL All City basketball player and honor student at the DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. Lee showed talent for basketball since an early age,and he impressed many college scouts with his game style. He accepted an offer to play for Marquette University, starring there from 1974 to 1978. In 1974 Lee asked his coach Al McGuire to allow him to play for the United States Olympic basketball team. However, his coach had sent someone else and Lee went to Puerto Rico where he qualified for the Puerto Rican national basketball team. When Puerto Rico played against the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics, Lee made 15 out of 18 field goals and scored 35 points. The U.S. still avoided an upset, defeating Puerto Rico by one point, 95-94.
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