Courtney Lee
Lee with the Celtics
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| No. 5 – New York Knicks | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 3, 1985 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pike (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Western Kentucky (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Orlando Magic |
| 2009–2010 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2010–2012 | Houston Rockets |
| 2012–2014 | Boston Celtics |
| 2014–2016 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2016 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2016–present | New York Knicks |
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Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky University.
Lee attended Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana and played on their Indiana 4A state championship winning team in 2003. He starred for the Indy Hornet's AAU team, winning several state championships and annually placing high at the AAU nationals.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lee was listed as the No. 34 shooting guard in the nation in 2004.
In 2004, Lee was recruited by former Western Kentucky assistant coach William Small to play for the Hilltoppers. In his first season, Lee set a WKU record for freshman scoring with 461 points in 31 games. Lee was named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference for three consecutive seasons (2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08). As a senior at WKU, Lee was named Sun Belt Player of the Year. He also helped lead the Hilltoppers to a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament while being ranked 28th nationally in scoring with 20.4 points per game.
On January 27, 2008, Lee recorded a career high 33 points in a 77–68 win over Arkansas State.
Lee finished his collegiate career tied with Jim McDaniels for all-time leading scorer at WKU, with 2,238 points. During his four-year career at WKU, he started 128 games, played an overall 3,957 minutes, made 82% of free throws, made 245 three-point shots, had 242 steals, 281 assists and 78 blocked shots. On January 10, 2015, it was announced that Lee's jersey would be retired by the Hilltoppers.
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