Benutzer:Ege56men/Paris Lee
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| Position | Point guard | |
| Highschool | Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois) | |
| College | Illinois State (2013–2017) | |
Paris Lee (born April 20, 1995) is an American-born naturalized Cameroonian professional basketball player for ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Illinois State University. A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) point guard, Lee was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a senior in the 2016–17 season.
Lee started his professional career with Antwerp Giants in Belgium in 2017. Lee had a successful season in 2018–19 as he reached the Basketball Champions League Final Four with Antwerp. Individually, he was named to the All-Champions League Second Team and was named the Pro Basketball League MVP.
High school career
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Lee attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, where he played for former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Donnie Boyce.
College career
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten][1] Lee 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 on April 7, 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
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Antwerp Giants (Belgium)
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]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 signed a contract extension until 2020.[6]
In the 2018–19 season, Lee played in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) with Antwerp. With Lee as starting point guard, Antwerp had a successful run to the Final Four which was hosted by Antwerp. The team ended in third place after defeating Brose Bamberg in the third place game. Lee was named to the All-Champions League Second Team. In the domestic Pro Basketball League, Lee was given the Most Valuable Player award.[7]
Bamberg (Germany)
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]On June 29, 2019, Lee signed a two-year contract with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[8] He followed his Antwerp coach Roel Moors, who signed with Bamberg earlier. Lee averaged 8.4 points and 5.8 assists per game. He was released by the team on July 15, 2020.[9]
Orléans Loiret Basket (France)
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]On July 15, 2020, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Jeep Elite.[10]
AS Monaco (France)
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]On July 14, 2021, Lee signed a one-year deal with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[11]
Panathinaikos (Greece)
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]On July 1, 2022, Lee signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[12] He started the season off well, by being a vital player for the team. On January 13, 2023, he scored 21 points in a 88–86 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv at home court OAKA. In 33 EuroLeague games (17 starts), he averaged 11.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 2 turnovers, playing around 27 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 32 domestic league matches, he averaged 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.1 turnovers, playing around 26 minutes per contest. On June 30, 2023, Panathinaikos opted out of their mutual contract and Lee officially became a free agent.[13]
Lee became a naturalised Cameroonian citizen in 2022.[14] On August 26, he made his debut for Cameroon in a 71–69 win over the DR Congo, scoring 15 points as the starting point guard.[15]
Career statistics
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EuroLeague
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Vorlage:Euroleague player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| AS Monaco | 36 || 9 || 19.3 || .398 || .353 || .863 || 1.4 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .0 || 7.2 || 7 Vorlage:S-endVorlage:Euroleague player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| AS Monaco | 36 || 9 || 19.3 || .398 || .353 || .863 || 1.4 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .0 || 7.2 || 7 Vorlage:S-end
Basketball Champions League
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Vorlage:Basketball Champions League player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;" | Antwerp Giants | 20 || 29.0 || .377 || .325 || .700 || 2.5 || 5.0 || 1.8 || .0 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;" | Brose Bamberg | 14 || 25.6 || .367 || .431 || .867 || 2.1 || 4.1 || .9 || .0 || 9.2 |}Vorlage:Basketball Champions League player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;" | Antwerp Giants | 20 || 29.0 || .377 || .325 || .700 || 2.5 || 5.0 || 1.8 || .0 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;" | Brose Bamberg | 14 || 25.6 || .367 || .431 || .867 || 2.1 || 4.1 || .9 || .0 || 9.2 |}
References
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- ↑ Shannon Ryan: Maywood's Paris Lee has been a real steal for red-hot Illinois State In: Chicago Tribune, February 2, 2017. Abgerufen im April 19, 2017
- ↑ Luke Meredith: Defense fuels Illinois State's 10-game win streak In: The Herald-News, January 26, 2017. Abgerufen im April 19, 2017
- ↑ Scott Gleeson: Muller, Illinois State driven to return to NCAAs — with tragedy a key motivator In: USA Today, January 30, 2017. Abgerufen im April 19, 2017
- ↑ Jim Benson: ISU's Lee earns MVC Player of Year, Defensive Player of Year awards In: The Pantagraph, February 28, 2017. Abgerufen im April 19, 2017
- ↑ Telenet Giants Antwerp stelt voor ... Paris Lee In: Antwerp Giants, July 15, 2017 (niederländisch).
- ↑ Paris Lee, Antwerp Giants agree to contract extension until 2020. In: Sportando. Abgerufen am 7. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ The EuroMillions Basketball Awards 2019 results are in! In: EuroMillions Basketball League. Abgerufen am 27. Mai 2019.
- ↑ Bamberg signs Paris Lee. In: Eurohoops. 29. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2019.
- ↑ Brose Bamberg parts ways with Paris Lee. In: Sportando. 15. Juli 2020, abgerufen am 15. Juli 2020.
- ↑ Orleans Loiret signs Paris Lee. Sportando, 15. Juli 2020, abgerufen am 15. Juli 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Monaco Basket officially signs Paris Lee. In: Sportando. 14. Juli 2021, abgerufen am 14. Juli 2021.
- ↑ Lee in Green. In: Panathinaikos BC. Abgerufen am 2. Juli 2022 (englisch).
- ↑ Panathinaikos opted out of Paris Lee's contract. In: twitter.com. 30. Juni 2023, abgerufen am 2. Juli 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Paris Lee reportedly obtains Cameroonian nationality. In: CameroonOnline.org. 14. August 2022, abgerufen am 27. August 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Paris Lee and Cameroon overcame Jonathan Kuminga's Congo DR. In: basketnews.com. Abgerufen am 27. August 2022 (englisch).