Michael Lee (born February 3, 1983) is an American retired professional

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player and current scout for the Golden State Warriors of the

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. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Standing at , he played at the

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position.

High school career

Lee played for the Jefferson Democrats in Northeast Portland. The Democrats won the 2000 4A Oregon state championship, beating Tualatin 58-44, and capping a 28-0 season. The Democrats finished the year with a No. 4 national ranking and several other players went on to play in college, such as

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(Kansas), Thomas Gardner (Missouri), and Brandon Brooks (USC).

College career

Michael Lee attended the

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, where he starred at the

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position for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. He helped lead the Jayhawks to two consecutive Final Four appearances in 2002 and 2003 and an appearance in the 2003 national championship game.

Coaching career

After a short professional playing career, Lee went into coaching with stints as an assistant coach with both Gardner–Webb and

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. On September 9, 2017, Lee was named assistant coach of the

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, the

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developmental affiliate of the Golden State Warriors. In 2021, he was moved the staff of the Golden State Warriors as a professional scout.

References

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