Douglas Edward Lee (born October 24, 1964) is a retired American professional

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player. A 6'5" (1.96 m)

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- forward from

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and

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, in the

1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the champions ...

Lee as team captain led No. 3 seeded 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team to the round of 32, with his team defeating the

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in the opening round by 104–95. He was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the

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, going on to play in three

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(NBA) seasons for

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(1991–93) and

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(1994–95). In his NBA career, Lee played in 73 games, played 415 minutes, and scored a total of 168 points.

References

External links

NBA stats
at ''www.databasebasketball.com''

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