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

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player and current scout for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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. 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

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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

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

References

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