Michael Rahjoan Lee (born June 5, 1986) is an American former professional

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player. His primary position is

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Early career

Lee attended Cardinal Newman High School in

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. He played

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. In his four-year career with the Bonnies, Lee averaged 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, posting career best averages of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds during the 2007–08 season, his senior year.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Lee signed with

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of France. However, he played only two games for the team due to injury, and was released before the end of the year. In January 2009, Lee joined

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of Croatia. In 2009, Lee signed with Albacomp of Hungary for the 2009–10 season. In October 2010, Lee signed with Radnički Kragujevac of Serbia for the 2010–11 season. He averaged 19.6 points per game in the

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, and 14.0 points per game in the

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. In July 2011, he signed with

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of Ukraine for the 2011–12 season. He joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2012

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. He started three of five games, averaging 5.8 points and 2.0 rebounds for 16.4 minutes a contest. In September 2012, Lee returned to Ukraine and signed with Politekhnika-Halychyna for the 2012–13 season. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived on October 19. In November 2013, he was acquired by the Canton Charge. On January 27, 2014, he was traded to the Delaware 87ers. On October 4, 2014, he signed with

SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais, commonly known as SOMB, is a French professional basketball club based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. The team currently plays in the French third division, the Nationale Masculine 1. History SOMB was founded on ...

of the

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. On January 8, 2015, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the rest of the season. On January 18, 2016, Lee signed with

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of the Romanian League.

References

External links

St. Bonaventure bio

Eurobasket.com profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Michael 1986 births Living people ABA League players Alba Fehérvár players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Basketball players from Tallahassee, Florida BC Donetsk players BC Politekhnika-Halychyna players Canton Charge players Cholet Basket players CSU Pitești players Delaware 87ers players KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players KK Split players Power forwards SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer players St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Szolnoki Olaj KK players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen