Gerald Lee (basketball)

Gerald Lee

Lee guarded by Nikola Peković while playing for Finland
CSA Steaua București
Position Center
League Romanian League
Personal information
Born (1987-11-23) November 23, 1987
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Nationality Finnish / American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College Old Dominion (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2006 UU-Korihait
2010–2011 Snaidero Udine
2011–2012 Prima Veroli
2012–2013 Budućnost Podgorica
2013–2015 CSU Asesoft Ploiești
2015 UCAM Murcia
2015–present Steaua București
Career highlights and awards

Gerald Raymond Lee, Jr. (born November 23, 1987) is a Finnish professional basketball player who currently plays for Steaua București of the Romanian League.

Basketball career

Lee began his professional career in 2004 with UU-Korihait of the Finnish Korisliiga, and played with them for two seasons.

From 2004 to 2008, he played college basketball at the Old Dominion University, with the Old Dominion Monarchs.[1]

From 2010 to 2012 he played in the Italian Legadue Basket, first with Snaidero Udine and then with Prima Veroli.[2]

In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro.[3] He left Budućnost after one season.

In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Romanian team CSU Asesoft Ploiești.[4] In July 2014, he extended his contract with Asesoft for one more season.[5] On February 2, 2015, he left Asesoft Ploiești and signed with UCAM Murcia of Spain for the rest of the 2014–15 ACB season.[6]

On September 16, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Steaua București of Romania.[7]

National team

Lee is a member of the Finland national basketball team. He played for them at the FIBA EuroBasket 2011, FIBA EuroBasket 2013 and 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Family

His American-born father Gerald Lee, Sr. played in Finland from 1973 to 1997. He also played 8 matches for Finland national team in 1992.

References

  1. "Gerald Lee–Old Dominion Monarchs Bio". Odusports.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  2. "Prima Veroli adds size with Gerald Lee". Sportando.com. July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. Kovacevic, Milivoje (August 3, 2012). "BUDUCNOST added size with Gerald Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. "CSU ASESOFT lands Gerald Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  5. "CSU Asesoft extends with center Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. Gerald Lee leaves CSU Asesoft Ploiesti to sign with UCAM Murcia
  7. "Steaua adds size with Lee". Eurocupbasketball.com. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.

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