Gerald Lee (basketball)
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Lee guarded by Nikola Peković while playing for Finland
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| CSA Steaua București | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Romanian League |
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| Born | 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 |
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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
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External links
- Gerald Lee at abaliga.com
- Gerald Lee at eurobasket.com
- Gerald Lee at eurocupbasketball.com
- Gerald Lee at fiba.com
- Pages with broken file links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- CB Murcia players
- Centers (basketball)
- Finnish basketball players
- Finnish people of American descent
- KK Budućnost Podgorica players
- Liga ACB players
- Old Dominion Monarchs basketball players
- People from Uusikaupunki
