Lee Shaffer | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1939 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
High School: | Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
College: | North Carolina (1957–1960) |
Draft Year: | 1960 |
Draft Round: | 1 |
Draft Pick: | 5 |
Draft Team: | Syracuse Nationals |
Career Start: | 1961 |
Career End: | 1964 |
Career Number: | 22 |
Career Position: | Small forward |
Years1: | 1960–1961 |
Team1: | Cleveland Pipers |
Years2: | – |
Team2: | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 3,291 (16.8 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 1,240 (6.3 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 232 (1.2 apg) |
Bbr: | shaffle01 |
Lee Philip Shaffer II (born February 23, 1939) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'7" forward born in Chicago, Shaffer starred at the University of North Carolina, where he was the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1960.
Shaffer was the #5 selection of the Syracuse Nationals in the 1960 NBA draft.Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame players Oscar Robertson (#1) and Jerry West (#2). He was selected ahead of future Hall of Famers Lenny Wilkens (#6) and Satch Sanders (#8).
Shaffer and another 1960 First Round Draft choice, Al Bunge (#7), signed with the AAU instead of the NBA, in an era where salaries were small. Shaffer played the 1960-1961 season with the Cleveland Pipers.[1]
He then played three seasons (1961–1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. An NBA All-Star in 1963, Shaffer held career averages of 16.8 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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1961–62 | Syracuse | 75 | 27.8 | .436 | .771 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 16.9 | |
1962–63 | Syracuse | 80 | 29.9 | .429 | .784 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 18.6 | |
1963–64 | Philadelphia | 41 | 24.7 | .370 | .767 | 5.0 | .9 | 13.1 | |
Career | 196 | 28.0 | .420 | .776 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 16.8 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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1962 | Syracuse | 5 | 34.8 | .354 | .774 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 18.8 | |
1963 | Syracuse | 5 | 34.6 | .479 | .800 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 27.2 | |
1964 | Philadelphia | 3 | 13.3 | .364 | .500 | 1.3 | .7 | 5.7 | |
Career | 13 | 29.8 | .416 | .778 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 19.0 |