Kisha Lee

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Kisha Lee
South West Metro Pirates
PositionForward
LeagueNBL1 North
Personal information
Born (1985-07-11) July 11, 1985 (age 38)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
High schoolCarver (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeUNLV (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008Celeritas-Donar
2008–2009BC Powerbasket Wels
2009Bundaberg Bears
2009–2010Helios Basket
2010Chicago Steam
2010–2011Sheffield Hatters
2011Bundaberg Bears
2012–2013Toowoomba Mountaineers
2013–2014Sheffield Hatters
2014–2015Toowoomba Mountaineers
2015Ansett
2016–2017Perth Lynx
2017Stirling Senators
2018–2019Cockburn Cougars
2019USC Rip City
2020Gold Coast Rollers
2021–presentSouth West Metro Pirates
Career highlights and awards
  • SBL All-Star (2017, 2018)
  • EBL champion (2011)
  • Austrian Cup champion (2009)

Kisha Lee (born July 11, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the South West Metro Pirates of the NBL1 North. She played college basketball for UNLV.

UNLV statistics[edit]

Source[1]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 UNLV 5 8 66.7% 0.0% 1.4 0.2 1.6
2004–05 UNLV 24 80 54.2% 0.0% 66.7% 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 3.3
2005–06 UNLV 30 198 54.2% 44.4% 77.4% 3.6 0.3 0.7 0.1 6.6
2006–07 UNLV 17 105 37.0% 26.3% 60.0% 3.0 0.8 0.7 0.2 6.2
Career 76 391 48.4% 34.2% 69.3% 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 5.1

Professional career[edit]

Lee's first two professional seasons were spent in Europe, playing for Dutch team Celeritas-Donar in 2007–08, and then Austrian team BC Powerbasket Wels in 2008–09. After a stint with the Bundaberg Bears of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) during the 2009 Australian winter,[2] Lee returned to Europe for the 2009–10 season, joining Swiss team Helios Basket. She then had a stint with the Chicago Steam in 2010 before moving to England to play for the Sheffield Hatters. She helped the Haters win the 2010–11 EBL championship.

Between 2011 and 2013, she played three straight seasons in the QBL with Bundaberg (2011) and the Toowoomba Mountaineers (2012–13).[3] She returned to the Sheffield Hatters for the 2013–14 EBL season before re-joining the Mountaineers for the 2014 season. In 2015, she split her year with Toowoomba[4] and in Darwin with Ansett.[5] In 13 games for Ansett, she averaged 19 points per game.[6][7]

In August 2016, Lee joined the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[8] Following the 2016–17 WNBL season, Lee remained in Perth and played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Stirling Senators.[9] She continued on in the SBL in 2018 and 2019, playing for the Cockburn Cougars.[10][11] In June 2019, Lee left the Cougars[12] and returned to Queensland, where she joined the USC Rip City.[13]

In 2020, Lee played for the Gold Coast Rollers of the Queensland State League (QSL).[14] In 2021, she joined the South West Metro Pirates of the NBL1 North.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. ^ "Player statistics for Kisha Lee – SportsTG". September 18, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18.
  3. ^ "Mountaineers imports ready for big QBL season". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers shooting big for QBL season". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  5. ^ "New, improved Ansett on the rise". www.ntnews.com.au. August 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Player statistics for Kisha Lee – Darwin Basketball Association
  7. ^ "Key player missing for Ansett". www.ntnews.com.au. October 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "Perth Lynx Sign Kisha Lee". WNBL.com.au. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Kisha Lee joins Senators
  10. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  11. ^ "2019 SBL Transaction Tracker". www.facebook.com.
  12. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  13. ^ "Player statistics for Kisha Lee". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  14. ^ "2020 QSL Teams – Gold Coast Rollers". basketballqld.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  15. ^ "The Pirates are excited to welcome Kisha Lee to our Women's NBL1 team for the 2021 season". facebook.com/SWMPirates. February 23, 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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