Lee Shaffer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1939 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| College | North Carolina (1957–1960) |
| NBA draft | 1960: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Selected by the Syracuse Nationals | |
| Playing career | 1961–1964 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 22 |
| Career history | |
| 1961–1964 | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,291 (16.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,240 (6.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 232 (1.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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. 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.
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Categories:
- 1939 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Syracuse Nationals draft picks
- Syracuse Nationals players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs