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**Born:** December 5, 1956\\ | **Born:** December 5, 1956\\ | ||
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===== High School Career ===== | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
- | Lee was born in the area of San Juan, Puerto Rico to an American couple. Lee's family moved to The Bronx, New York, U.S., when he was a young child. There he went on to study at the De Witt Clinton High School. | + | Lee was born in the area of San Juan, Puerto Rico to an American couple. Lee's family moved to The Bronx, New York, U.S., two days after his birth. He went on to study at the DeWitt |
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+ | Lee showed talent for basketball since an early age, and he impressed many college scouts with his game style. | ||
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+ | As a junior at New York City's DeWitt Clinton, Lee led his team to the city championship. A year later, he averaged 25 ppg and led them to a 2nd place finish. | ||
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+ | During his senior year, Lee accumulated accolade after accolade: first team All-New York and All-Bronx; top prep scholar/ | ||
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+ | Lee was named the 1974 Eastern Player of the Year and one of the nation' | ||
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+ | He received scholarship contacts from over 300 schools including UCLA, Maryland and Duke. | ||
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+ | Lee later accepted the offer to play for Marquette. | ||
- | Lee showed talent for basketball since an early age, and he impressed many college scouts with his game style. He accepted an offer to play for Marquette. | ||
===== Marquette Career ===== | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
Alfred “Butch” Lee was the most valuable player of the 1977 NCAA Final Four after leading Marquette to the national title. | Alfred “Butch” Lee was the most valuable player of the 1977 NCAA Final Four after leading Marquette to the national title. | ||
- | During his senior season, he paced the team in scoring with a 17.7 points per game average. While helping MU to the national title in ’77, he received second-team All-America status. He recorded 1,735 points during his career, still good for the No. 2 spot all-time at Marquette, and his 84.8 percentage in free throw shooting is second all-time at Marquette. He stands second on the school’s career chart in field goals with 666 and second in field goal attempts with 1,403. He had his jersey number of 15 retired by the school and was inducted into the Marquette Hall of Fame in 1985. | + | Lee averaged 8.3 points per game as a freshman, 13.7 points per game as a sophomore and 19.6 points per game as a junior. |
=== All-Time Marquette Rankings === | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === | ||
- | *2nd, Points (1,735) | + | *4th, Points (1,735) |
=== All-Time Career Leader Rankings === | === All-Time Career Leader Rankings === | ||
- | *2nd, Field Goals Made (666) | + | *3rd, Field Goals Made (666) |
- | *2nd, Field Goals Attempted (1,403) | + | *4th, Field Goals Attempted (1,403) |
- | *4th, Free Throws Made (403) | + | *5th, Free Throws Made (403) |
*2nd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 200 att.) (84.8%) | *2nd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 200 att.) (84.8%) | ||
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=== All-Time Single Season Rankings === | === All-Time Single Season Rankings === | ||
- | *4th, Points (628) | + | *6th, Points (628) |
*5th, Field Goals Made (239) | *5th, Field Goals Made (239) | ||
- | *3rd (tie), Field Goals Attempted (501) | + | *4th (tie), Field Goals Attempted (501) |
- | *7th (tie), Free Throws Made (150) | + | *8th (tie), Free Throws Made (150) |
*3rd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (87.2%) | *3rd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (87.2%) | ||
== All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *7th, Free Throws Made (131) | + | *10th, Free Throws Made (131) |
*1st, Free Throw Percentage (min. 70 att.) (87.9%) | *1st, Free Throw Percentage (min. 70 att.) (87.9%) | ||
- | *8th, Assists (137) | + | *9th (tied), Assists (137) |
== All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | ||
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*3rd, Field Goals Made (239) | *3rd, Field Goals Made (239) | ||
*2nd (tie), Field Goals Attempted (501) | *2nd (tie), Field Goals Attempted (501) | ||
- | *4th, Free Throws Made (150) | + | *5th, Free Throws Made (150) |
- | *6th, Free Throws Attempted (172) | + | *7th, Free Throws Attempted (172) |
*2nd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (87.2%) | *2nd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (87.2%) | ||
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*1976 Milwaukee Classic MVP | *1976 Milwaukee Classic MVP | ||
*1977 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player | *1977 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player | ||
- | *1978 Naismith College Player of the Year (NCAA Player of the Year) | + | *1976-77 AP Second Team All-American |
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+ | *1976-77 Chucky Taylor Converse All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 | ||
+ | *1977-78 Rupp Award (AP) College | ||
+ | *1977-78 Basketball Weekly College Player of the Year | ||
+ | *1977-78 AP All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 UPI All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 Basketball Weekly All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 Citizen Savings (Helms) All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 Chuck Taylor Converse All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 NABC All-American | ||
+ | *1977-78 Sporting News All-American | ||
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===== Olympic Glory ===== | ===== Olympic Glory ===== |