Paris Lee (born April 20, 1995) is an American-born naturalized Cameroonian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Illinois State University. A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) point guard, Lee was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a senior in the 2016–17 season.
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Position | Point guard |
League | Greek Basket League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-04-20) April 20, 1995 (age 27) Maywood, Illinois |
Nationality | American / Cameroonian |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois) |
College | Illinois State (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Antwerp Giants |
2019–2020 | Brose Bamberg |
2020–2021 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
2021–2022 | AS Monaco |
2022–present | Panathinaikos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lee started his professional career with Antwerp Giants in Belgium in 2017. Lee had a successful season in 2018–19 as he reached the Basketball Champions League Final Four with Antwerp. Individually, he was named to the All-Champions League Second Team and was named the Pro Basketball League MVP.
Lee attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, where he played for former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Donnie Boyce.
[1] Lee earned a reputation as one of the top defensive players in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), earning All-Defensive team honors for three consecutive seasons.[2] In his senior season, Lee led the Redbirds to a shared MVC title in a year dedicated to former associate head coach Torrey Ward, who had died unexpectedly in a plane crash on April 7, 2015.[3] Lee averaged 13 points, 5 assists and 1.9 steals per game and at the conclusion of the season was named both the MVC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, the third player in league history to win both honors.[4]
Following the close of his college career, Lee signed with the Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League.[5] After averaging 13.8 points per game in four games of the Basketball Champions League’s Qualification Round, Lee signed a contract extension until 2020.[6]
In the 2018–19 season, Lee played in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) with Antwerp. With Lee as starting point guard, Antwerp had a successful run to the Final Four which was hosted by Antwerp. The team ended in third place after defeating Brose Bamberg in the third place game. Lee was named to the All-Champions League Second Team. In the domestic Pro Basketball League, Lee was given the Most Valuable Player award.[7]
On June 29, 2019, Lee signed a two-year contract with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[8] He followed his Antwerp coach Roel Moors, who signed with Bamberg earlier. Lee averaged 8.4 points and 5.8 assists per game. He was released by the team on July 15, 2020.[9]
On July 15, 2020, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Jeep Elite.[10]
On July 14, 2021, Lee signed a one-year deal with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[11]
On July 1, 2022, Lee signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[12]
Lee became a naturalised Cameroonian citizen in 2022.[13] On August 26, he made his debut for Cameroon in a 71–69 win over the DR Congo, scoring 15 points as the starting point guard.[14]
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2021–22 | AS Monaco | 36 | 9 | 19.3 | .398 | .353 | .863 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .0 | 7.2 | 7 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Antwerp Giants | 20 | 29.0 | .377 | .325 | .700 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | .0 | 12.7 |
2019–20 | Brose Bamberg | 14 | 25.6 | .367 | .431 | .867 | 2.1 | 4.1 | .9 | .0 | 9.2 |
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