BIO: Michael Lee was born in Melbourne (VIC). Lee received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1983. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
Michael Lee made his NBL debut with the Nunawading Spectres on 4/2/1984. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Michael Lee played two seasons the Nunawading Spectres. He averaged 5.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 52 NBL games.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | Nunawading | 19-7 (3) | 27 | 0 | 102 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 45 | 101 | 45% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 17 | 71% | 47% | 45% | 14 |
| 1984 | 0 | Nunawading | 14-9 (7) | 25 | 0 | 191 | 90 | 23 | 38 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 81 | 144 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 29 | 48 | 60% | 57% | 56% | 20 | Totals | 52 | 0 | 293 | 147 | 43 | 56 | 91 | 25 | 17 | 45 | 101 | 126 | 245 | 51.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 41 | 65 | 63.1% | 54% | 51% | 20 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | Nunawading | 19-7 (3) | 27 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 45% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 71% | 47% | 45% | 14 |
| 1984 | 0 | Nunawading | 14-9 (7) | 25 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 56% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.2 | 1.9 | 60% | 57.3% | 56% | 20 | Total | 52 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 51.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 63.1% | 54% | 51% | 20 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Lee joined Cholet Basket for the 2008 Pro A season, playing his first season in France, but his stint was cut short by injury after August to November 2008.
Lee joined KK Split for the 2009 Adriatic League season in Croatia and averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds across three ABA League games alongside Jamon Gordon and Andrija Stipanovic.
Lee joined Albacomp-UBC Szekesfehervar for the 2009–2010 Hungarian A Division season and earned Hungarian All-Star Game participation during that year.
Lee joined Radnički Kragujevac for the 2010–2011 Adriatic League season in Serbia and averaged 19.6 points in the ABA, finishing as the league’s top scorer.
Lee joined BC Donetsk for the 2011–2012 Ukrainian Superleague season, signing on July 8, 2011, and averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in EuroCup play with Ramel Curry, Ivan Radenovic and Viacheslav Kravtsov.
Lee joined Politekhnika-Halychyna for the 2012–2013 Ukrainian Superleague season and averaged 14.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in 39 league games while sharing the roster with Darrel Mitchell, Sasa Vasiljevic and Vladan Vukosavljevic.
Lee joined SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer for the 2014 Pro A season in France on October 4, 2014, then averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in six Pro A games.
Lee joined Szolnoki Olaj for the 2015 Hungarian A Division season on January 8, 2015, and won both the Hungarian League and Hungarian Cup while playing with David Vojvoda, Marko Brkic, Akos Keller and Lazeric Jones.
Lee joined BCM U Pitești for the 2016 Romanian Liga Națională season on January 18, 2016, and averaged 12.3 points and 5.4 rebounds in 16 games with Jamar Diggs, Vincent Hunter and Maksym Pustozvonov.
France - Cholet Basket (2008), SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer (2014) | Croatia - KK Split (2009) | Hungary - Albacomp-UBC Szekesfehervar (2009–2010), Szolnoki Olaj (2015) | Serbia - Radnički Kragujevac (2010–2011) | Ukraine - BC Donetsk (2011–2012), Politekhnika-Halychyna (2012–2013) | Romania - BCM U Pitești (2016)
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