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#5 Courtney Lee
Guard/Forward
Height: 6-5
Weight: 200
NBA Experience: 3
College: Western Kentucky
High School: Pike (Indianapolis, IN)
Birthdate: October 3, 1985
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
How Acquired: Trade with New Jersey on August 11, 2010
In 2010-2011
In his first season with the Rockets, averaged 8.3 points (.408, 71-174 3FG), 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 81 games (one start) … on the inactive list for one game (2/16/11) due to a mild case of pneumonia … totaled 29 double-digit scoring games, including four 20-point outings … made a season-best three steals in his regular season debut with Houston at the L.A. Lakers (10/26/10) … scored 11 points off a career-best 9-of-9 outing from the free throw line at Golden State (10/27/10) … netted 19 points (8-14 FG, 3-5 3FG) vs. Oklahoma City (1/12/11) … topped Houston with 23 points (9-15 FG) vs. Minnesota (2/8/11) … led seven Rockets in double-figure scoring with 22 points (8-14 FG), a career-high-tying five 3-pointers made (5-7 3FG), six rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block vs. Denver (2/14/11), which also included a 14-point second quarter (5-9 FG, 3-4 3FG) … registered 18 points (7-14 FG) at the L.A. Clippers (3/2/11) … matched his career-high two blocked shots vs. Indiana (3/5/11) … recorded 19 points (7-13 FG, 5-5 FT) and another career-high-tying two blocks at Sacramento (3/7/11) … reached double-digit scoring in a season-high four consecutive games (3/1/11-3/7/11) … in his first start with the Rockets, scored a season-high 25 points (10-16 FG) in 41:54 of action vs. Golden State (3/23/11), as well as matching his career best in 3-pointers made (5-8 3FG) … tied his season-high three steals at New Jersey (3/29/11) … again tied his career best with two blocks vs. Sacramento (4/5/11) … equaled his career-high six assists at New Orleans (4/6/11), matching his six helpers from 2009-10 at New Orleans (1/8/10) … added 12 points (4-12 FG), a career-high-tying eight rebounds and a season-high-trying three steals vs. Dallas (4/11/11) … came off the bench for 22 points (7-15 FG, 4-7 3FG, 4-4 FT) at Minnesota (4/13/11) … made his final 20 consecutive free throw attempts of the season (4/1/11-4/13/11).
In the NBA
Owns career averages of 9.6 points (.380, 229-602 3FG), 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.99 steals in 229 games (109 starts) with Orlando, New Jersey and Houston … owns 16 career 20-point performances, including a career-best 30 points (13-20 FG) at Memphis (3/8/10). 2009-2010: In his lone season with New Jersey, averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.31 steals in 71 games (66 starts) … finished sixth on New Jersey’s top-10, single-season free throw percentage list at .869 (133-153 FT) … missed a total of 10 games due to injury: six games (11/7/09-11/18/09) with a strained left groin, one game (1/27/10) due to oral surgery and three games (2/28/10-3/5/10) with a sprained left ankle … was a DNP (CD) one time (11/21/09) … in his 66 starts, averaged 12.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 34.6 minutes … also averaged 14 points per game after the All-Star Break … recorded 10 games of 20-plus points, one 30-point performance and two games with four or more steals … made a career-high six steals at Denver (11/24/09) … notched 27 points (11-16 FG) vs. Charlotte (12/4/09) … tallied a career-high eight rebounds vs. Golden State (12/9/09) … scored 28 points (8-14 FG) with a career-high five treys (5-7 3FG) at New Orleans (1/8/10), adding a career-best six assists … totaled 24 points (9-15 FG) and seven rebounds at Cleveland (2/9/10) … netted 28 points (11-18 FG, 4-4 3FG) vs. Portland (2/23/10) … posted 25 points at New York (3/6/10), including a career-high-tying five 3-pointers (5-7 3FG) … registered 24 points (10-14 FG) at Houston (3/13/10) … played in a career-high 51 minutes at Miami (4/14/10). 2008-2009: Played in 77 games (42 starts) during his rookie campaign with Orlando, averaging 8.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists … made a career-high 82-of-203 (.404) 3-point field goals … was a DNP (CD) five times (10/29/08-11/1/08; 11/21/08) … in his 42 starts, averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 boards and 1.07 steals in 29.7 minutes per game … ranked among the top NBA rookies in scoring (13th), rebounding (19th), assists (11th), 3-point field goal percentage (third) and steals (sixth, 0.99 spg) … scored in double figures 33 times and had two 20-point games, including 21 points (9-10 FG, 3-3 3FG) vs. the L.A. Clippers (2/4/09) and a season-high 22 points (6-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 8-8 FT) at New York (3/23/09) … recorded a season-best three steals seven times … made his first NBA start vs. Washington (1/6/09).
In the Playoffs
2009: Played in 21 games (16 starts), averaging 8.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 26.2 minutes in helping Orlando reach the NBA Finals … poured in playoff-career-high 24 points vs. Philadelphia (4/22/09).
In College
Played four seasons at Western Kentucky University, averaging 17.6 points (.401, 245-611 3FG; .817, 389-476 FT), 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.91 steals in 127 career games … started every game he played at WKU … named First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference for three consecutive seasons (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) and was the 2007-08 Sun Belt Player of the Year … left WKU tied with Jim McDaniels as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,238 points … also ranked first in games started (127), minutes played (3,957) and free throw percentage (.817); second in 3-point field goals made (245) and steals (242); sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (.401); ninth in assists (281) and blocked shots (78) … as a senior in 2007-08, ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference and 28th in the nation in points per game (20.4) … led the Hilltoppers to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament … scored 735 points in 2007-08, which ranked third all-time in school history for points in a single season … ranked fifth in the conference in steals (1.81 spg) and seventh in free throw percentage (.822) … averaged a team-high 17.3 points (fifth in Sun Belt) during his junior campaign in 2006-07… as a sophomore, led the Hilltoppers in rebounding (6.3 rpg), assists (2.9 apg) and steals (2.57 spg), while ranking second in scoring (17.4 ppg) … set a school freshman record in 2004-05 with 461 points in 31 games.
In Life
Born Courtney Lee on Oct. 3, 1985, in Indianapolis, Indiana … received a degree in sociology from Western Kentucky with a minor in criminology … earned WKU’s highest athletic honor, receiving the John O. Oldham Award as the school’s Male Athlete of the Year in July 2008 … wore jersey #11 with the Magic to honor Daniel Rumph, who wore the same number when he was his teammate at WKU … credits Rumph, who died of a heart condition while playing pick-up basketball in 2005, for keeping him in school after a homesick freshman season … enjoys watching Entourage and sports … lists favorite music artists as Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz and Usher … lists Avatar and Expendables as recent movies he has liked … does not have just one favorite movie that stands out that he “could watch a million times” … lists superstition as when “Walking with a group of people and there is a pole, we all need to walk on the same side of the pole. Don’t split the pole.” … lists favorite meal as steak … first job was working in a coffee shop.
In Transactions
Selected by Orlando in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft … traded from Orlando to New Jersey along with Rafer Alston and Tony Battie in exchange for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson on June 25, 2009 … acquired by Houston from New Jersey in a four-team, five-player trade that sent Trevor Ariza to New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2010 … Rockets picked up the third-year option on his contract on Oct. 29, 2010.
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