Shaffer, circa 1960 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1939-02-23) February 23, 1939 (age 85) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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 | |
1960–1961 | Cleveland Pipers |
1961–1964 | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
Shaffer was the #5 selection of the Syracuse Nationals in the 1960 NBA draft.Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame players Oscar Robertson (#1) and Jerry West (#2). He was selected ahead of future Hall of Famers Lenny Wilkens (#6) and Satch Sanders (#8).
Shaffer and another 1960 First Round Draft choice, Al Bunge (#7), signed with the AAU instead of the NBA, in an era where salaries were small. Shaffer played the 1960–1961 season with the Cleveland Pipers.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
References
- Bradley, Robert D. (May 2, 2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. ISBN 9780810890695.
External links
1960 NBA draft | |
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Territorial pick | |
First round | |
Second round |
1960 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans | |
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First Team | |
Second Team |