Lee Shaffer

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American basketball player

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Field	Value
name	Lee Shaffer
image	Lee Shaffer 1960.jpeg
caption	Shaffer, circa 1960
height_ft	6
height_in	7
weight_lb	220
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
high_school	Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
college	North Carolina (1957–1960)
draft_year	1960
draft_round	1
draft_pick	5
draft_team	Syracuse Nationals
career_start	1961
career_end	1964
career_number	22
career_position	Small forward
years1	1960–1961
team1	Cleveland Pipers
years2	–
team2	Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
stats_league	NBA
stat1label	Points
stat1value	3,291 (16.8 ppg)
stat2label	Rebounds
stat2value	1,240 (6.3 rpg)
stat3label	Assists
stat3value	232 (1.2 apg)
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NBA All-Star ()
Consensus second-team All-American (1960)
Third-team All-American – NABC (1959)
ACC Player of the Year (1960)
First-team All-ACC (1960)
Second-team All-ACC (1959) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 3,291 (16.8 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 1,240 (6.3 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 232 (1.2 apg)

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, after 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

Regular season

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Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
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
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Playoffs

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Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
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
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References

(May 2, 2013). "The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts".

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