Lee Winfield
Lee Winfield, 1972 (yellow).
Personal information
Born(1947-02-04)February 4, 1947
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedFebruary 4, 2011(2011-02-04) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSumner (St. Louis, Missouri)
College
NBA draft1969: 3rd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1969–1976
PositionPoint guard
Number11, 3
Career history
19691973Seattle SuperSonics
19731975Buffalo Braves
1975–1976Kansas City Kings
Career NBA statistics
Points2,959 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds828 (2.1 rpg)
Assists1,003 (2.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Leroy "Lee" Winfield (February 4, 1947 – February 4, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'2" guard from North Texas State University, Winfield played in the National Basketball Association from 1969 to 1976 as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Buffalo Braves, and Kansas City Kings. His most productive seasons came in 1970–71 and 1971–72 when he averaged more than 10 points a game with Seattle. He was also a member of the Braves' 1974 and 1975 playoff teams.[1] He averaged 7.3 points per game in his professional career.[2]

Winfield later worked as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University,[3] the University of Missouri,[4] and St. Louis Community College.[5]

He died on his 64th birthday after a battle with colon cancer.[6]

Notes

  1. "Former NBA player and SLU assistant coach Lee Winfield dies at 64", St. Louis American, February 7, 2011
  2. basketball-reference.com. "Lee Winfield". Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  3. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/lee-winfield-dies-st-louisan-played-in-nba-coached-at/article_2825ea84-32e8-11e0-a60b-0017a4a78c22.html, Archived 2019-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "University of Missouri, Official Athletic Site of the Mizzou Tigers Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  5. Men's Basketball Coaching Staff Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at Forest Park Basketball.
  6. Former Mizzou coach Winfield dies
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