Guard
6-6, 200
Junior
Los Angeles, CA
Artesia HS, Ventura College
History

An athletic forward who finishes plays at the hoop...an outstanding defender, shot blocker and rebounder...will complete fast breaks with acrobatic dunks...in his second season at USF after a year at Ventura College and a redshirt season.

Sophomore:
Led the team in many categories including minutes played (975) rebounds (181), free-throws attempted and made... third leading scorer with 10.0 points per contest...fifth in the WCC in rebound average (6.0 rpg)... scored his career high of 17 three times (at Indiana, vs. Portland and vs. LMU)...in LMU game made 7 of 10 field goals...had an excellent December averaging 12.1 points, shooting 51.2% floor and pulling 7.2 rebounds...great pass to Russell Hinder with :08 left gave USF win at Santa Barbara (Nov. 18).

Redshirt Season:
Sat out the 1997-98 season as Ventura College dropped its basketball program.

Junior College:
Played in the prestigious Ventura College program in 1996-97 averaging 17 points and 9.6 rebounds and 3 steals per game per game for the Pirates...named first team all-league, all-state honorable mention as a freshman, named top newcomer at Ventura.

High School:
A top-100 player coming out of Artesia High School... transferred to Locke High School his final semester where he played one game for them scoring 25 points...named Long Beach Telegram Best in the West #8 player... averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals per contest...named first team all-league and best offensive player.

Personal:
James Devon Lee
Born: 7/20/77 in Los Angeles
High School: Locke HS
(Coach Reggie Morris)
Mentor: Everett Ersery
(Chief Engineer-Plant Services)

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