Lee Shaffer
# Lee Shaffer

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

### Regular season

| 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 | Career | 196 | 28.0 | .420 | .776 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 16.8 |

### Playoffs

| 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 | Career | 13 | 29.8 | .416 | .778 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
