1971-72 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
After UC Riverside Elected to the UC Riverside Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986 ... A member of the UC Riverside Atheltics Association Hall of Fame Committee ... Received his master's in education from Cal State San Bernardino ... Earned his secondary and elementary teaching credentials and administrative services credential ... Is a special education and reading specialist ... Was employed 34 years with the State of California Department of Corrections and the California Youth Authority as a couselor, teacher, principal (Soleded State Prison and Youth Training School) and education administrator ... Co-owner of A Lee Gallery which specializes in African American art ...
Career Finished his career as the Highlanders all-time leading scorer and rebounder ...
1971-72 Finished third on the team in scoring, second in rebounding and second in field goal percentage ... Season scoring high was 28 points ... Named to the All-CCAA Honorable Mention Team ... Finished second in the conference in rebounding behind teammate Sam Cash ...
1970-71 Finished second on the team in scoring and rebounding, while leading the squad in field goal percentage ... Scored a season-high 28 points vs. Rhode Island College ... Finished fifth in the conference in scoring and third in rebounding ... Named to the Al-CCAA Second Team ... His 294 rebounds on the season were the fifth most in the history of the program ... Became the Highlanders all-time leading rebounder late in the season ...
1969-70 Helped the Highlanders to a third place finish in the NCAA Division II Tournament ... Named Southern California College Division Player of the Year, and to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... His 605 points were the second most in the history of the program behind only teammate Mike Washington's 611 that same season ... His 377 rebounds were the most in the history of the program ... Scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds vs. Cal Poly Pomona on February 25 ... Established a school record by attempting 20 free throws vs. Buffalo State ... His 228 made field goals and 222 free throw attempts established program single-season records ... Named to the All-Tournament Teams at UC Davis and the Western Regionals ... Led the CCAA in rebounding and finished third in scoring ... Named to the All-CCAA First Team
1968-69 (San Bernardino Valley Junior College) Was named All-California Junior College while averaging 23.0 points and a state-leading 19.0 rebounds for Head Coach Ray Blake ... Also Named to the All-Eastern Conference First Team ...
High School Played two years of varsity basketball at San Bernardino High School, and one at Kubasaki High Schol in Okinawa ... Named All-CIF as a senior, and Team MVP in his last two years ... Also lettered in track and football ... Earned MVP honors at the 19th Annual Far East High School Basketball Tournament (1967) at Tachikawa Air Base in Japan, and the Ramona Invitational Tournament (1967), and was named to the San Bernardino Kiwanis Basketball All-Tournament Team (1967) ... Was a two-time San Bernardino High School Athlete of the Year selection ... Also lettered in football, baseball and track ... Runs the 440 in 49.0, and was a member of San Bernardino's mile relay team which finished fourth in the state an sixth in the nation in 1968 ...
Personal Married his college sweetheart, Alicia, since 1971, and has two children, Greg and Princess, and four grandchildren ... Hobbies as a collegian included creative writing ... Hobbies after graduation include framing and matting pictures professionally for 30 years, playing Scrabble, listening to jazz and R&B oldies, and collecting African American art and books ... Earned his sociology degree from UC Riverside ...
Howard Lee's Career Stats
Year |
GP-GS |
Min |
Avg |
FG-FGA |
FG% |
3G-3GA |
3G% |
FT-FTA |
FT% |
O |
D |
Tot |
Avg |
PF-DQ |
A |
TO |
B |
S |
Pts |
Avg |
1969-70 |
29- |
|
|
228-457 |
.499 |
----- |
----- |
149-222 |
.671 |
|
|
377 |
13.0 |
|
29 |
76 |
|
31 |
605 |
20.9 |
1970-71 |
24- |
|
|
156-300 |
.520 |
----- |
----- |
75-122 |
.615 |
|
|
294 |
12.3 |
61-1 |
|
|
|
|
387 |
16.1 |
1971-72 |
28- |
|
|
148-308 |
.480 |
----- |
----- |
98-142 |
.690 |
|
|
333 |
11.8 |
72-1 |
23 |
|
30 |
|
394 |
14.0 |
Totals |
81- |
|
|
532-1,065 |
.500 |
----- |
----- |
322-486 |
.663 |
|
|
1,004 |
12.4 |
133-2 |
|
|
|
|
1,386 |
17.1 |
Statistics
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