Gregory Scott Lee is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. He won two NCAA championships at UCLA

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

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, then played two seasons of professional basketball: one in the original American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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 and one in the National Basketball Association

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Lee, a 6'3 guard from Reseda High School

Reseda High School

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 in Reseda, California, played for UCLA from 1971 to 1974. He was a three-year starter at guard for the Bruins, and won two championships in 1972

1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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 and 1973

1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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After his collegiate career ended, Lynn was drafted by both the NBA and ABA. The Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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 drafted him in the seventh round (115th pick overall) of the 1974 NBA Draft

1974 NBA Draft

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 and the San Diego Conquistadors

San Diego Conquistadors

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 drafted him in the fifth round of the ABA Draft the same year. He chose the Conquistadors, averaging 3.6 points and 2.6 assists in five games. The next season he moved to the NBA, appearing in five games for the Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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 and averaging 1.2 points and 2.2 assists. He was also an accomplished beach volleyball

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 player on the professional circuit.

Lee became a high school coach and teacher in California after his playing days were over.

External links

• Beach Volleyball Profile at the Beach Volleyball Database
  Beach Volleyball Database
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