Lee Winfield

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Lee Winfield
File:Supersonics program, 1972 (31494288986).jpg
Lee Winfield, 1972 (yellow).
Personal information
Born(1947-02-04)February 4, 1947
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2011(2011-02-04) (aged 64)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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
Drafted bySeattle SuperSonics
Playing career1969–1976
PositionPoint guard
Number11, 3
Career history
1969–1973Seattle SuperSonics
1973–1975Buffalo Braves
1975–1976Kansas City Kings
Career NBA statistics
Points2,959 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds828 (2.1 rpg)
Assists1,003 (2.5 apg)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Leroy 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 suffering from colon cancer.[6]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Seattle 64 12.0 .479 .750 1.5 1.6 5.7
1970–71 Seattle 79 20.3 .466 .664 2.4 2.8 10.5
1971–72 Seattle 81 25.2 .496 .668 2.7 3.6 10.6
1972–73 Seattle 53 20.0 .431 .574 2.4 3.5 6.6
1973–74 Buffalo 36 12.0 .352 .635 1.2 1.3 .4 .1 3.0
1974–75 Buffalo 68 18.5 .526 .721 1.9 2.0 .6 .4 5.5
1975–76 Kansas City 22 9.7 .485 .643 1.1 .9 .5 .3 3.3
Career 403 18.3 .474 .668 2.1 2.5 .5 .3 7.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974 Buffalo 1 12.0 .000 .500 3.0 2.0 1.0 .0 1.0
1975 Buffalo 6 10.8 .438 .600 1.3 1.5 .3 .2 2.8
Career 7 11.0 .389 .571 1.6 1.6 .4 .1 2.6

Notes

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  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. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  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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