Butch Lee

Butch Lee
	Lee as a senior at Marquette
Personal information
Born	December 5, 1956; Santurce, Puerto Rico
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	DeWitt Clinton; (The Bronx, New York)
College	Marquette (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1975–1990
Position	Point guard
Number	15
Career history
As player:
1975–1977	Cardenales de Río Piedras
1978–1979	Atlanta Hawks
1979–1980	Cleveland Cavaliers
1980	Los Angeles Lakers
1984	Cardenales de Río Piedras
1985	Brujos de Guayama
1985	Atléticos de San Germán
1986–1989	Leones de Ponce
1990	Polluelos de Aibonito
As coach:
1999	Indios de Mayagüez
2001–2002	Tiburones de Aguadilla
2002–2004	Gigantes de Carolina
2009	Cangrejeros de Santurce
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1980); BSN champion (1985); NCAA champion (1977); NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1977); Naismith College Player of the Year (1978); AP Player of the Year (1978); Adolph Rupp Trophy (1978); UPI Player of the Year (1978); Consensus first-team All-American (1978); Consensus second-team All-American (1977); No. 15 retired by Marquette Golden Eagles;
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Alfred "Butch" Lee Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Lee was the first Puerto Rican and first Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing this after being selected in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft.

He began his career in the NCAA, where he gathered several "Player of the Year" recognitions and earned All-American honors as both a junior and senior while at Marquette University. Lee was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the 1977 Final Four where he led the Warriors to the school's first national championship. The university recognized this by retiring his jersey.

In the NBA, he played for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers. Lee concluded his career in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is known to be the only Puerto Rican professional basketball player to win championships in the NCAA, NBA, and BSN. Lee was also a member of the Puerto Rican national team.

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