Lee Humphrey

Infobox NBA Player


caption = Photograph by Colleen Scardino, 3.29.07
position = Shooting guard
nickname = Hump
league = Basketball Bundesliga
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lbs = 192
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|4|26
birth_place = Maryville, Tennessee
team = Ratiopharm Ulm, Germany
college = Florida
draft = Not drafted
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =
career_start = 2007
career_end =
former_teams =

Lee Humphrey (born April 23, 1984 in Maryville, Tennessee) is an American basketball player, currently a shooting guard for Ratiopharm Ulm in the Basketball Bundesliga. From 2003 through 2007, he played for the Florida basketball team, which won the 2006 & 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. During the 2005-2006 NCAA basketball season, he made 45.9% of his three point attempts; he made a school-record 113 in total, a mark he would equal in 2006-2007.

Humphrey hails from Tennessee where he graduated Maryville High School in 2003. He was named Tennessee's Class AAA Mr. Basketball for the 2002-03 season after averaging 21.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Humphrey emerged as a prolific weapon from outside the arc during the 2005-2006 season in which he hit several clutch three-pointers, including three in the Final Four against George Mason and the championship game against UCLA. The 73-57 win over UCLA was the clincher of Florida's first ever national basketball championship. The Gators finished the season with a 33-6 mark.

Humphrey's dominance continued during the 2006-2007 campaign and with the other members of the starting five returning, the Gator rolled to a 35-5 record. On March 23, 2007 in the St. Louis regional NCAA tournament game against the Oregon Ducks, the game was delayed 10 minutes after a three-point shot Humphrey made damaged the net [cite news| author=Long, Mark| title=Humphrey, Green destroy Ducks| publication=Associated Press| url=http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/mar/26/humphrey_green_destroy_ducks/?sports| date=2007-03-26| accessdate=2007-04-02] . During the 2007 Final Four, he hit four three point shots in his team's 76-66 victory against UCLA [cite web| author=Pells, Eddie| title=UCLA Bruins/Florida Gators Recap, March 31, 2007| publication=Associated Press| url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap?gid=200703310210&prov=ap| date=2007-03-31| accessdate=2007-03-31] in becoming the record holder for most three pointers made during the NCAA tournament, surpassing former Duke star Bobby Hurley. On April 2, 2007 he won a second NCAA basketball championship with the Florida Gators, scoring 14 points in an 84-75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. [cite web| author=Pells, Eddie| title=NCAA Basketball Ohio State Buckeyes/Florida Gators Recap April 2, 2007 Yahoo! Sports| publication=Associated Press| url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap;_ylt=Av7sXfOG5n7AgBpIQmTRpRzevbYF?gid=20070402021| date=2007-04-02| accessdate=2007-04-02] . This win established Florida as the first team to repeat as NCAA basketball champions since Duke, during '91 and '92 [cite web| author=Pells, Eddie| title=NCAA Basketball Florida State Seminoles/Florida Gators Recap April 25, 2007 Yahoo! Sports| publication=Associated Press|Despite not being drafted into the NFL, the Washington Wizards signed him as a free agent just days later where he hoped to earn a spot on their roster.|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap;_ylt=Av7sXfOG5n7AgBpIQmTRpRzevbYF?gid=200704020210| date=2007-04-02| accessdate=2007-04-02] .

Humphrey was also a proven academic success, becoming just the second Gators basketball player to be named a first team Academic All-American [cite web| title=Dow named First Team academic All-American| publication=Ivy League Sports| url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=5798| date=2007-02-28| accessdate=2007-04-02] . Humphrey also serves as the President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chapter at the University of Florida. On August 11, 2007m he received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Sciences Degree from the University of Florida.

On June 30 2007, Humphrey accepted an offer from the Washington Wizards to participate in their summer league but was cut. He then crossed the Atlantic, signing on with PAOK, one of Greece's best-known club teams. He has since been cut due to league rules that limit team rosters to two American players. He then returned to America. In July 2008, Humphrey signed a one year contract with Ratiopharm Ulm, a south german team playing in the Basketball Bundesliga (first german division).Fact|date=July 2008

Records

NCAA Basketball
*Most made 3 point field goals NCAA Tournament play: 55 in 14 games
*Most consecutive games making a 3 point field goal in a season: 39 games from 11/14/06-4/2/07

Florida Basketball
*Most 3 point field goals in a season: 113 in both the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons
*All time career leader in 3 pt field goals: 288

Misc

Humphrey stats:
*In the 2005-2006 season: 113 3-point shots made of 246 3-point shots attempted.
*In the 2006-2007 season: 113 3-point shots made of 246 3-point shots attempted.

External links

* [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/colleges/16977939.htm Kansas City Star article about Lee]
* [http://florida.scout.com/2/583233.html Article about his free-throw shooting difficulties]
* [http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/bios.php?year=2006&player_id=6 University of Florida NCAA athlete profile]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=15384 ESPN Player Profile]
* [http://www.sacredhoops.com/lee_humphrey.html Lee Humphrey]

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