Saben Lee

Saben Lee (born June 23, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Saben Lee
Lee in January 2020
No. 0 – Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolCorona del Sol
(Tempe, Arizona)
CollegeVanderbilt (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Lee grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona. He played on the freshman team and was a backup on the varsity team as a sophomore. As a junior, Lee was named first-team All-State after averaging 18 points, five rebounds, and three assists per game.[1] Lee committed to play college basketball at Vanderbilt after his junior year over offers from Louisville, Stanford, Florida State, and Nebraska.[2][3] He was again named first team All-State as a senior and scored 39 points against Cesar Chavez High School in the state semifinal to lead the Aztecs to the state title game before falling to Basha High School.[4][5]

College career

Lee served as the Commodores starting point guard as a true freshman and averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and a team-leading 1.2 steals per game.[6] As a sophomore, Lee averaged 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[7][8][9] As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game and was named second team All-SEC by the Associated Press.[10][11] He scored a career high 38 points on March 3, 2020 in an 87–79 win over Alabama.[12] Following the end of the season Lee declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[13] On May 1, he announced he was signing with an agent and forgoing his last season of eligibility.[14]

Career statistics
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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Vanderbilt 322926.8.462.307.7263.03.11.2.210.6
2018–19 Vanderbilt 323232.6.460.362.6753.33.81.0.212.7
2019–20 Vanderbilt 321732.9.483.322.7523.54.21.5.318.6
Career 967830.7.471.328.7183.33.71.3.213.9
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References
  1. Sills-Trausch, Alec (June 1, 2016). "Arizona basketball recruiting: In-state prospect Saben Lee's recruitment heating up". AZDesertSwarm.com.
  2. "Corona Del Sol PG Saben Lee commits to Vanderbilt". The Arizona Republic.
  3. Webster, Danny (June 14, 2016). "Saben Lee to Vanderbilt: Commodores Land 4-Star PG Prospect". Bleacher Report.
  4. Augustine, Jordan (October 22, 2017). "Arizona 6A All-State". PrepHoops.com.
  5. Obert, Richard (February 24, 2017). "Corona del Sol returns to final behind Saben Lee's 39 points, will meet Basha for 6A boys crown". USATodayHSS.com.
  6. Sparks, Adam (October 3, 2018). "Vanderbilt basketball's Darius Garland, Saben Lee working on chemistry". USAToday.com. Nashville Tennessean.
  7. Aronin, Ivan (March 8, 2019). "Vanderbilt's Lee making the most of challenging season". The Nashville Ledger.
  8. Arias, Greg (November 5, 2019). "Stackhouse, Commodores Kickoff Regular Season Wednesday". SI.com.
  9. DiSturco, Charlie. "SEC Basketball: Top returning players on each team for 2019-20 season". BustingBrackets.com. FanSided.
  10. Tansey, Joe (March 13, 2020). "SEC 2020 Final Team Standings, Top Player Stats and Best NBA Draft Prospects". Bleacher Report.
  11. Arias, Greg (March 9, 2020). "Vanderbilt's Saben Lee, Scottie Pippen Jr. Honored By SEC". SI.com.
  12. "Lee's 38 leads Vanderbilt to 87-79 upset of Alabama". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 3, 2020.
  13. "Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee declares for NBA Draft". The Tennessean. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  14. Weinstein, Robbie (May 1, 2020). "Vanderbilt's Saben Lee signs with agent, will stay in NBA Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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