WKU men’s basketball legend Courtney Lee did not log a minute for the Dallas Mavericks in the squad’s 112-105 home loss against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday evening, but the 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard is still doing his alma mater proud in his 11th NBA season.
Lee, 33, has represented the Hilltoppers in the NBA since being selected 22nd overall by the Orlando Magic in 2008. Lee has posted the longest NBA career by any WKU alum ever, topping Clem Haskins’ nine-year stay at the next level from the late 1960s until the mid-1970s.
A number 32 jersey hangs in the rafters of Diddle Arena to honor Lee, who scored 2,238 points on the Hill and tied legendary center Jim McDaniels for the all-time scoring record.