(born Nov. 2, 1952) As a University of Oregon Duck, Ron Lee was the first player ever named to the Pac-8 All-Conference team for four consecutive years (1973-76) and was the 1976 Pac-8 Player of The Year. As a starting guard, Lee was selected four times as Oregon’s Most Valuable Player and was the Duck’s scoring leader for four straight years. Lee joined the Ducks after they had a 6-20 season (1971-72) and led Oregon to a 71-41 record and two NIT appearances in the next four years.

He was the second player in conference history to score 2,000 career points and is the University of Oregon’s career scoring leader with 2,085 points and 18.6 average per game. In 1975 he was selected 2nd team consensus All-American and received All-American recognition in 1971 and 1972. Aside from “The Tall Firs,” he is the only Oregon basketball player to have his jersey (#30) retired by the school.

After graduating, Lee played six NBA seasons (Phoenix, New Orleans, Atlanta and Detroit), averaging 7.3 points and 3.8 assists per game (1976-1982).

Ron Lee was inducted into the University of Oregon Hall of Fame in 1992 and now the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.