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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Brandon Lee

  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • High School The Patrick School (N.J.)
  • Instagram brandonleee15
  • Twitter brandonlee1415

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-star recruit in the Class of 2025 ranked No. 93 overall as the No. 15 shooting guard in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of New Jersey by 247Sports
  • Attended The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey
  • Scored more than 2,000 points as a four-year varsity player for the Celtics
  • Averaged a team-leading 22.0 point per game as a senior in 2024-25, leading TPS to a 30-8 record
  • Led the state of New Jersey in free-throws made (161) and 3-pointers made (106) and ranked seventh in the state in scoring average (22.0 ppg).
  • Following senior season was selected to compete at the 2025 Capital Classic and 24K Showcase
  • Played for the New York Rens AAU Program
  • Finished as the third-leading scorer in the EYBL in 2024, averaging 23 points, and was named Breakout MVP of the 17U division by The Circuit
  • Starred for Puerto Rico at the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship, the 2023 Centrobasket U17 Championship, and the 2024 FIBA U18 Americas Championship, combining to average 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists over 17 contests

PERSONAL

  • Born August 30, 2006
  • Father Butch Lee, the 1978 Naismith Player of the Year was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1977 NCAA Tournament while leading Marquette to the championship
  • Butch Lee was a first-round pick, No. 10 overall, of the Atlanta Hawks in 1978 and became the first Puerto Rican player to play in the NBA
  • Older brother, Matthew Lee, played at St. Peter’s and was part of the Peacocks’ 2022 Elite Eight team
  • Signed with Illinois on Nov. 19, 2024

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