David Lee (volleyball)

David Lee
Personal information
Full name	David Cameron Lee
Nationality	American
Born	March 8, 1982 Alpine, California, United States
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Spike	350 cm (140 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
College(s)	Long Beach State
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2016 2016– Rennes Volley 35 Halkbank Ankara Trenkwalder Modena Lokomotiv Novosibirsk VC Kuzbass Kemerovo VC Dynamo Moscow VC Zenit Kazan Fudan University Shanghai Lokomotiv Novosibirsk PAOK Thessaloniki VC Ziraat Bankası Ankara
National team
2003– United States
Honours Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Cup 2015 Japan World League 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2014 Florence 2007 Katowice 2015 Rio de Janeiro NORCECA Championship 2007 Anaheim 2013 Langley 2009 Bayamón 2011 Mayaguez Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Last updated: 21 August 2016

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, currently playing for Turkish team Ziraat Bankası Ankara. Also a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, Olympic Champion 2008, NORCECA Champion (2007, 2013), gold medalist of the World League (2008, 2014) and 2015 World Cup. Lee winner Gold medalist in Olympic Games 2008 and bronze medal in 2016.

Early life

Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.^[1]

College

As a junior at Long Beach State in 2003, he was named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA championship match, where they lost to BYU in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19-17 in the fifth game.^[2]

International

Professional

Lee has played professionally in Greece, Russia, Italy, France, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.^[1] He has won national championships in Indonesia and Greece.

For the 2015-16 season, he was playing for P.A.O.K. V.C. in Thessaloniki Greece.

U.S. national team

Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with Tom Hoff and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.

Olympics

Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2008, helping Team USA to a gold medal.

Awards

Clubs

• 2011-12 CEV Men's Cup – Champion, with Dynamo Moscow
• 2015-16 Greek Volleyball League - Champion, with P.A.O.K. V.C.

National team

Senior team

• 2005 America's Cup, Gold medal
• 2005 NORCECA Championship, Gold medal
• 2007 FIVB World League, Bronze medal
• 2007 NORCECA Championship, Gold medal
• 2008 FIVB World League, Gold medal
• 2008 Summer Olympics, Gold medal
• 2009 NORCECA Championship, Silver medal
• 2011 NORCECA Championship, Silver medal
• 2013 NORCECA Championship, Gold medal
• 2015 FIVB World League
• 2015 FIVB World Cup
• 2016 Olympic Games

Individual

• 2011 NORCECA Volleyball Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2014 World League "Best Middle Blocker"

References

1. Evans, B. J. David Lee making a name for himself. USA Volleyball (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
2. Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill. BYU wins National Championship BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

External links

• Team USA profile