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| Prior to the arrival of Anfernee Hardaway, Keith Lee was considered the best to have ever donned the Blue and Gray. Lee, who gave the Tigers instant success, playing on Memphis teams from 1981 to 1985. |
| Lee, however, was arguably the most successful Tiger. During his four years, Memphis compiled a 104-24 (.813) record, made four straight NCAA appearances, including one Final Four, guided the Tigers to three Metro Conference tournament titles, led Memphis to a school record 31 wins in 1984-85 and helped put the Tigers in the final AP Top 20 poll all four seasons. The U of M was rated fifth in 1985. |
| As for his individual accomplishments, Lee was an AP All-American four years in a row, a consensus first team All-American in 1985, the Metro Conference Player of the Year in 1982 and 1985, the Metro Conference Tournament MVP in 1982 and 1984, the Metro Conference Freshman of the Year in 1982 and was first team All-Metro all four years. Also during his career, Lee was chosen to All-America teams by UPI, Converse,
The Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, USBWA, Basketball Times, ESPN and NABC. |
| Lee is Memphis’s all-time leading scorer with 2,408 career points as well as the school’s alltime leading rebounder with 1,336 career boards. |
| The 6-11 center’s finest year was 1984-85 when he put the Tigers into the Final Four at Lexington, Ky. Lee led the Tigers to a 24-3 regular season record and a Metro Conference Tournament title. |
| Following his senior season, Lee was taken in the first round of the NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls as the 11th overall pick. |