David Lee (volleyball)

David Lee
David Lee
	Lee in 2015
Personal information
Full name	David Cameron Lee
Born	March 8, 1982 (age 42); Alpine, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Spike	140 in (350 cm)
Block	128 in (325 cm)
College / University	Long Beach State
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
2022–present	Bengaluru Torpedoes (Head coach)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Bengaluru Torpedoes
Career
2001–2004; 2004; 2004–2005; 2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2008; 2008–2009; 2009–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2012; 2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2015; 2016; 2016–2017; 2017–2018; 2018; 2019; 2019–2022;	Long Beach State 49ers; Caribes de San Sebastián; Castelo da Maia; Jakarta BNI 46; Rennes Volley 35; Halkbank Ankara; Trenkwalder Modena; Lokomotiv Novosibirsk; VC Dynamo Moscow; VC Kuzbass Kemerovo; Al Rayyan; VC Zenit Kazan; Fudan University Shanghai; Lokomotiv Novosibirsk; PAOK Thessaloniki; Ziraat Bankası Ankara; Orange County Stunners; UPCN Vóley Club; Kochi Blue Spikers; Calicut Heroes;
National team
2003–2016	United States
Honours
Olympic Games
World Cup
World League
NORCECA Championship
Pan American Games
NORCECA Champions Cup
	Last updated: 28 April 2021

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, currently working as the head coach for Indian Club, Bengaluru Torpedoes. As a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, he is an Olympic Champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016).^[1] He is also a two-time NORCECA Champion (2007, 2013), a gold medalist at the 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the World League (2008, 2014).

Early life

Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.^[2]

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.^[3]

International

Professional

Lee has played professionally in Greece, Russia, Italy, France, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.^[2] 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 in Beijing, China, helping Team USA win the gold medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place with the U.S. team. He went on to compete at his third Olympics in 2016 in Rio, and won the bronze medal with his U.S. teammates.

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.
2017-18 Liga de Voleibol Argentina – Champion, with UPCN Vóley

National team

Senior team

Individual

References

^ David Cameron Lee Team USA
^ ^a ^b Evans, B. J. David Lee making a name for himself. USA Volleyball (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
^ Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill. BYU wins National Championship Archived October 19, 2004, at the Wayback Machine BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

External links

David Lee at Team USA (archived)

Awards
Preceded by Nikolay Apalikov	Best Blocker of CEV Champions League 2012/2013	Succeeded by Dmitriy Muserskiy
Preceded by Dmitriy Muserskiy Emanuele Birarelli	Best Middle Blocker of FIVB World League 2014 ex aequo Lucas Saatkamp	Succeeded by Maxwell Holt Srećko Lisinac

[1] David Cameron Lee Team USA

[lee-2] Evans, B. J. David Lee making a name for himself. USA Volleyball (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

[3] Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill. BYU wins National Championship Archived October 19, 2004, at the Wayback Machine BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

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