Lee Shaffer Basketball News & Bio
Has Carolina Basketball Ever Played a Meaningful Consolation Game?1958 Dixie Classic, third-place game - Led by Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati took an 84-77 lead with 4:25 left. But Lee Shaffer, York Larese and Doug...
Sat Jul 6, 2024
Chansky’s Notebook: Berry Good Decision?It took a lot of guts for Joel Berry to walk away from basketball. Like most players who turn into college stars and get a...
Fri Aug 27, 2021
What Was the World Like the Last Time UNC and Duke Were Unranked?
For the first time since February 27, 1960, both Carolina and Duke enter the game unranked in the AP Top 25. The game will snap...
Fri Feb 5, 2021
Lee Shaffer, a western Pennsylvania great you probably don't know
Lee Shaffer said it was easier going to the basket against Wilt Chamberlain than Bill Russell. Shaffer was talking about that NBA All-Star Game when...
Fri Apr 28, 2017
Dean Smith's coaching genius, character showed in early struggles
The booming baritone voice on the other end of the line left no doubt about a willingness to tackle the subject of Dean Smith’s early...
Fri Feb 13, 2015