MAY HE REST IN PEACE... The St. Louis basketball community lost a tremendous individual on Friday with the passing of Lee Winfield. Winfield died on Friday, February 4, 2011, on his 64th birthday. This is devastating news to all of us who knew Coach Win. He was a great player, a wonderful coach and mentor, a great man and a treasured friend to all of us who knew and loved him. Most people remember Winfield as a valued assistant coach to both Rich Grawer at Saint Louis University and Norm Stewart at the University of Missouri during some very successful seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Winfield was also a great basketball player during his time. A 1965 graduate of Sumner High, Winfield made the unlikely journey from a high school role player to a seven-year National Basketball Association veteran. The 63 Winfield was a great leaper who was used primarily to win the opening tip during his senior year at Sumner. He wasnt a top scorer or an All-PHL player in high school. Winfield began to develop as a top player at St. Louis Baptist Junior College (now Missouri Baptist University). He played well enough to earn a scholarship at North Texas State, where he was a two-year standout and a NCAA Division II All-American in 1969. Winfield was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the third round of the NBA Draft. He spent seven years in the NBA with the Supersonics and Buffalo Braves. His most productive seasons came in 1970 and 71 when he averaged more than 10 points a game with Seattle.
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