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Dukes Ink Illinois Transfer Brandon Lee
5/8/2026 5:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison men's basketball program signed Illinois transfer Brandon Lee on Friday afternoon.
Lee spent his freshman year at Illinois, contributing to a Fighting Illini team that advanced to the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. He played in 18 games for Illinois and will have three years of eligibility remaining at JMU.
"Brandon brings a winning pedigree after playing on college basketball's biggest stage," Spradlin said. "He comes from a family of winners and completed an impressive prep career against some of the nation's top talent. He is a physical scoring guard who will fit perfectly with the players that we have assembled so far this offseason."
Brandon Lee | 6-4 | 195 | Guard | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Illinois
2025-26 (Illinois):
High School:
Personal:
Lee spent his freshman year at Illinois, contributing to a Fighting Illini team that advanced to the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. He played in 18 games for Illinois and will have three years of eligibility remaining at JMU.
"Brandon brings a winning pedigree after playing on college basketball's biggest stage," Spradlin said. "He comes from a family of winners and completed an impressive prep career against some of the nation's top talent. He is a physical scoring guard who will fit perfectly with the players that we have assembled so far this offseason."
Brandon Lee | 6-4 | 195 | Guard | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Illinois
2025-26 (Illinois):
- Played in 18 games, averaging 1.8 points and 0.4 rebounds
- Season-highs in points (5), rebounds (3), and assists (2) vs. Southern (12/29)
- Four points in four minutes played in NCAA First Round vs. Penn (3/19)
High School:
- Four-star recruit in the Class of 2025, ranked No. 93 overall player and No. 1 player in the state of New Jersey.
- Attended The Patrick School in Hillside, N.J., where he scored 2,000 points in his career for the Celtics
- Led TPS to a 30-8 record, averaging 22.0 points per game
- Competed at the 2025 Capital Classic
- Starred for Puerto Rico at the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship, the 2023 Centrobasket U17 Championship, and the 2024 FIBA U18 Americas Championship, averaging 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 0.9 assists over 17 contests.
Personal:
- Father, Butch, was the 1978 Naismith Player of the Year for Marquette and helped lead the Golden Eagles to the 1977 NCAA Tournament Championship.
- Butch Lee went on to be the No. 10 overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft, becoming the first Puerto Rican player to play in the NBA.
- Older brother, Matthew, played at Saint Peter's and was part of the Peacocks' 2022 Elite Eight team.
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