James Lee (born January 17, 1956) is a retired American basketball player.

He was a key player for four years and averaged 11.3 points per game on 56% shooting as the sixth man on the Wildcats' 1978 national championship team.

Lee played for the Western Basketball Association's Tucson Gunners for one season, then played several years in the Continental Basketball Association.

His best year came during the 1980–81 CBA season where Lee averaged 22.3 points per game for the Lehigh Valley Jets.

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