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Instructions · What links here · Lee Dedmon (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 2 days ago by Gdawfbbbn (talk: D · +) · Last edited 25 hours ago by Gdawfbbbn

Lee Dedmon was a 6’10 Basketball Center for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball between 1968 and 1971.^[1]His most notable accolade is the 1971 All-ACC tournament MVP. As a junior and senior Dedmon led the Tarheels in rebounding.^[2]Dedmon was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 5th round, 81st overall in the 1971 NBA draft^[3] ^[4]^[5] but he never played a game in the NBA. He was drafted higher than Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore.^[6]

Education Career

Dedmon served as the principal of Highland School of Technology between 2000 and 2013^[7]. Dedmon currently serves on the Gaston County Board of Education.^[8]

References

^ "Lee Dedmon College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Lee Dedmon Basketball News & Bio - Tar Heel Times". www.tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Lee Dedmon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Draft History | Stats | NBA.com". NBA. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "1971 NBA Draft: Players Career Achievements and Stats". www.landofbasketball.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "1971 NBA Draft - The Draft Review". The Draft Review. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
^ Williams, Bill. "COLUMN: A talk with the newly retired Highland Tech principal". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Lee Dedmon - At-Large". www.gaston.k12.nc.us. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[1] "Lee Dedmon College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[2] "Lee Dedmon Basketball News & Bio - Tar Heel Times". www.tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[3] "Lee Dedmon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[4] "Draft History | Stats | NBA.com". NBA. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[5] "1971 NBA Draft: Players Career Achievements and Stats". www.landofbasketball.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[6] "1971 NBA Draft - The Draft Review". The Draft Review. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

[7] Williams, Bill. "COLUMN: A talk with the newly retired Highland Tech principal". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[8] "Lee Dedmon - At-Large". www.gaston.k12.nc.us. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

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