Concordia University St. Paul Athletics

#11 LEE HIGGINS
Concordia Career
2020-21: Did not compete.

2019-20: NSIC South Division Player of the Week (1/6/20) … appeared in 21 games, making 19 starts, for Concordia … ranked second on the team with 12.6 points and 2.3 assists per game while also ranking third with 4.0 boards per game and 17 steals in 31.8 minutes per game … finished with the third-best single-season three-point percentage at CSP, connecting on 51.4% from beyond the arc … led the team with a 58.0% shooting percentage overall while hitting 76.7% from the free throw line … finished second on the team with 36 made threes … scored in double figures in 15 of the final 18 games of the season, reaching 20+ points four times … grabbed at least five rebounds in seven games and picked up at least five assists in three games … hit 7-10 from the floor, 3-4 from deep and 8-10 from the line for a career-best 25 points to go along with eight rebounds and four assists at Wayne State on Feb. 14 … picked up a double-double with 14 points, 11 boards and five assists at Minnesota State on Dec. 21 … finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and four steals while shooting 8-10 from the floor and 4-4 from three-point range against UMary on Jan. 3 … followed that effort with 21 points and six rebounds while hitting 9-11 from the field and 3-4 from deep against Minot State on Jan. 4 … had 20 points, four boards, three assists and two steals on 6-11 shooting and 4-7 from beyond the arc against Bemidji State on Feb. 7.
 
2018-19: Appeared in all 29 games, starting 11, for the Golden Bears … averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 boards and 1.0 assists per game over 20.3 minutes a night … tied for second on the team with 23 steals while also chipping in four blocks … hit 40.0% (58-145) from the floor and 75.0% (24-32) from the free throw line on the year … scored in 24 of 29 games, reaching double figures six times … hit at least one three-pointer in 12 different games … picked up his first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Arkansas Tech on Nov. 11 … set a career high with 22 points on 8-16 shooting, 3-9 from beyond the arc and 3-3 from the charity stripe in 24 minutes at UIU on Feb. 23 … hit 4-6 from the floor and 3-5 from deep to finish with 13 points, four rebounds and three assists against WSC on Feb. 15.

Des Moines Area Community College
2017-18: First Team Academic All-Region … appeared in 30 games, starting 29, for the Bears … averaged 15.7 points on 44.6% (148-332) from the floor, 37.2% (73-196) from three, and 79.1% (102-129 from the free throw line … chipped in 2.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game … scored in double figures in 23 games, including 11 with 20 points or more … reached double digits in scoring in the first eight games and seven of the final eight games of the year … poured in a career-best 32 points on 13-22 shooting and 5-13 from three against Iowa Central on Jan. 31 … scored 28 points on 10-18 from the floor and 6-13 from deep against Graceland University.
 
2016-17: Redshirted, did not play.
 
Plainfield East High School: Lettered in basketball for the Bengals … named All-Conference & Conference Offensive Player of the Year … helped the team to a Region Championship … All-Area honorable mention.
 
Personal: Has a younger brother and a younger sister … majoring in sports communication at Concordia.