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Drexel's Damion Lee transferring to Louisville

Damion Lee, who had decided to transfer after playing three seasons at Drexel, will complete his final year of college basketball eligibility at Louisville.

Damion Lee, who had decided to transfer after playing three seasons at Drexel, will complete his final year of college basketball eligibility at Louisville.

On Lee's Twitter account, there is a photo of Lee in a Louisville jersey with the words, "Louisville First Cards Forever."

The 6-foot-6 Lee, who was unavailable for comment, also mentioned on his Twitter page that he chose Louisville over Arizona, Gonzaga, Marquette, and Maryland.

He will be eligible immediately and enroll at graduate school at Louisville after earning his undergraduate degree in general humanities social science at Drexel in June.

This past season for the Dragons, Lee finished fourth in the nation in scoring, averaging 21.4 points per game.

With two games left in the regular season, he suffered a broken hand in an overtime loss at Northeastern.

As a junior, Lee suffered a season-ending knee injury in the fifth game and was granted a redshirt season.

He scored 1,538 career points at Drexel, ranking 10th on the school's all-time list.

By the schools he was considering, Lee was looking at a higher level basketball-wise than the Colonial Athletic Conference.

"We watched every game he played on film," Louisville coach Rick Pitino told reporters in a Thursday news conference. "We needed scoring, length, good free-throw shooting, a good outside shot, and a good attitude, and that pretty much tells what he is all about."

Last season, Lee shot 88.7 percent from the foul line and 38.5 percent from three-point range. Louisville shot just 66.8 percent from the foul line and 30.7 percent from beyond the arc.

"We feel his game will even take off to a higher level once he gets in great shape and gets his strength back with our conditioning program," Pitino said. "It was a great get for us, much needed."