SEATTLE (May 16) -- Jordan Lee, the all-state guard and two-time Chinook League MVP from Tacoma's Life Christian Academy, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Seattle Pacific University beginning next season.

The 6-foot-2 Lee, who played both point and shooting guard for the Eagles, is coming off a senior season in which he averaged 16.6 points, 6.1 assists and 2.5 steals. Life Christian was the top seed in the state 1A tournament and finished eighth with a record of 19-9.

Lee was named all-area (all classifications) and all-Pierce County in following both his junior and senior seasons. He currently ranks third among students in his graduating class with a grade point average of 3.93.

Lee becomes the only freshman recruit for Seattle Pacific, which had earlier announced the transfers of Eric Sandrin and Jesse Keely from Portland and Darrell Walker from Eastern Washington.

The Falcons, under Coach Ken Bone (10th year), are coming off their most successful season in program history, finishing 27-5, winning the West Region and advancing to the semifinal round of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The Falcons, members of the Pacific West Conference, lost six seniors, including four starters.