OFF THE COURT
LA’S CORNER
RE: Lee Melchionni Checks In from L.A.
Hello Duke fans and Happy New Year! For the first
LA’s Corner of 2009, I talked to former Blue Devil
Lee Melchionni! Lee graduated from Duke in 2006 and
Laura Ann Howard is now in her 18th season as
administrative assistant in the Duke Basketball
is now a junior sports agent at Wasserman Media
office. She works closely with the Blue Devil
assistant coaches, coordinates player autograph-
ing, keeps tabs on former players, staff and
Group. He is big time! managers, and lifts the spirits of each team
member who visits our offices on the fifth floor
of the Schwartz-Butters Center. The Roxboro,
NC native shares one of her former player
Lee said he is really busy right now because he is an
updates each month in LA’s Corner.
agent by day and a law student by night. At WMG,
he handles the day-to-day affairs of Joe Johnson,
LaMarcus Aldridge, Mike Miller, Derrick Rose, Danilo
Gallinari, Anthony Randolph and his best friend, Shelden
Williams. After work, he attends law school classes
at Loyola from 6-9:45 PM four days per week. He
said, “I love my job and I know that my dedication
and hard work will pay off in the long run. Also, my
experience during my time at Duke was great
preparation for the real-world demands of juggling
school and a full-time job.”
He hopes to finish law school, establish himself in the
agent business and eventually move back to the East Coast. He mentioned
that his job makes it easy to stay in touch with his former Duke
teammates because WMG represents several former Devils including Mike
Dunleavy, Shelden, JJ Redick, Josh McRoberts and Daniel Ewing. He also sees
Shane Battier, Shavlik Randolph, Chris Duhon and Luol Deng when their NBA
squads visit L.A.
Lee notes that while he is getting older, he still has one link to the current
team in Dave “the Godfather” McClure. He sends his best to everyone!
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