Ronnie Lester (born January 1, 1959) is an American retired basketball player and basketball executive. Lester was an NCAA All-American at the University of Iowa, leading Iowa to the 1980 NCAA Final Four. Lester was a member of the 1979 USA Basketball team that won the Gold Medal in the 1979 Pan-American Games. Lester was the No. 10 overall selection in the first round of the 1980 NBA Draft. After an injury-filled career, which included winning an NBA title with the 1985 Los Angeles Lakers, Lester worked as a scout for the Lakers, and eventually became the team\'s assistant general manager. After leaving the Lakers after 24 years, with seven NBA titles in his tenure with the team, Lester was a scout for the Phoenix Suns from 2011 to 2015.\n', '

Born in Canton, Mississippi, Lester grew up in a public housing project in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up in Robert Taylor Homes housing project near Comiskey Park in Chicago, Lester was raised by his single mother Nadine with three sisters. He graduated from Dunbar Vocational High School in 1976.\n', '

Lester started on the varsity team at Dunbar High School of the Chicago Public League as a 5\'6" sophomore. In between his sophomore and junior year, Lester grew to 6\'2". He averaged ten points and ten assists per game in his junior campaign.\n', '

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