Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional basketball player for the Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.
 Lamb with UCLA in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 – Kumamoto Volters | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | B.League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 16, 1991 West Covina, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tycoon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Mono Vampire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Hitech Bangkok City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-present | Kumamoto Volters | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editLamb was born in West Covina, California. His mother, Cherry, is Thai, and his father, Terry, is American. Lamb attended Mater Dei High in Santa Ana.[1]
College career
editLamb started his college career for the UCLA Bruins in 2010.[2] After three years, he transferred to Long Beach State.[3] After starting all but one game for the Bruins in 2011–12, he was concerned about not receiving enough playing time with Larry Drew II, Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams and Norman Powell in the mix at guard for UCLA.[4] He averaged 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in his career with the Bruins.[5] In his first season with Long Beach State in 2013–14, Lamb was named second-team all-conference in the Big West Conference.[6]
Professional career
editLamb signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League on February 23, 2022.[7]
After playing for two clubs in Asia, Lamb signed a player contract with the Kumamoto Volters on July 29,2024.[8] The preseason match held on September 7 saw him start a team-high 15 points.[9]
National team career
editIn 2017, Tyler Lamb played for the Thai national team at the Southeast Asian Games, where they won bronze. The following year, he made his FIBA debut in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 SEABA Pre-Qualifier.[10] The national team advanced to the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.
In 2019, he rejoined the national team for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games men's basketball tournament.
References
edit- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (August 19, 2017). "Thais a different team with Lamb". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "SRCBB". sports-reference.
- ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". longbeachstate.
- ^ Wharton, David (November 26, 2012). "Tyler Lamb decided to leave UCLA after talking with Ben Howland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (December 20, 2013). "UCLA transfer Tyler Lamb a difference-maker in his Long Beach State debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Morales, Robert (March 10, 2014). "Long Beach State prepares for rival Fullerton in Big West tourney; Mike Caffey named first-team All-Big West". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Yen, William (25 February 2022). "P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Basketball's 'Beast Master' is back". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "タイラー・ラム選手 2024-25シーズン 契約(新規)合意のお知らせ". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "STARLUX Airlines presents FRIENDSHIP MATCH 2024 vs台湾ビールレオパーズ 試合結果". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Tyler Lamb to lead in FIBA debut with Thailand". FIBA.basketball.
External links
edit- Tyler Lamb at FIBA
- Tyler Lamb at B.League (in Japanese)
- Tyler Lamb at Eurobasket.com
- Tyler Lamb at RealGM
- Tyler Lamb at Proballers