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.

Early life

Lamb 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.

College career

Lamb started his college career for the UCLA Bruins in 2010. After three years, he transferred to Long Beach State. 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. He averaged 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in his career with the Bruins. In his first season with Long Beach State in 2013–14, Lamb was named second-team all-conference in the Big West Conference.

Professional career

Lamb signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League on February 23, 2022.

After playing for two clubs in Asia, Lamb signed a player contract with the Kumamoto Volters on July 29, 2024. The preseason match held on September 7 saw him start a team-high 15 points. Lamb was injured in the game on November 2, 2024, and placed on the injured list on the 12th. Lamb was removed from injured list on December 27, 2024, and returned play the next game. On January 18, 2025, Lamb participated in the 'B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME', scoring 8 points and recording 6 assists.

National team career

In 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. 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

External links

  • Tyler Lamb at FIBA.basketball
  • Tyler Lamb at B.League (in Japanese)
  • Tyler Lamb at Eurobasket.com
  • Tyler Lamb at RealGM
  • Tyler Lamb at Proballers
  • Tyler Lamb – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile

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