Jeremy Lamb

Jeremy Lamb
College University of Connecticut
Conference Big East
Sport Basketball
Position Shooting Guard
Jersey # 3
Class Sophomore
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality American
Born May 30, 1992 (1992-05-30) (age 19)
Norcross, Georgia
High school Norcross High School
Awards
Big East Tournament Champion (2011)

National Champion (2011)

Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb (born May 30, 1992)[1] is an American college basketball player. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) shooting guard for the Connecticut Huskies. As a freshman, he was a the second-leading scorer on the 2011 Huskies team that won the National Championship.

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High school

Lamb attended Norcross High School in Norcross, Georgia. As a senior, he captained the basketball team, and averaged 20 points per game and 6 rebounds, leading Norcross to the regional championship, the Elite 8 of the State playoffs and a final record of 27-3. He was recruited by UConn after drawing the attention of coach Jim Calhoun who felt that Lamb reminded him of former UConn star Richard "Rip" Hamilton.[2]

College

During his freshman year at UConn, Lamb played in every game. He averaged 11.1 points per game, which was second on the team behind Kemba Walker.[3] He scored a career-high 24 points against Marquette on January 25, 2011.[4] In the 2011 Big East Tournament, Lamb averaged 14.2 points and helped the 9th-seeded Huskies win the tournament and earn a #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

In the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Lamb increased his scoring output to 16.2 points per game, and tied his career-high with 24 points against San Diego State in the Sweet 16 on March 24, 2011.[4] Proceeding UConn's Final Four game against Kentucky, Lamb was 11-for-15 from three-point range in the NCAA Tournament, the highest all-time percentage by a player who has reached the Final Four.[5] In the national title game, he scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as the Huskies defeated Butler by a score of 53–41.

Following the season he was invited to the June 17 — June 24, 2011 17-man tryouts for the 12-man FIBA Under-19 World Championship team by USA Basketball,[6] and was ultimately selected to be a part of the team. The 12 selected players competed as Team USA in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships in Latvia from June 30 — July 10, 2011.[7]. Lamb had a phenomenal tournament and was the only American player selected to the 5 man All-Tournament Team.

College statistics

College Year GP GS MIN FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
UConn Huskies 2010-11 41 40 28.8 .487 .368 .797 4.5 1.6 0.9 0.6 11.1
Career 41 40 28.8 .487 .368 .797 4.5 1.6 0.9 0.6 11.1

Personal

Jeremy Lamb grew up in Norcross, Georgia. In middle school, played for North Atlanta Flight, rivals of NCA. He is the son of Rolando and Angela Lamb and is the third of four siblings.[1] His father is a pastor, and a former college basketball player who famously scored a game-winning buzzer-beater for Virginia Commonwealth against Northeastern in the 1984 NCAA Tournament.[2] Northeastern were at the time coached by current UConn coach Jim Calhoun.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Jeremy Lamb". http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lamb_jeremy00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-05. 
  2. ^ a b "Father of UConn's Jeremy Lamb once beat Jim Calhoun for VCU". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2011/04/calhoun-lamb-connecticut/1. Retrieved 2011-04-05. 
  3. ^ "UConn Huskies Team Stats". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/stats?teamId=41. Retrieved 2011-04-05. 
  4. ^ a b "Jeremy Lamb Stats". ESPN. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=51453. Retrieved 2011-04-05. 
  5. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncb/gamecast?gameId=310920041
  6. ^ Smith, Jeff (2011-05-12). "UConn's Jeremy Lamb Invited To Under-19 Trials". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_mens_basketball/2011/05/uconns-jeremy-lamb-invited-to.html. Retrieved 2011-06-12. 
  7. ^ Smith, Jeff (2011-06-20). "Jeremy Lamb Named Finalist For USA U19 Team". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062011aaa.html. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 

External links

3 Jeremy Lamb | 10 Tyler Olander | 13 Shabazz Napier | 15 Kemba Walker (MOP) | 22 Roscoe Smith | 34 Alex Oriakhi
Head coach Jim Calhoun
Assistant coaches Kevin Ollie | George Blaney