Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional basketball player.
He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.
No. 1 – Hi-Tech Bangkok City | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | Basketball Thai League | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | West Covina, California, U.S. | May 16, 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016, 2018-present | Hi-Tech Bangkok City | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Tycoon | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Mono Vampire | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Lamb signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League on February 23, 2022.
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.
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