Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional

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player. He played

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for

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and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.

Early life

Lamb was born in

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. 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

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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

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, Kyle Anderson,

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and

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in the mix at guard for UCLA. He averaged 5.8 points and 2.3

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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

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Professional career

Lamb signed with the

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of the

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on February 23, 2022.

National team career

In 2017, Tyler Lamb played for the Thai national team at the

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, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb, Tyler 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong American expatriate basketball people in Thailand American sportspeople of Thai descent ASEAN Basketball League players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Eastern Sports Club basketball players Long Beach State Beach men's basketball players Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) alumni SEA Games medalists in basketball Tyler Lamb Sportspeople from West Covina, California Basketball players from Los Angeles County, California TaiwanBeer HeroBears players T1 League Asian imports Thai expatriates in Hong Kong Thai expatriates in Taiwan Tyler Lamb UCLA Bruins men's basketball players Mono Vampire players Hi-Tech Bangkok City players