Doron Lamb
Doron Emmanuel Calvin Lamb (born November 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.
![]() Lamb with the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 | |
No. 20 – Victoria Libertas Pesaro | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Lega Basket Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born | New York City, New York | November 6, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
College | Kentucky (2010–2012) |
NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2013 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2013–2014 | Orlando Magic |
2014–2015 | Texas Legends |
2015 | Westchester Knicks |
2015 | Budućnost Podgorica |
2016 | Nanterre 92 |
2016–2017 | Westchester Knicks |
2017–2019 | Lavrio |
2019–2020 | Darüşşafaka |
2021 | Start Lublin |
2021–present | V.L. Pesaro |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career

Lamb was born in Queens, New York to father Calvin Lamb.[1] He graduated from Oak Hill Academy. Lamb averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game his senior season, which led to McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic selections.[2] Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lamb was listed as the No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 21 player in the nation in 2010.[3]
College career
Lamb committed to play collegiate basketball for the University of Kentucky. In his freshman year, the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Final Four and lost by a single point to the University of Connecticut Huskies. In his sophomore year, the Wildcats achieved an NCAA record 38-2 record and won the 2012 NCAA Championship. While he was a great scorer at the rim and midrange, Lamb was most known for his consistently great three-point shooting, shooting over 46% from beyond the arc both of his seasons in college. Lamb scored a game-high 22 points in the 2012 national championship against Kansas, where Kentucky won, giving the Wildcats their eighth NCAA championship.
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | Kentucky Wildcats | 38 | 14 | 28.4 | .497 | .486 | .790 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .2 | 12.3 |
2011–12 | Kentucky Wildcats | 40 | 35 | 31.2 | .474 | .466 | .826 | 2.7 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 13.7 |
Professional career
In April 2012, Lamb declared for the 2012 NBA draft along with teammates Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague, Terrence Jones, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Lamb was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 42nd overall pick.[4] On July 11, 2012, he signed a multi-year contract with the Bucks.[5]
On January 12, 2013, Lamb was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League.[6] He was recalled on January 21, 2013,[7] reassigned on February 3, 2013,[8] and recalled again on February 10, 2013.[5]
Lamb was traded to the Orlando Magic along with Tobias Harris and Beno Udrih for JJ Redick, Gustavo Ayon, and Ish Smith at the trade deadline on February 21, 2013.[9]
On June 30, 2014, Lamb was waived by the Magic.[10]
On September 22, 2014, Lamb signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[11] However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 25, 2014.[12] On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Texas Legends as an affiliate player.[13]
On February 19, 2015, Lamb was traded, along with a 2015 sixth-round pick, to the Westchester Knicks in exchange for the Idaho Stampede's 2015 second-round pick and the returning player rights to Luke Harangody and Jeff Adrien.[14] On March 31, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season with a wrist injury. His D-League rights are still retained by Westchester for the next two seasons.[15]
In July 2015, Lamb joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2015 Summer League.
On November 25, 2015, Lamb signed a contract with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro.[16] He left Budućnost after appearing in only one game, and on December 23, 2015, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[17] However, only two days later he was released after failing to pass physicals.[18]
On February 8, 2016, Lamb signed a tryout contract with Manital Torino of Italy.[19] However, he did not stay with Torino and on February 24, he signed a one-month contract with JSF Nanterre of the French LNB Pro A.[20]
On November 16, 2016, Lamb was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks.[21]
On June 6, 2017, Lamb signed with Greek club Lavrio for the 2017–18 season.[22] Lamb left the Greek team temporarily before the end of the season to address family matters, but then re-signed with them for another season on August 14, 2018.[23]
On July 8, 2019, Lamb signed with Turkish club Darüşşafaka that competes in the EuroCup. He averaged 9.9 points and 2.3 assists per game.[24] On March 22, 2020, Lamb and the Turkish club mutually agreed to part ways, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.[25]
On August 5, 2021, he has signed with Start Lublin of the PLK.[26] Lamb did not conclude the season with Star Lublin signing in the Italian Serie A with Victoria Libertas Pesaro on November 24, 2021.[27]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
References
- Weiss, Dick. "2012 NCAA Tournament: As Wildcats prepare for Louisville, Kentucky's Doron Lamb, native New Yorker, takes lead from father Calvin Lamb". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- "Doron Lamb Bio". ukathletics.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- Doron Lamb Recruiting Profile
- "UK's starting five opts for draft". ESPN.com. April 18, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- Doron Lamb Player Profile – RealGM
- Bucks assign Doron Lamb to D-League
- Bucks recall Doron Lamb from D-League
- Milwaukee Bucks Re-Assign Rookie Doron Lamb to Fort Wayne Mad Ants
- "Magic Acquire Harris, Lamb and Udrih From Milwaukee; Warrick from Charlotte". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- "Orlando Magic waive Doron Lamb". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- "Mavericks Sign Guard Doron Lamb". mavs.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- "Mavericks request waivers on Bernard James, Ivan Johnson and Doron Lamb". mavs.com. October 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- Training Camp Roster Archived November 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Westchester Knicks Acquire Doron Lamb
- Doron Lamb Suffers Season-Ending Injury
- "Doron Lamb signs with Buducnost". Sportando.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- Konyaspor signs Doron Lamb
- Doron Lamb fails physicals, Konyaspor voids his contract
- Manital Torino signs Doron Lamb to a tryout contract
- Nanterre 92 signs Doron Lamb to a one-month contract
- Hatch, Katie (November 16, 2016). "WESTCHESTER KNICKS SIGN LAMB, WAIVE HOOPER". NBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Doron Lamb signs with Lavrio BC". Sportando.com. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "Doron Lamb resigns with BC Lavrio". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- Varney, Dennis (March 26, 2020). "Catch up with 36 ex-Cats playing pro basketball in leagues outside the NBA". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Darussafaka, Doron Lamb part ways". Sportando. March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Doron Lamb w Lublinie". plk.pl (in Polish). August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "La Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro firma Doron Lamb!". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). November 24, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- FIBA.com profile
- Kentucky Wildcats bio
- NBADraft.net profile
- Scout.com profile
- Rivals.com profile