Tyler Lamb

Tyler Lamb is a Thai-American professional basketball player for the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland Thailand. He was named "林泰樂" (Read: Lin-Tai-Luv, v isn't pronounced) by HK sports media while he played there, and has since adopted this "Chinese Name".[1]

Tyler Lamb
No. 1 – TaiwanBeer HeroBears
PositionShooting guard
LeagueT1 League
Personal information
Born (1991-05-16) May 16, 1991
West Covina, California
NationalityAmerican / Thailand
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolMater Dei
(Santa Ana, California)
College
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2016–2018Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
2018Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2018滿貫籃球隊
2019–2020Mono Vampire
2022–present台灣啤酒英熊
Career highlights and awards
  • TPBL Best Shooting guard (2019)
  • TBL Champion (2018)
  • ABL Champion (2017)
  • ABL ASEAN Heritage Import MVP (2017)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
2019 PhilippinesTeam
2017 Kuala LumpurTeam

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.[2]

College career

Lamb started his college career for the UCLA Bruins in 2010.[3] After three years, he transferred to Long Beach State.[4]

Professional career

Lamb signed with the 台灣啤酒英熊 of the T1聯盟 on February 23, 2022.[5]

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.[6] 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
  1. 網, 東 (Dec 7, 2017). "東南亞職籃　愛女撐場　林泰樂回鄉High爆". 東網 On.cc. Retrieved Dec 7, 2017.
  2. Henson, Joaquin M. (August 19, 2017). "Thais a different team with Lamb". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. "SRCBB". sports-reference.
  4. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". longbeachstate.
  5. Yen, William (25 February 2022). "P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Basketball's 'Beast Master' is back". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. "Tyler Lamb to lead in FIBA debut with Thailand". FIBA.basketball.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.