Tyler Lamb

Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional basketball player for the Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.

Tyler Lamb

Lamb with UCLA in 2012
No. 8 – Kumamoto Volters
Position	Small forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-16) May 16, 1991 (age 34) West Covina, California, U.S.
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)
College	UCLA (2010–2013) Long Beach State (2013–2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Hi-Tech
2016–2018	Hong Kong Eastern
2018	Hi-Tech
2018	Tycoon
2019–2020	Mono Vampire
2022	TaiwanBeer HeroBears
2024	Hi-Tech
2024–present	Kumamoto Volters
Career highlights
TPBL Best Shooting guard (2019) TBL Champion (2018) ABL Champion (2017) ABL ASEAN Heritage Import MVP (2017) Second-team All-Big West (2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Thailand Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team 2023 Cambodia Team

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.^[1]

College career

Lamb started his college career for the UCLA Bruins in 2010.^[2] After three years, he transferred to Long Beach State.^[3] 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.^[4] He averaged 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in his career with the Bruins.^[5] In his first season with Long Beach State in 2013–14, Lamb was named second-team all-conference in the Big West Conference.^[6]

Professional career

Lamb signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League on February 23, 2022.^[7]

After playing for two clubs in Asia, Lamb signed a player contract with the Kumamoto Volters on July 29, 2024.^[8] The preseason match held on September 7 saw him start a team-high 15 points.^[9] Lamb was injured in the game on November 2, 2024, and placed on the injured list on the 12th.^[10] Lamb was removed from injured list on December 27, 2024,^[11] and returned play the next game. On January 18, 2025, Lamb participated in the 'B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME', scoring 8 points and recording 6 assists.^[12] However, from January 25 to March 15, Lamb was removed from the roster due to conditioning issues. Lamb returned to action on March 22 and appeared in every remaining game until the team was eliminated in the playoff semifinals.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.