 Lamb with theVermont Catamounts in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 22 – Hapoel Jerusalem | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Ligat HaAl EuroCup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998 (age 27) Rochester, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Greece Athena (Greece, New York) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Vermont (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2020:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Canton Charge | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Santa Cruz Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||
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Anthony Miles Lamb (born January 20, 1998) is an American professionalbasketball player forHapoel Jerusalem of the IsraeliLigat HaAl and theEuroCup. He playedcollege basketball for theVermont Catamounts.
Lamb moved toRochester, New York at a young age. He attendedGreece Athena High School in nearbyGreece, New York, where he competed on the basketball team under coach Jim Johnson. As a junior, Lamb averaged 20 points and 13 rebounds per game in leading the team to the Class A state final. He was the only returning starter as a senior and posted 30 points and 17 rebounds per game. Lamb led the team to a number-one ranking in New York and an appearance in the Section V Class AI final. He was one of the finalists forNew York Mr. Basketball and was twice named Greater Rochester Player of the Year.[1]
In his first game at Vermont, Lamb scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and collected nine rebounds in a 94–70 win againstQuinnipiac. This earned him America East Rookie of the Week recognition. He had his first double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds againstUMass Lowell on January 19, 2017.[1] Lamb averaged 11.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a freshman. He was named to the Second–team All-America East and America East Rookie of the Year.[2]
Lamb missed half of his sophomore season with a foot injury.[3] He averaged 14.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[4]
Lamb scored a career-high 42 points in an 83–76 double-overtime win againstSt. Bonaventure on December 18, 2018.[5] As a junior, Lamb averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game and led Vermont to a 27–7 record. He was namedAmerica East Player of the Year and was anAP Honorable MentionAll-American.[6] Lamb was named America East tournament MOP after scoring 28 points in the championship againstUMBC.[7]
On November 16, 2019, Lamb scored 23 points including the game-winning shot over two defenders to take downSt. John's. This marked the first time Vermont beat a high-major program in over a decade. Lamb upped his point total from his previous outing by scoring 30 points including 25 after halftime on November 19, 2019, in a 61–55 loss to defending national championVirginia.[8] At the close of the regular season, Lamb repeated as America East Player of the Year.[9]
After going undrafted in the2020 NBA draft, Lamb was signed to a training camp contract by theDetroit Pistons on December 2, 2020.[10][11] He was waived on December 14 after appearing in 1 preseason game.[12] Lamb then signed with theCanton Charge of theNBA G League after being drafted sixth overall in the2021 NBA G League draft.[13]
On February 25, 2021, Lamb was traded to theRio Grande Valley Vipers.[14] At the end of the season, Lamb was named theG League's Most Improved Player.[15]
On March 8, 2021, Lamb signed atwo-way contract with theHouston Rockets of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) after the Vipers were eliminated from the G League playoffs.[16] Lamb made his NBA debut on March 11, 2021, scoring three points and with one rebound in 13 minutes played. His appearance made him the first player from UVM to play in a regular-season NBA game.[17] On April 24, 2021, he was one of seven healthy players available for the Rockets and scored a career-high 21 points in a loss to theDenver Nuggets.[18] Lamb joined the Rockets for the2021 NBA Summer League, and on September 4, 2021, the Rockets announced that they had signed Lamb to anothertwo-way contract.[19] He was waived on October 18 after appearing in 1 preseason game.[20]
On November 3, 2021, Lamb re-signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers as a returning player.[21] He averaged 15.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.[22]
On January 6, 2022, Lamb signed a 10-day contract with theSan Antonio Spurs via the hardship exemption.[22] He appeared in two games for the Spurs, and following the expiration of the 10-day contract, he returned to the Vipers.
On March 23, 2022, theHouston Rockets signed Lamb to a two-way contract. He did not appear in a game, and became a free agent at the conclusion of the season.[23]
Lamb once again joined theHouston Rockets for the2022 NBA Summer League. On October 5, 2022, Lamb signed an Exhibit 10 contract with theGolden State Warriors. On October 14, his contract was converted into atwo-way contract.[24] On March 17, 2023, Lamb's deal was converted into a standard NBA contract.[25]
On October 10, 2023, Lamb signed with theNew Zealand Breakers of theNational Basketball League (NBL) as an injury replacement forJustinian Jessup.[26][27] On February 4, 2024, Lambruptured his Achilles in a game against thePerth Wildcats, ending his season.[28][29]
On August 2, 2024, Lamb signed withDolomiti Energia Trento of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[30]
On July 30, 2025, Lamb signed withHapoel Jerusalem of the IsraeliLigat HaAl.[31]
Lamb is the son of Rachel Lamb, who gave birth to him at the age of 17. She is a Union Roofer after previously working as a CNA. He first met his biological father, Nate Larkins, in November 2017. Lamb has a younger brother, Timothy. Lamb has been public about his struggle with clinical depression, including suicidal thoughts.[32]
In 2021, Lamb was accused of committingrape while at the University of Vermont.[33][34] In December 2022, Lamb was named in a lawsuit against the University of Vermont where one of the plaintiffs, a fellow student-athlete on the Vermont swim team, alleged that she was anally raped by him; Lamb was not included as a defendant.[35][36] The University of Vermont was accused of purposefully mishandling the investigation to protect Lamb's reputation.[36]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Houston | 24 | 3 | 17.3 | .390 | .324 | .857 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 5.5 |
| 2021–22 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2022–23 | Golden State | 62 | 4 | 19.3 | .471 | .367 | .767 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 6.7 |
| Career | 88 | 7 | 18.4 | .447 | .353 | .790 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .4 | .3 | 6.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Golden State | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .400 | .250 | – | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .8 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .400 | .250 | – | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Vermont | 35 | 35 | 22.5 | .512 | .413 | .745 | 5.5 | .7 | .8 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 2017–18 | Vermont | 18 | 13 | 23.4 | .468 | .318 | .829 | 5.0 | .9 | .6 | .8 | 14.3 |
| 2018-19 | Vermont | 32 | 32 | 31.6 | .515 | .365 | .762 | 7.8 | 2.3 | .9 | 1.9 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | Vermont | 33 | 33 | 31.0 | .411 | .293 | .810 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16.7 |
| Career | 118 | 113 | 27.5 | .476 | .336 | .783 | 6.5 | 1.7 | .8 | 1.4 | 16.4 | |
