Friday, June 29, 2012
Former UConn player Jeremy Lamb was selected with the No. 12 overall pick by the Rockets.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Norcross High graduate and University of Connecticut shooting guard Jeremy Lamb was picked up by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2102 NBA Draft held Thursday night, according to SoxAndDawgs.com. The 2010 Norcross High grad, along with fellow UConn starting center Andre Drummond, became the 17th and 18th first-round picks from UConn. The duo is also the Huskies' 12th and 13th lottery picks under 26-year head coach Jim Calhoun, and they're the 14th and 15th UConn players to leave school early for the draft, too. Draft prognosticators had the 6-foot-5, 180-pound being selected as high as No. 8 overall, and virtually none of the so-called "mock drafts" had him falling out of the first round. Lamb, a former basketball captain at …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Jeremy Lamb, who played for the Norcross High School Blue Devils, could be drafted as high as No. 8 in Thursday's NBA Draft.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
By the end of Thursday night, another Norcross High School basketball player will have a spot in the NBA. Jeremy Lamb, a 2010 grad and former basketball captain at Norcross High, is a slam-dunk choice in Thursday night's NBA Draft. Draft prognosticators have the 6-foot-5, 180-pound being selected as high as No. 8 overall, and virtually none of the so-called "mock drafts" has him falling out of the first round. Lamb, who played two years at UConn before declaring for the NBA Draft in April, will be the fourth recent Norcross High star to put on a NBA uniform, joining Jodie Meeks, Al-Farouq Aminu and Gani Lawal. Lamb was UConn's leading scorer as a sophomore and was a key figure in the Huskies' national championship in 2011 as a freshman. …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
University of Connecticut player Jeremy Lamb had two seasons left for college basketball.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Norcross High School graduate Jeremy Lamb has decided to put his name on the NBA Draft, according to UConnHuskies.com. Lamb is a University of Connecticut sophomore guard who was also named an Associated Press Pre-season All-American last November. He had two seasons left for college eligibity. "It was a difficult decision, but after much prayer and discussion with my parents, I feel that it's in the best interest of me and my family to declare myself eligible for the upcoming NBA Draft and pursue my dream of playing professional basketball," Lamb said in the article. "I have very much enjoyed my two years at UConn, especially getting to experience one of the greatest feelings that a college player can have, winning the national …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Jeremy Lamb has been making headlines with UConn basketball.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Jeremy Lamb, the Norcross High School basketball player who has been making headlines as the highest scoring player of the UConn team, was profiled recently in the Stamford Advocate, a local newspaper. The profile paints a picture of Lamb as a player who got a slower start than some other star freshman--but as someone who has a unique work ethic. The writer points to his early morning practices at Norcross High School and the middle-of-the-night practice sessions Lamb has been pulling this year. "For Lamb, the empty gymnasium has always been therapeutic," writes Kevin Duffy in the article. "Just like a grade-schooler in the driveway, Lamb still does the countdown (the "3, 2, 1 buzzer beater") and envisions the Gampel crowd going crazy …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Jeremy Lamb, who played basketball for Norcross High, was named a Pre-season All-American.
A former Norcross High School basketball player was named an Associated Press Pre-season All-American yesterday. Jeremy Lamb, a 6-feet, 5-inch forward and guard, is currently a junior at UConn. The honor is bestowed on college players by vote from a national panel of 65 members of the sports media, according to a release from his team. Lamb has appeared in 41 games and started in 40 since his career with the Huskies began, according to stats released by the team. When he was a senior, he was captain of the Norcross High School team, averaging 20 points per game. He led the team to a regional championship. He was previously named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team and the Wooden Preseason Top-50.
Corey Mitchell
6:31 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Ups to J Lamb! Proud of you, dude more ›