Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a freshman, he was the second-leading scorer on the 2011 national champion UConn Huskies team. He averaged 11.1 points per game, which was second on the team behind In the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Lamb increased his scoring output to 16.2 points per game, and tied his career-high with 24 points against Following the season, he was invited to the June 17–24, 2011, 17-man tryouts for the 12-man The 2012 basketball season was a bitter disappointment for both Lamb and UConn.Lamb was selected with the 12th overall pick in the During his rookie season, Lamb had several assignments with the On December 29, 2013, Lamb scored a then career-high 22 points in a 117–86 win over the Houston Rockets.On November 26, 2016, after recovering from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for 10 games, Lamb made his first start for the Hornets and had a career-best game with 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 107–102 win over the On December 20, 2017, Lamb scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a 129–111 loss to the Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, Lamb was named the team's starting shooting guard.On July 7, 2019, Lamb signed a three-year contract worth $31.5 million with the Lamb is the son of Rolando and Angela Lamb and is the third of four siblings.Connecticut Huskies men's basketball 2010–11 NCAA champions During his freshman year at UConn, Lamb played in every game.