Jeff Lamp

Jeff Lamp
Personal information
Born (1959-03-09) March 9, 1959
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Ballard (Louisville, Kentucky)
College Virginia (1977–1981)
NBA draft 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career 1981–1993
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Number 3
Career history
1981–1984 Portland Trail Blazers
1985–1986 Milwaukee Bucks
1986 San Antonio Spurs
1986–1987 Hamby Rimini
1987–1989 Los Angeles Lakers
1989–1991 Reyer Venezia
1991–1992 Oximesa Granada
1992–1993 Manresa
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jeffrey Alan Lamp (born March 9, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'6", he was a guard-forward.

High school career

Lamp attended and played competitively at Ballard High School, in Louisville, Kentucky.

College career

Lamp played college basketball at the University of Virginia, with the Cavaliers. Lamp was an All-ACC selection in each of his four seasons at UVa (1978-81). He finished with 2,317 career points which was a school record until broken by Bryant Stith (2,516) in 1992. During his time in Charlottesville, Lamp was part of the 1980-81 team that claimed an ACC regular season title and made the school's first Final Four appearance.

Professional career

Lamp was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers, in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. Lamp played in six NBA seasons, for four different teams (the Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Lakers).

In his NBA career, Lamp played in 291 games, and he scored a total of 1,495 points. His best year in the NBA came during the 1985–86 season, when he split time with the Bucks and Spurs, appearing in 74 games, and averaging 8.2 points per game.

Lamp currently lives in Los Angeles, and works for the NBAPA.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.