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Doron Lamb named Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week

Doron Lamb

Lamb, a 6-4 guard from Queens, N.Y., scored 32 points in leading the Wildcats to a win over Winthrop. He went 11-of-12 from the field, making 7-of-8 3-pointers to break Kentucky’s freshman record of 31 points set by Jamal Mashburn on Feb. 3, 1991, against Georgia. It marks the third time that Lamb has scored at least 20 points in a game this year. He set career highs for points, field goals and 3-pointers. Lamb’s seven 3-pointers are tied for the most by a Southeastern Conference player this season.

Doron Lamb anything but a bench player

Technically speaking, Doron Lamb is a bench player, in the sense that he begins the game with his warmups on as five other UK players step on the floor for tipoff. But there’s nothing about his game that says he’s a benchwarmer. Lamb, who set the UK freshman record with 32 points Wednesday in a win against Winthrop, is averaging 14.2 points in 28.1 minutes. And he’s become the master of coming off the bench.

Doron Lamb’s record night leads Kentucky past Winthrop, 89-52

Doron Lamb set a Kentucky record for most points by a freshman, scoring 32 as the 13th-ranked Wildcats rolled by Winthrop 89-52 on Wednesday. Lamb broke the record of 31 set by Jamal Mashburn on Feb. 3, 1991 against Georgia on a nifty layup that put the Wildcats up by 28 with 6:38 remaining. He walked off to a standing ovation moments later after making 11 of 12 field goals, including 7 of 8 3-pointers.

Doron Lamb: A kid from the borough

The kid was only 5 years old, but he could dribble a basketball and shoot it. There’d been a ball in Doron Lamb’s hands since he was 2 years old, so his knack for the game was no surprise, but his mother couldn’t help but marvel at how confident he looked on the court one particular day in Brooklyn, N.Y. “He was 5 years old playing with 15-year-olds, and he really thought, ‘We’re all equals here,’ ” Brigitte Grant said. “It was really funny.”