Monica Lamb-Powell
Personal information
Born (1964-10-11) October 11, 1964
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolYates (Houston, Texas)
College
WNBA draft1998: 4th round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
PositionCenter
Number40
Career history
1998–2000Houston Comets
Medals
Representing  United States
Women's Basketball
World University Games
Gold medal – first place1983 Edmonton Team Competition

Monica Lamb-Powell or Monica Lamb (born October 11, 1964) is an American former basketball player. She played for the Houston Comets in the WNBA[1] and US National Teams. She is now the founder and president of the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation.

Lamb played on the 1983 World University games team, coached by Jill Hutchison. She helped the team win the gold medal for the USA team.[2]

Lamb was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1987 World University Games held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The USA team won four of the five contests. In the opening game against Poland, Lamb was the second leading scorer for the US with 16 points. After winning their next game against Finland, the USA faced the host team Yugoslavia. The game went to overtime, but Yugoslavia prevailed, 93–89. The USA faced China in the next game. They won 84–83, but they needed to win by at least five points to remain in medal contention. They won the final game against Canada to secure fifth place. Lamb averaged 11.4 points per games, tied for first on the team. She averaged 4.6 rebounds per game, second most on the team.[3]

Houston and USC statistics

Source[4][5][6][7]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% FT% RBG PPG
1983–84 Houston 28 57.7% 60.6% 7.93 13.93
1984–85 Houston 30 66.3% 51.5% 9.80 16.93
1986–87 USC 30 48.3% 61.2% 8.07 17.03
Career 88 59.3% 57.8% 8.61 16.01
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA FT FTA REB PTS
1983–84 Houston 28 162 281 66 109 222 390
1984–85 Houston 30 228 344 52 101 294 508
1986–87 USC 30 83 172 63 103 242 511
Career 88 473 797 181 313 758 1409

References

  1. ↑ Monica Lamb. basketball-reference.com
  2. ↑ "Twelvth [sic] World University Games – 1983". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fourteenth World University Games – 1987". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 11 Nov 2013.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. ↑ "FINAL 1984 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "FINAL 1985 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "FINAL 1987 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.


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