Top Prospects 2011: região Leste, Oeste, Sudeste, Sudoeste

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Jeremy Lamb, G/F, UConn
Top 100 Rank: 73

Kemba Walker has been the story at UConn all year and rightfully so. His will to win has been incredible. He was remarkable in helping lead UConn to wins at the Maui Invitational and in the Big East Conference championship. Now, he's two wins away from a national title. His 56 points and 10 assists over the weekend have done nothing to dampen his momentum as a top-10 pick in the draft.

But lost amid Walker's triumphant season has been the stellar play of freshman Jeremy Lamb. Lamb has been a steady scorer all year for the Huskies, but he's taken his game to whole other level in the Big East and NCAA tournaments and has become a dangerous weapon on both ends of the floor for UConn.

Lamb had 16 points in the opening round versus Bucknell, 14 points in a win over Cincinnati, a career-high 24 points against San Diego State and 19 points in UConn's win over Arizona. For the tournament he's shooting 56 percent from the field and an incredible 11-for-15 from 3.

Lamb's length and athleticism, combined with his shooting and defense, have caught the eyes of a number of NBA decision-makers. While no one is calling for him to leave UConn yet (he needs to spend some serious time in the weight room) the comparisons to a young Rip Hamilton or a smaller Tayshaun Prince don't seem so farfetched. Another great year at UConn should land him firmly in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft.