would love to see VCU in the final, so he could exact some personal revenge on the school for knocking his Northeastern team out of the NCAA tournament in 1984. The man who made the last-second shot that won the game for the Rams, 70-69, was Rolando Lamb. Calhoun and Lamb crossed paths again last ye
Reader Bunty Shea tells us about a VCU-UConn connection from the 1984 tournament, when the Rams' Rolando Lamb hit a buzzer-beater to eliminate Calhoun's Northeastern team. This weekend, Lamb will watch his son, Jeremy, play for Calhoun.
Date: Mar 31, 2011
Category: Sports
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UConn's Calhoun knows Lamb family history in tournament
Lambs performance is one of the biggest reasonsaside from Kemba Walker, obviouslythe Huskies have made their surprising run to the Final Four. Hes the son of Rolando Lamb, who coincidentally was an early 1980s star at VCU, the school from Richmond thats made a shocking run to the Final Four.Rolando Lamb was inducted into the VCU Hall of Fame in 1992. He led the Rams to three NCAA Tournament berths, and though he didnt lead VCU into the Final FourJeremy has one-upped him thereRolando does own a more significant individual achievement.
Date: Mar 30, 2011
Category: Sports
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Out like a Lamb: Freshman unconsciously gives UConn a Final Four boost
Because of the Lamb family's ties to Calhoun, the coach in some ways feels he's getting payback these days. Rolando Lamb, Jeremy's father, beat Calhoun's Northeastern team at the buzzer in a 1984 NCAA Tournament game, lifting Virginia Commonwealth to a 70-69 win.