2003 Top 50 List: Yes
Dan Collins List: Yes
Johnny Dawkins is a pretty good comp for Jeff Lamp. He’s not as good as Dawkins, but he’s not far behind.
Players who made First or Second-Team All-ACC 4 times:
- Tyler Hansbrough
- Johnny Dawkins
- Mark Price
- Jeff Lamp
Players who averaged 17+ points in four seasons:
- Tyler Hansbrough
- Johnny Dawkins
- Jeff Lamp
Players with 2300 points, 250 assists, and 500 rebounds:
- Johnny Dawkins
- Christian Laettner
- Kyle Singler
- Jeff Lamp
After making first team All-ACC as a sophomore, Lamp dropped to second team as a junior, presumably because his scoring dropped from 22.9 to 17.4. But Lamp was just as good; he simply took fewer shots because of the presence of Ralph Sampson.
Lamp finished his career as the second all-time leading scorer in the ACC, three points behind Mike Gminski. They now stand eighth and ninth on the list.
Lamp’s senior year was a memorable one. The Cavaliers started 22-0 and were ranked #1 before losing back-to-back games in late February and stumbling badly in the ACC Tournament semifinals in a blowout loss to Maryland. But they managed to pull it together in the NCAA Tournament, winning the East region behind Ralph Sampson and Regional Most Outstanding Player Lamp. The Final Four was a bitter pill as the Cavaliers lost to Al Wood and North Carolina, a team they had beaten twice in the regular season. In Lamp’s last college game, he led the Cavaliers to a 78-74 win in the last ever Final Four third place game.