The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Kyra Lambert
- Position:
- Point Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Samuel Clemens
- Prev School:
- Duke
- Hometown:
- Cibolo, Texas
- Major:
- Master's in Sport Management
AWARDS & HONORS
• Academic All-ACC [2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20]
GRADUATE STUDENT [2019-20 at Duke]
• Team tri-captain in her final season at Duke, returning to the court after missing two consecutive seasons with knee injuries.
• Played in 30 games with 21 starts in 2019-20. Started the final 21 games of the season after being limited in minutes at the start of the season.
• Averaged 5.8 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game and 1.2 steals per game.
• Scored in double figures in six games, including two of her last four contests.
• Hit a three-pointer in each of her final 12 games of the season.
SENIOR [2018-19 at Duke]
• Missed her senior season due to suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in the preseason. Had surgery in November of 2018.
• A preseason candidate for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which honors the top point guard nationally.
JUNIOR [2017-18 at Duke]
• Missed her junior season, recovering from a tear to her left anterior cruciate ligament [ACL], which occurred at the end of her sophomore campaign.
SOPHOMORE [2016-17 at Duke]
• Played in 33 games, starting all of them, as a sophomore for the Blue Devils.
• Tore her left anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in the NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Hampton [March 18].
• Averaged 7.8 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game, 3.5 assists per game and 1.7 steals per game.
• In the ACC statistics [all games combined], ranked 12th in assists per game [3.5], 12th in steals per game [1.7] and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio [2.0].
• Charted double-figure scoring in 11 games.
• Recorded 23 three-pointers on the year for a 39.7 percentage from beyond the arc.
• Came up with five steals on three different occasions.
• Tallied her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 13 assists to go along with 12 points at North Carolina [Feb. 26]. The 13 assists were tied for the third-most in a single game in Duke history.
• Scored in double figures in a career-best three consecutive games against Georgia Tech [Jan. 05], Florida State [Jan. 08] and North Carolina [Jan. 12].
FRESHMAN [2015-16 at Duke]
• Played in 32 games with 23 starts as a freshman for the Blue Devils.
• Averaged 6.2 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game and 1.1 steals per game.
• Totaled double-figure scoring in six contests as a freshman.
• Scored a season-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting at No. 2 South Carolina [Dec. 06].
• Stared her first collegiate game, a road contest at Penn [Nov. 13], in which she scored 13 points.
PREP
• Played her first two seasons at Byron P. Steele II High School before transferring to Samuel Clemens High School for her final two years to be part of its International Baccalaureate program.
• Was forced to play on the junior varsity team at Samuel Clemens in 2013-14 after her transfer.
• Samuel Clemens High School retired her No. 15 jersey following her senior year.
• A WBCA High School All-American, a Jordan Brand Classic All-American and a Parade All-American as a senior.
• Competed in the 2015 McDonald’s All-American Game and the prestigious Jordan Brand Classic.
• The No. 9-ranked recruit in the class of 2015 by espnW HoopGurlz and the All-Star Girls Report. Blue Star
• As a senior, was named the District 25-6A Most Valuable Player.
• Earned recognition on the 2015 San Antonio Express-News Super Team.
• Was a Texas Association of Basketball Coach All-Region, All-Star and All-State selection in 2015. Was also a TGCA All-State selection and earned the 2015 Touching Hearts Through Athletics Award.
• As a senior at Samuel Clemens in 2014-15, averaged 25.8 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game, 4.5 steals per game and 2.7 assists per game. Tallied 27 games with 20 or more points, four games with 30 or more points and two games with 40 or more points.
• Recorded a career-high 50 points on Dec. 16, 2014 against East Central, as she connected on 22-of-36 field goals, had nine rebounds, four steals and three assists.
• Collected five double-doubles at Samuel Clemens and had a triple-double with 18 points, 11 steals and 10 rebounds vs. Frenship.
• Also a TABC and TABC Academic All-State selection in 2015.
• A two-time First-Team All-District 28 and First-Team Academic All-District 28 selection at Steele.
• As a sophomore, averaged 12.8 points per game, 7.0 assists per game and 4.0 steals per game.
• Selected All-Region and All-State finalist as a sophomore. That year, she also earned 2013 San Antonio Express-News Super Team Accolades.
• Helped Steele to a 33-6 record and an appearance in the 2013 state championship.
• As a sophomore in 2012-13, recorded double-figures in 19-of-25 games played and drained at least one three-pointer in 21-of-25 games.
• As a freshman, averaged 10.0 points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game and 3.0 steals per game. Scored in double figures on 14 occasions.
• Her Steele team recorded a 26-8 record and advanced to the area finals in her freshman year of 2011-12.
• A member of the National Honor Society and was ranked No. 12 in her graduating class.
• The 2013 Kiwanis Club Sophomore of the Year scholarship winner.
• In two years at Steele High School, compiled a 4.1 grade-point average and was ranked No. 5 out of 565 in her class.
• Competed in cross country in 2011 and 2013, while lettering in track and field in 2011.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Pursing a master's degree in sport management.
• A four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll Selection.
• Graduated from Duke in 2019 with an interdepartmental degree in cultural anthropology and environmental science. Also obtained a minor in psychology and a markets and management certificate.
• Graduated with a Master’s in Management Studies degree from the Duke Fuqua School of Business in 2020.
PERSONAL
• Born Kyra Michelle Lambert on Dec 6, 1996 in Palau, Guam.
• Parents are Agapito and Barna Lambert.
• Has one sister, Lynn, and one brother, Eric.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC | OPPONENT [MONTH/YEAR] |
| Points | 17 | vs. Grand Canyon [11/16] |
| Rebounds | 9 | vs. Syracuse [03/17] |
| Assists | 13 | at North Carolina [02/17] |
| Steals | 5 | 3x., last vs. Louisville [01/17] |
| Blocks | 2 | vs. Syracuse [02/17] |
| Field Goals | 6 | 2x., last vs. Grand Canyon [11/16] |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 3 | 5x., last vs. N.C. State [02/20] |
| Free Throws | 5 | vs. Virginia [03/16] |
| Minutes | 40 | vs. Texas A&M [11/15] |
