Joseph Jerome Lambert (May 29, 1971 – August 11, 2007) was an American professional basketball player who is best known for leading NCAA Division I in rebounding in 1993–94 while playing for Baylor.
[1] A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), 215 pound power forward, Lambert accomplished the feat as a junior in his first season of Division I basketball.
[2] Thomas had faxed a term paper to Westark assistant basketball coach Troy Drummond on April 5, 1993, which was a slight re-write of an article that had previously appeared in a women's magazine.
[5] He then went on to play professionally in Israel before coming home to work for Danfoss and serve as a firefighter.
He and his wife, Tracey L. Green, were both shot to death as a result of a verbal altercation between Lambert and another man.