Malachi Flynn

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Malachi Flynn
Malachi Flynn.jpg
Flynn with Washington State in 2018
No. 22 – Toronto Raptors
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-05-09) May 9, 1998 (age 23)
Tacoma, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellarmine Prep
(Tacoma, Washington)
College
NBA draft2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentToronto Raptors
2021→Raptors 905
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Malachi Flynn (born May 9, 1998) (/ˈmæləkaɪ/ (About this soundlisten)) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars and the San Diego State Aztecs.

High school career[]

Flynn is the youngest of seven children. He stood 5'2 in his freshman season in high school, then grew to 5'6 as a sophomore before a growth spurt made him his current height of 6'1.[1] As a senior at Bellarmine Prep, Flynn averaged 29.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 48 percent from the floor. He earned a host of accolades, including The News Tribune's All-Area player of the year, Associated Press Washington player of the year, the Class 4A player of the year by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, and the 4A Narrows League MVP as a senior. His 743 points as a senior set the single-season mark at Bellarmine Prep, and he finished with 1,625 career points, second to Abdul Gaddy.[2] Flynn originally committed to Pacific before reopening his recruitment late in the signing period.[3] He signed with the Washington State Cougars on April 13, 2016.[4]

College career[]

In November 2016, Flynn scored 27 points in an 83–76 victory over Utah Valley, which is sixth most for a Cougar freshman in history.[3] As a freshman at Washington State, he averaged 9.7 points per game and shot 38.7 percent from three-point range. Flynn averaged 15.8 points and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 41.3 percent from the field as a sophomore. He was the top player on a team that finished 12–19. Following the season, Flynn announced he was transferring. After receiving interest from Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Baylor and Creighton, Flynn signed with San Diego State in May 2018.[5]

Coming into his redshirt junior season, Flynn was named the preseason Mountain West player of the year by Mountain West Wire.[6] In a game in which he otherwise shot poorly, Flynn hit a last-second three-point shot on December 8 to defeat San Jose State 59–57.[7] He was named to the midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.[8] On February 29, 2020, Flynn scored a career-high 36 points, the most by any Aztec since 2005, shooting 13-of-20 from the floor in a 83–76 comeback win over Nevada.[9] At the conclusion of the regular season, Flynn was named Mountain West Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[10] He averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.[11] Following the season, Flynn declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[12]

Professional career[]

Toronto Raptors (2020–present)[]

Flynn was selected with the 29th pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors[13] the first San Diego State player to be drafted in the first round since Kawhi Leonard in 2011. He made his debut for the Raptors on December 23, 2020, playing one minute against the New Orleans Pelicans.[14] On January 8, 2021, Flynn scored a career-high 12 points while getting five rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes in a 144–123 win against the Sacramento Kings.[15] On February 3, 2021, Flynn was assigned to the Raptors' NBA G League affiliate, the Raptors 905.[16] On February 18, 2021, Flynn was recalled from his NBA G League assignment. On April 10, 2021, Flynn scored a career-high 20 points and dished out a career-high 11 assists with two rebounds and steals in a 135–115 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[17] On April 14, 2021, Flynn scored a new career-high 22 points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 108–103 loss against the Atlanta Hawks.[18] On May 4, 2021, Flynn was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April 2021.[19]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Toronto 47 14 19.7 .374 .321 .804 2.5 2.9 .8 .1 7.5
Career 47 14 19.7 .374 .321 .804 2.5 2.9 .8 .1 7.5

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Washington State 31 30 33.1 .395 .387 .735 2.9 2.9 .7 .0 9.7
2017–18 Washington State 31 30 33.4 .413 .338 .846 3.4 4.3 1.6 .1 15.8
2018–19 San Diego State
Redshirt Redshirt
2019–20 San Diego State 32 32 33.4 .441 .373 .857 4.5 5.1 1.8 .1 17.6
Career 94 92 33.3 .420 .363 .833 3.6 4.1 1.3 .1 14.4

References[]

  1. ^ Bennett, Brian (December 20, 2019). "Malachi Flynn is the transfer who is leading surprising San Diego State". The Athletic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Smith, Lauren (May 7, 2018). "Former Bellarmine Prep, WSU standout announces transfer to San Diego State". The News Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Milles, Todd (December 31, 2016). "WSU's late find — Flynn — a basketball life saver". The News Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Thorpe, Jacob (April 3, 2016). "Kent effusive about newest recruit Malachi Flynn". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Zarrett, E. Jay (May 7, 2018). "Former Washington State guard Malachi Flynn transferring to San Diego State". Sporting News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Maciejewski, Michael (October 16, 2019). "The Case For Malachi Flynn As Mountain West's Best Player". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Zeigler, Mark (December 8, 2019). "Aztecs survive against San Jose State on late 3 by Malachi Flynn". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev among new faces on Wooden Award midseason list". ESPN. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "No. 5 San Diego St. overcomes 2nd-half deficit, tops Nevada". ESPN. Associated Press. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Dauster, Rob (March 10, 2020). "NBC Sports College Basketball All-American Teams". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 17, 2020). "San Diego State's Malachi Flynn entering NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  13. ^ ,Smith, Lauren (November 18, 2020). "Tacoma's Malachi Flynn went from under-recruited high schooler to first-round NBA Draft pick". Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Pelicans beat relocated Raptors 113-99; Van Gundy wins debut". ESPN. December 23, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Raptors set franchise scoring record, win 144-123 over Kings". ESPN. January 8, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Malachi Flynn: Toronto Raptors rookie guard assigned to Raptors 905 for G League bubble". NBA.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Trent scores career-high 44, Raptors rout Cavaliers 135-115". ESPN. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Malachi Flynn took over late and nearly led Raptors to comeback win". USA Today. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  19. ^ "Raptors guard Malachi Flynn named East's Rookie of the Month for April". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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