Reggie Lynch
No. 22 – Napoli Basket | |
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Position | Center |
League | Lega Basket Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born | Edina, Minnesota | November 30, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Edina (Edina, Minnesota) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Kalev/Cramo |
2019–2020 | |
2020–2021 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
2021 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
2021–present | Napoli Basket |
Career highlights and awards | |
Reggie Lynch (born November 30, 1994) is an American basketball player for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He transferred from Illinois State in 2015 and sat out the 2015–16 season.[1] In 2016, he started at center for the Gophers and won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year after setting the Gophers single-season record in blocks with 114.[2] [3][4]
High school career[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Reggie Lynch C |
Edina, MN | Edina | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 257 lb (117 kg) | Nov 9, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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College career[]
2015-16 season[]
Lynch sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2016-17 season[]
Lynch started 33 games for the Gophers. He won Big Ten Defensive Player of the year after recording 114 blocks which were second best in the entire nation. He had at least 5 blocks in 11 games during the season including a game where he posted 11 blocks at home against Penn State on February 25. Lynch was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year. While also helping to take the Gophers to the NCAA tournament and making the biggest season-to-season turnaround in college basketball history.
2017–18 season[]
Lynch played the first 16 games of the season for the Golden Gophers averaging 11 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, and 2 assists before being expelled from the University after being found responsible for two separate sexual assaults. Lynch initially appealed the expulsion, but dropped the appeal in February, 2018. [5]
College statistics[]
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 |
Season averages | |||||||||||||||
Season | Team | MIN | FGM-FGA | FG% | 3PM-3PA | 3P% | FTM-FTA | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
2017-18 | MINN | 26.4 | 3.7-6.3 | .584 | 0.0-0.0 | .000 | 2.7-3.8 | .717 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
2016-17 | MINN | 23.1 | 3.3-6.0 | .543 | 0.0-0.0 | .000 | 1.9-2.9 | .639 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
2014-15 | ILST | 22.2 | 3.5-6.9 | .509 | 0.0-0.0 | .000 | 2.5-3.6 | .683 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
2013-14 | ILST | 20.3 | 3.2-5.6 | .582 | 0.0-0.0 | .000 | 1.9-3.4 | .553 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
Professional career[]
On July 20, 2018, Lynch signed with Estonian team Kalev/Cramo.[8] He averaged 7.2 points 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. He spent the 2019-20 season for Serie A2 team , averaging 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. On August 16, 2020, Lynch signed a three-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League and the EuroCup.[9]
On August 11, 2021, Lynch signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[10] On November 22, 2021, he parted ways with the Greek team, in order to sign with Italian club Napoli Basket. In 6 Greek Basket League games with Iraklis, he averaged 12 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks, playing around 27 minutes per contest.[11]
References[]
- ^ Fuller, Marcus (December 27, 2016). "Reggie Lynch is at center of Gophers' turnaround". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Lund, Ryan (March 7, 2017). "StaTuesday: Gophers' Lynch makes his mark defensively". FoxSports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "What we know about Reggie Lynch and his sexual assault investigations". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Minnesota's Reggie Lynch Suspended in Alleged Assault". The New York Times. 5 January 2018.
- ^ Boone, Kyle (February 15, 2018). "Minnesota's Reggie Lynch drops sexual misconduct appeals, accepts expulsion". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Reggie Lynch - Men's Basketball". University of Minnesota Athletics.
- ^ "Reggie Lynch, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Center (BK)". 247Sports.
- ^ "BC Kalev signs rookie Reggie Lynch". Sportando. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Reggie Lynch officially joins Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando. August 16, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Mammides, Chris (August 8, 2021). "Reggie Lynch (ex Lokomotiv) is a newcomer at Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Beres, Arnold (November 23, 2021). "Napoli signs Reggie Lynch, ex Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Estonia
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Minnesota
- BC Kalev/Cramo players
- Centers (basketball)
- Edina High School alumni
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
- Sportspeople from Edina, Minnesota