George Lynch (basketball)

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George Lynch
Personal information
Born (1970-09-03) September 3, 1970 (age 53)
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school
College North Carolina (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1993–2005
Position Small forward
Number24, 30, 34, 9
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1996 Los Angeles Lakers
1996–1998 Vancouver Grizzlies
1999–2001 Philadelphia 76ers
2001–2002 Charlotte Hornets
2002–2005 New Orleans Hornets
As coach:
2012–2013SMU (assistant)
2017–2018 Grand Rapids Drive (assistant)
2018–2020 Clark Atlanta
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,109 (6.6 ppg)
Rebounds 3,902 (5.0 rpg)
Assists 1,121 (1.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sheffield National team

George DeWitt Lynch III (born September 3, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005.

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Early life

Lynch was born two months premature and had to spend more than a month in an incubator. [1] He was raised in Roanoke, Virginia, and played basketball at Patrick Henry High for coach Woody Deans. Lynch was part of the 1988 Virginia State Champion Team at Patrick Henry. For his senior year, he transferred to Flint Hill School, a prep school located outside Washington, D.C. to better his chances at college prospects.

College

Lynch played four years at North Carolina under coach Dean Smith. [2] Known for his impact on the defensive end, Lynch sported averages of 12.5 points and almost eight rebounds per game during his college career. With 1.7 steals per game, he finished his career ranked second on the UNC all-time list. [3]

In his sophomore year, Lynch reached the NCAA Final Four with the team. As a team captain, he led North Carolina to an NCAA title in 1993 and made the All-Final Four Tournament team. [4]

Professional career

He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 12th overall pick in that year's NBA draft. Lynch would be the last Laker to wear #34 before he was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies along with Anthony Peeler in 1996 in order to open up salary cap space to sign Shaquille O'Neal. He joined the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent in 1999.

With Theo Ratliff, Tyrone Hill, Eric Snow, Dikembe Mutombo, Allen Iverson, and coach Larry Brown Lynch helped form one of the better defenses in the league. With the 76ers, Lynch reached the 2001 NBA Finals. [5]

After playing with the 76ers for three seasons, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in a three-way trade also involving Derrick Coleman, Jérôme Moïso, Robert Traylor, and Vonteego Cummings, among others, in 2001, retiring after 2004–05.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993–94 L.A. Lakers 714624.8.508.000.5965.81.41.4.49.6
1994–95 L.A. Lakers 561517.0.468.143.7213.31.1.9.26.1
1995–96 L.A. Lakers 76613.3.430.308.6632.8.7.6.13.8
1996–97 Vancouver 412725.8.471.258.6196.41.91.5.48.3
1997–98 Vancouver 82*018.2.481.300.7034.41.5.8.57.5
1998–99 Philadelphia 434330.6.421.391.6316.51.82.0.58.3
1999–00 Philadelphia 757532.2.461.417.6177.81.81.6.59.6
2000–01 Philadelphia 828032.3.445.263.7197.21.71.2.48.4
2001–02 Charlotte 451819.8.369.167.6254.11.2.9.33.8
2002–03 New Orleans 813218.5.409.354.5544.41.3.8.24.5
2003–04 New Orleans 785121.8.397.309.6674.01.5.6.24.8
2004–05 New Orleans 442721.2.360.297.7394.02.0.7.33.7
Career77442022.8.446.306.6525.01.41.1.36.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1995 L.A. Lakers 10013.6.469.200.6503.0.7.8.04.4
1996 L.A. Lakers 207.5.500.000–1.5.5.0.02.0
1999 Philadelphia 8631.1.446.333.7066.62.02.3.39.0
2000 Philadelphia 101029.3.338.143.7787.11.4.9.55.9
2001 Philadelphia 10822.2.480.000.6435.11.21.3.25.7
2002 Charlotte 9731.8.492.333.6928.41.61.1.77.7
2003 New Orleans 6327.2.429.278.2506.21.71.0.87.0
2004 New Orleans 7721.1.439.250.6255.31.7.4.48.3
Career624124.4.439.250.6705.81.41.1.46.5

Post-playing career

Lynch worked as a personal trainer, in 2006 he founded a non-profit youth basketball program (Flight Nine Basketball) in Dallas, which he directed until 2010. [4]

On December 20, 2006, he joined the Southern Methodist University men's basketball staff under head coach Matt Doherty, who was part of the 1981–82 NCAA championship team. Lynch became the team's administrative assistant/graduate manager. [6] He spent 2010–2012 at UC Irvine as a strength and conditioning coach for basketball and an assistant athletics director for community relations before re-joining the SMU men's basketball staff in 2012 under head coach and fellow UNC alum Larry Brown. [7] In April 2018, Lynch was named head coach of Clark Atlanta University. [8] In 2020, his contract was not renewed. [9]

In October 2022, Lynch joined the Charlotte Hornets’ TV broadcasting staff as a studio analyst. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Newman, Bruce. "George Lynch". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ↑ "UNC's George Lynch on What Made Dean Smith Great". InsideCarolina.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. ↑ Keeney, Tim. "North Carolina: Harrison Barnes and the 14 Best Big Men in Tar Heels History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. 1 2 "George Lynch - Men's Basketball Coach". SMU Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. ↑ "NBA Playoffs 2001 - Lynch hoping to return by Game 4". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  6. ↑ "George Lynch joins SMU men's basketball staff". Pegasus News. December 20, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ "SMU adds George Lynch to coaching staff". ESPN.com. June 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "12-Year NBA Veteran George Lynch Named Clark Atlanta University Men's Basketball Head Coach". clarkatlantasports.com. April 30, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "D2 DIRT: George Lynch out at Clark Atlanta". HoopDirt. 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  10. ↑ "Former Charlotte Hornets and UNC basketball player to join NBA team's TV broadcast". The Charlotte Observer. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
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