Mike Flynn (basketball)

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Mike Flynn
Personal information
Born (1953-07-31) July 31, 1953 (age 69)
Casablanca, Morocco
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Jeffersonville
(Jeffersonville, Indiana)
College Kentucky (1972–1975)
NBA draft 1975 / Round: 7 / Pick: 113th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1975–1983
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
Number44
Career history
19751978 Indiana Pacers
1980–1983 Alviks BK
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points 1,317 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds 437 (2.1 rpg)
Assists 454 (2.2 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael David Flynn (born July 31, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a guard.

Flynn was born in Casablanca, Morocco but grew up in Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA. He attended Jeffersonville High School, where he was Indiana's Mr. Basketball and a Parade All-American in 1971. Flynn then played at the University of Kentucky, where he scored 835 points in three seasons and reached the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1975 before losing to UCLA. During the late 1970s and early 1980s he competed professionally for the Indiana Pacers [1] and in Sweden.

Flynn was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Flynn also pitched in the Little League World Series in 1965 as a member of the George Rogers Clark All-Stars of Jeffersonville, IN.[ citation needed ]

Flynn has four children: three sons, and one daughter. B.J. and Michael Flynn played for the University of Louisville, while Marcus Flynn played for Bellarmine University.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Indiana Pacers sign Mike Flynn to pact". Harlan Daily Enterprise. July 2, 1975.