Reggie Lynch

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Reggie Lynch
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Lynch playing for Minnesota
No. 9–Halcones de Xalapa
Position Center
League LNBP
Personal information
Born (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 30)
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
High school Edina (Edina, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 BC Kalev
2020–2021 Lokomotiv Kuban
2021 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2021–2022 Napoli Basket
2022 Baskets Oldenburg
2023 Juventus Utena
2023–2024 Bnei Herzliya
2024 Soles de Mexicali
2024–2025 Śląsk Wrocław
2025–present Halcones de Xalapa
Career highlights

Reginald Joseph Connor Lynch (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). 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]

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High school career

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Reggie Lynch
C		Edina, MNEdina6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)257 lb (117 kg)Nov 9, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

Lynch played for Edina Highschool and helped the team reach the Minnesota State Tournament for the first time in over 2 decades.

College career

2015–16 season

Lynch transfered from Illinois State University to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. 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 10.1 points 8 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game before exiting the university after being found responsible for acts of sexual misconduct. Lynch initially appealed the expulsion, but dropped the appeal in February 2018 to start his professional career. [5]

College 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Illinois State 342020.3.582.000.5534.8.2.62.88.3
2014–15 Illinois State 333022.2.509.000.6835.4.2.72.89.5
2015–16 Minnesota Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2016–17 Minnesota 333323.1.543.000.6396.1.5.53.58.4
2017–18 Minnesota 161626.4.584.000.7178.01.3.74.110.1
Career1169922.5.548.000.6395.8.5.63.28.9

[6] [7]

Professional career

BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (2018–2019)

On July 20, 2018, Lynch signed with Estonian team Kalev/Cramo. [8] He averaged 7.2 points 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.

Urania Basket Milano (2019–2020)

He spent the 2019–20 season for Serie A2 team Urania Basket Milano, averaging 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2020–2021)

On August 16, 2020, Lynch signed a three-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League and the EuroCup. [9]

Iraklis BC Thessaloniki (2021–2022)

On August 11, 2021, Lynch signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. [10]

Gevi Napoli Basket (2021–2022)

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]

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2022)

On March 29, 2022, Lynch signed with Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga until the end of the season. [12]

Uniclub Casino Juventus Utenos (2022–2023)

On January 10, 2023, Lynch signed with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [13] He led the league in blocks, with 2.2 per game.

Bnei Ofek Dist Hertzeliya (2023–2024)

On August 13, 2023, Lynch signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [14]

Soles de Mexicali (2024)

In July 2024, Reggie joined Soles de Mexicali of the Mexican LNBP. In 6 games, he averaged 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. [15]

WKS Slask Wroclaw (2024–2025)

On August 30, 2024, Lynch signed with Slask Wroclaw of the Polish Basketball League. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Fuller, Marcus (December 27, 2016). "Reggie Lynch is at center of Gophers' turnaround". Star Tribune . Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Lund, Ryan (March 7, 2017). "StaTuesday: Gophers' Lynch makes his mark defensively". FoxSports.com . Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "What we know about Reggie Lynch and his sexual assault investigations". Star Tribune.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota's Reggie Lynch Suspended in Alleged Assault". The New York Times. 5 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Boone, Kyle (February 15, 2018). "Minnesota's Reggie Lynch drops sexual misconduct appeals, accepts expulsion". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Reggie Lynch - Men's Basketball". University of Minnesota Athletics.
  7. ↑ "Reggie Lynch, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Center (BK)". 247Sports.
  8. ↑ "BC Kalev signs rookie Reggie Lynch". Sportando. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Reggie Lynch officially joins Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando. August 16, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ Mammides, Chris (August 8, 2021). "Reggie Lynch (ex Lokomotiv) is a newcomer at Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ Beres, Arnold (November 23, 2021). "Napoli signs Reggie Lynch, ex Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Verstärkung unter dem Korb: Reggie Lynch wechselt zu EWE Baskets". ewe-baskets.de (in German). March 29, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ ""Uniclub Casino – Juventus" priekinę liniją sustiprino Reggie Lynchas". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "בני הרצליה מטריה אווירית: רג'י לינץ' חתם בבני הרצליה". bhbasket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ "Slask Wroclaw adds Reggie Lynch, moves for King Szczecin, VEF Riga". Eurohoops. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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