Reggie Lynch
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Reggie Lynch
| image = Reggie Lynch.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Lynch playing for Minnesota
| position = Center
| height_m = 2.08
| weight_kg = 118
| league = Polish Basketball League
| team = Śląsk Wrocław
| number = 22
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
| high_school = Edina (Edina, Minnesota)
| college =
- Illinois State (2013–2015)
- Minnesota (2016–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018–2019
| team1 = Kalev/Cramo
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = Lokomotiv Kuban
| years4 = 2021
| team4 = Iraklis Thessaloniki
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = Napoli Basket
| years6 = 2022
| team6 = Baskets Oldenburg
| years7 = 2023
| team7 = Juventus Utena
| years8 = 2023–2024
| team8 = Bnei Herzliya
| years9 = 2024–present
| team9 = Śląsk Wrocław
| highlights =
- Polish Supercup winner (2024)
- Polish Supercup MVP (2024)
- Israeli Premier League blocks leader (2024)
- Lithuanian League blocks leader (2023)
- 2× VTB United League blocks leader (2019, 2021)
- Serie A2 Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
- Estonian League champion (2019)
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
}}
Reginald Joseph Connor Lynch (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League and Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He transferred from Illinois State in 2015 and sat out the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|last1=Fuller|first1=Marcus|title=Reggie Lynch is at center of Gophers' turnaround|url=http://www.startribune.com/reggie-lynch-is-at-center-of-gophers-turnaround/408361046/|accessdate=April 12, 2017|work=Star Tribune|date=December 27, 2016}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Lund|first1=Ryan|title=StaTuesday: Gophers’ Lynch makes his mark defensively|url=http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/minnesota-gophers-reggie-lynch-big-ten-defensive-player-of-the-year-030717|accessdate=April 12, 2017|work=FoxSports.com|date=March 7, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-reggie-lynch-and-his-sexual-assault-investigations/468169263/|title=What we know about Reggie Lynch and his sexual assault investigations|website=Star Tribune}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sports/ncaabasketball/reggie-lynch-minnesota-suspended.html|title=Minnesota’s Reggie Lynch Suspended in Alleged Assault|date=5 January 2018|work=The New York Times}}
High school career
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| position = C
| hometown = Edina, MN
| highschool = Edina
| feet = 6
| inches = 10
| weight = 257
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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 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.{{cite news|first=Kyle|last=Boone|title=Minnesota's Reggie Lynch drops sexual misconduct appeals, accepts expulsion|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/minnesotas-reggie-lynch-drops-sexual-misconduct-appeals-accepts-expulsion/|work=CBSSports.com|date=February 15, 2018|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}
College statistics
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| Illinois State
| 34 || 20 || 20.3 || .582 || .000 || .553 || 4.8 || .2 || .6 || 2.8 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| Illinois State
| 33 || 30 || 22.2 || .509 || .000 || .683 || 5.4 || .2 || .7 || 2.8 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 33 || 33 || 23.1 || .543 || .000 || .639 || 6.1 || .5 || .5 || 3.5 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 16 || 16 || 26.4 || .584 || .000 || .717 || 8.0 || 1.3 || .7 || 4.1 || 10.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 116 || 99 || 22.5 || .548 || .000 || .639 || 5.8 || .5 || .6 || 3.2 || 8.9
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{{cite web|url=http://gophersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=397|title=Reggie Lynch - Men's Basketball|website=University of Minnesota Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Reggie-Lynch-81609/|title=Reggie Lynch, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Center (BK)|website=247Sports}}
Professional career
=BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (2018-2019)=
On July 20, 2018, Lynch signed with Estonian team Kalev/Cramo.{{cite web |title=BC Kalev signs rookie Reggie Lynch |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/it/cups/vtb-league/282749/bc-kalev-signs-rookie-reggie-lynch.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 16, 2020 |date=July 20, 2018}} 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.{{cite web |title=Reggie Lynch officially joins Lokomotiv Kuban |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/reggie-lynch-officially-joins-lokomotiv-kuban/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 16, 2020 |date=August 16, 2020}}
=Iraklis BC Thessaloniki (2021-2022)=
On August 11, 2021, Lynch signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.{{cite web |last1=Mammides |first1=Chris |title=Reggie Lynch (ex Lokomotiv) is a newcomer at Iraklis |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Russia/news/698774/Reggie-Lynch-(ex-Lokomotiv)-is-a-newcomer-at-Iraklis |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 8, 2021 |date=August 8, 2021}}
=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.{{cite web |last1=Beres |first1=Arnold |title=Napoli signs Reggie Lynch, ex Iraklis |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/717437/Napoli-signs-Reggie-Lynch,-ex-Iraklis |website=Eurobasket |access-date=November 23, 2021 |date=November 23, 2021}}
=EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2022)=
On March 29, 2022, Lynch signed with Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga until the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Verstärkung unter dem Korb: Reggie Lynch wechselt zu EWE Baskets|url=https://ewe-baskets.de/news/verpflichtung-lynch.html|website=ewe-baskets.de|language=de|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=January 10, 2023}}
=Uniclub Casino Juventus Utenos (2022-2023)=
On January 10, 2023, Lynch signed with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).{{cite web|title="Uniclub Casino – Juventus" priekinę liniją sustiprino Reggie Lynchas|url=http://www.utenosjuventus.lt/news/1294/16/Uniclub-Casino-Juventus-priekine-linija-sustiprino-Reggie-Lynchas|website=utenosjuventus.lt|language=lt|date=January 10, 2023|access-date=January 10, 2023}} He led the league in blocks, with 2.2 per game.
=Bnei Ofek Dist Hertzeliya (2023-2024)=
=WKS Slask Wroclaw (2024-Present)=
On August 30, 2024, Lynch signed with Slask Wroclaw of the Polish Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Slask Wroclaw adds Reggie Lynch, moves for King Szczecin, VEF Riga |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1711107/reggie-lynch-signs-with-slask-wroclaw-basketball-champions-league/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=30 August 2024 |language=en |date=30 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/reggie_lynch_972584.html Minnesota Golden Gophers bio]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Reggie-Lynch/Summary/57170 RealGM profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Russia
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:BC Kalev/Cramo players
Category:Bnei Herzliya basketball players
Category:Edina High School alumni
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Category:Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
Category:Napoli Basket (2016) players
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