Reggie Lynch

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. 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.

High school career

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 transferred 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.

College statistics

Professional career

BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (2018–2019) On July 20, 2018, Lynch signed with Estonian team Kalev/Cramo. 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.

Iraklis BC Thessaloniki (2021–2022) On August 11, 2021, Lynch signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.

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.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2022) On March 29, 2022, Lynch signed with Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga until the end of the season.

Uniclub Casino Juventus Utenos (2022–2023) On January 10, 2023, Lynch signed with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). 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.

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.