Damon Lynn Explained

Damon Lynn
Number:5
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:165
Team:KW Titans
League:NBL Canada
Nationality:American
Birth Date:5 March 1995
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey
Highschool:Union Catholic
(Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
College:NJIT (2013–2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2018
Team1:BC Šiauliai
Years2:2018
Team2:Texas Legends
Years3:2018–2020
Team3:KW Titans
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Damon Nariq Lynn (born March 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the KW Titans of the NBL Canada.

High school career

Lynn attended Union Catholic Regional High School, where he averaged over 24 points per game as a senior. His father, Al-Tariq Lynn, was on the 1991 Hillside High School state championship team. LIU Brooklyn was the first Division I team to offer Lynn a scholarship.[1]

College career

As a sophomore at NJIT, Lynn was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[2] He averaged 17.2 points and 3.9 assists per game as a sophomore. After being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot in January 2015, Lynn considered sitting out the remainder of the season but decided instead to compete in games but not practices. He scored 20 points in the team's upset win over the Michigan Wolverines. The team posted an 18-11 regular season record and were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[3] Lynn is the only player in NJIT history to amass over 1000 points as a sophomore. He also has the school record for most three-point shots made in NJIT history. He was named first-team All-ASUN Conference in 2016.[4]

In his senior season, Lynn surpassed the 2,000 career points mark in a December 14, 2016 game against Iona.[5] Just a month earlier, in a November 11 game against Sarah Lawrence College, Lynn became NJIT's all-time leading scorer in their NCAA Division I era.[6]

Professional career

On September 18, 2018, Lynn signed with the KW Titans in the NBL Canada.[7]

During 2018, he signed with and played for the NBA G League Texas Legends,[8] as well as BC Siauliai in Lietuvos krepšinio lyga,[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Schneider. Jeremy. With a championship pedigree, Damon Lynn quietly leads Union Catholic's best season in years. The Star-Ledger. September 24, 2015. February 8, 2013.
  2. Payne Named Associated Press All-America . . March 31, 2015 . April 1, 2015.
  3. News: Carino. Jerry. Lynn, Ukawuba powering NJIT hoops into the postseason. September 24, 2015. The Courier News. March 10, 2015.
  4. Web site: Damon Lynn Named A-Sun First Team All-Conference. 29 February 2016 .
  5. News: Senior Damon Lynn Earns NJIT Athlete of the Week. January 2, 2017. NJIT Highlanders. December 19, 2016.
  6. News: Damon Lynn Sets NJIT Scoring Record; Three @ASUNMBB Teams Collect Wins. January 7, 2017. ASUN Conference. November 11, 2016.
  7. Web site: KW Titans sign PG Damon Lynn . . September 18, 2018 . September 18, 2018.
  8. Web site: Damon Lynn G-League Stats . 2022-11-21 . Basketball-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: December 20, 2017 . Siauliai tabs rookie Damon Lynn in his first year in pro basketball . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323235817/https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/news/516815/Siauliai-tabs-rookie-Damon-Lynn-in-his-first-year-in-pro-basketball . March 23, 2019 . December 20, 2017 . Eurobasket News.