Reggie Lynch


Reggie Lynch is an American basketball player for Kalev of the Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga and the VTB United League. 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

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 11 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, and 2 assists before leaving the team due to allegations of sexual misconduct. On February 15, 2018 he dropped his appeal to the allegations, accepting expulsion from the university to instead pursue his professional career.

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