Brian Lynch (basketball)

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Brian Lynch

Position	Guard-Forward
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Born	June 12, 1978 (1978-06-12) Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Nationality	American and Belgian (since 2008)
College	Villanova
Pro career	2000–2009
Career history	Spójnia Stargard (2000–2001) Bnei Herzliya (2001) Aveiro Basket (2001–2002) Panionios (2002–2003) Aviton Giessen (2003, 2003-2004) Stayer Reggio Calabria (2003) Eurorida Scafati (2003) Paris Basket Racing (2003) Euphony Bree (2004–2008) Antwerp Diamond Giants (2008–2009)

Brian Robert Lynch (born June 12, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player. Lynch was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, lived in Belmar, New Jersey and went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy. He played college basketball at Villanova University. After graduating from Villanova in 2000, Lynch went to Europe to play professionally. There, he spent his first few years as a journeyman playing for numerous teams in different European countries before settling in Belgium in 2004. He last played forward for the Antwerp Diamond Giants in Antwerp, Belgium from 2008 to 2009.

Personal life

He secretly married Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters on July 13, 2007 at 6:00 a.m. at the Bree city hall. They were married by the mayor. On February 27, 2008, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, Jada.

Since Clijsters' successful comeback to tennis in 2009, Lynch has travelled the tour with her and their daughter and is seen attending all of her matches.

Lynch has three brothers: Christopher, Kevin and Patrick.

External links

• http://www.sport.be/antwerpgiants/nl/teams/team.html?comp=2465&team=11394&display=2
• Eurobasket.com Profile