Jim Lynam

Jim Lynam (born September 15, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former college and professional basketball coach. He coached at the college level for Fairfield University from 1968–70, American University from 1973–78, and St. Joseph's University from 1978–81. In the National Basketball Association, Lynam coached the San Diego Clippers/Los Angeles Clippers from 1983–85, the Philadelphia 76ers from 1987–92, and the Washington Bullets from 1995–97. Lynam complied a 158-118 record at the college level, and 328–392 in the National Basketball Association. He was also Philadelphia's general manager from 1992–94.

Lynam is best remembered for coaching St. Joseph's to an upset victory over DePaul by a score of 49-48 in the first round of the 1981 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Lynam has also served as an assistant coach for several teams, most notably the Sixers and the Portland Trail Blazers, the latter for head coach Maurice Cheeks. When Cheeks was hired as Philadelphia's coach for the 2005–06 season, Lynam was named an assistant. During the preseason, however, he was forced to leave the team due to an undisclosed medical condition. In January 2006, Lynam retired from coaching. However, on September 29, 2006 it was announced that Lynam, along with NBA hall of famer Moses Malone would be rejoining the 76ers as an assistant coach. In July 2010, The Oregonian reported that Lynam was among candidates for an assistant coaching job in Portland.

On 24 January 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that Lynam would be joining the club as a part-time basketball operations consultant, evaluating pro personnel on the Wolves roster and throughout the NBA.

Starting in the 2011-2012 season, Lynam serves as a pre-game and post-game analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers on Comcast SportsNet.

Lynam's daughter, Dei, is an anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia. She also serves as a sideline reporter for 76ers telecasts. He is also a grandfather to eight grandchildren.

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
SDC	1983–84	82	30	52	.366	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	1984–85	61	22	39	.361	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
PHI	1987–88	39	16	23	.410	4th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
PHI	1988–89	82	46	36	.561	2nd in Atlantic	3	0	3	.000	Lost in First Round
PHI	1989–90	82	53	29	.646	1st in Atlantic	10	4	6	.400	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
PHI	1990–91	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Atlantic	8	4	4	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
PHI	1991–92	82	35	47	.427	5th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
WSH	1994–95	82	21	61	.256	7th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
WSH	1995–96	82	39	43	.476	4th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
WSH	1996–97	46	22	24	.478	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		720	328	392	.456		21	8	13	.381

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Jim Lynam
• NBA.com coach file: Jim Lynam
• The Oregonian: Trail Blazer's coaching staff to be finalized this week