Jonny Flynn

This article is about the basketball player. For the folk musician, see Johnny Flynn.

Jonny Flynn

Flynn with the Timberwolves
No. 9   Houston Rockets
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)
Place of birth	Niagara Falls, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Niagara Falls High School
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Syracuse
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2011	Minnesota Timberwolves
2011–present	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2010)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver	2007 Novi Sad	Team competition
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold	2006 San Antonio	Team competition

Jonny William Flynn (born February 6, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He played collegiate basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was widely considered one of the top point guards in college basketball.

High school

Flynn and Niagara Falls High School won the 2005 New York state public high school and federation championships. He was also named New York State Mr. Basketball following his senior year. When he graduated with the class of 2007, he was ranked the No. 22 overall recruit and No. 4 point guard by Rivals.com as well as the No. 23 overall and the No. 4 point guard by Scout.com. Flynn was a 2007 McDonald's All-American and he was named to the 2007 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that competed against the World Select Team in the 10th annual Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tennessee. Flynn was a former high school and college teammate of guard/forward Paul Harris, whom he played alongside as members of the Minnesota Timberwolves' summer league team. In his senior year, Flynn averaged 26.7 points, 6.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.3 rebounds.

College

2007-08

In his first game ever, on November 12, 2007, Flynn scored 28 points which eclipsed former Orange standout Carmelo Anthony's record for most points in a freshman's debut. Later in the season, he matched his debut performance with another 28-point effort in an 82-77 loss to Pittsburgh on March 21, 2008. Flynn would go on to a prolific freshman year, collecting co-Big East Rookie of the Year honors with averages of 15.7 points and 5.3 assists per game. Flynn and fellow freshman Donte Greene were the second-highest scoring freshman duo in the country, combining to average 33.4 points per outing.

2008-09

Flynn was named to the preseason All Big East team and started the season with a 27-point effort against Richmond on November 18, 2008. Seven days later, Flynn scored 25 points and hit a 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds left in regulation as Syracuse defeated then-No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP Kansas 89-81 in overtime in the championship game of the CBE Classic. Flynn was named MVP of the Tournament.

Flynn's leaping ability was on display on a January 11, 2009, game against Rutgers. With Syracuse clinging to a 52-48 lead, Flynn drove to the hoop and threw down a monstrous dunk over 6-foot-3 Rutgers guard Michael Rosario as he attempted to draw a charge.

In the quarterfinals of the 2009 Big East Tournament on March 12 and 13th, Flynn led the Orange to a 127-117 win in six overtimes over the favored University of Connecticut Huskies. Flynn played 67 minutes on the floor that evening, leading the Orange by scoring 34 points, adding 11 assists and making all 16 of his free throw attempts. Flynn then played all 45 minutes of Syracuse's 74-69 overtime victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Big East semifinals. He scored 15 points and had 9 assists. For his efforts, Flynn was named the 2009 Big East Tournament's MVP.

In his first career NCAA tournament game in 2009, Flynn led all scorers in their first round matchup against Stephen F. Austin, tallying 16 points and 7 assists. Syracuse went on to win the game 59-44. On March 22nd, 2009 Flynn would score 11 points and add 7 assists as Syracuse defeated Arizona State 78-67 advancing Syracuse to its first Sweet Sixteen since 2004.

On April 9th, it was announced by Syracuse University that Flynn would declare himself eligible for the upcoming 2009 NBA Draft. However, Flynn would retain is NCAA eligibility by not immediately hiring an agent. Flynn officially decided to forgo his final two years at Syracuse and signed with Creative Artists Agency Sports, run by agent Leon Rose, on April 15. He was ultimately drafted sixth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2009 NBA Draft.

Team USA

Flynn was named as a 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team member on June 26, 2006 at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio, Texas. During the tournament, he averaged 8.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg., a team-high 5.3 apg. and 1.8 spg.

Flynn would once again play on Team USA in the 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championships. The team took home the silver medal, as Flynn averaged 9.6 points per game in the USA's nine games.

NBA career

Flynn was drafted No. 6 overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

On October 28, 2009, Flynn made his professional debut and sparked a rally for the Timberwolves, coming back from 19 points down. Flynn scored 13 points in the 4th quarter to lead the Timberwolves to a victory over the New Jersey Nets.

On December 14, 2009, he made the driving game-winning layup to beat the Utah Jazz 110 to 108, scoring 28 points.

On January 18, 2010, he set a new career high with 29 points against the Philadelphia 76ers in a 108-103 overtime victory.

At the end of the season, Flynn was selected to the All-Rookie 2nd team.

Flynn underwent hip surgery during the summer of 2010. His 2010-11 campaign was widely considered to be a disappointment, as his his numbers dipped to 5.3 points per game and only 3.4 assists per game. This led to much speculation of his departure following the season.

During the 2011 NBA Draft, Flynn was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Donatas Motiejunas in exchange for Brad Miller, the number 23 and 38 picks in the draft, and a future first round draft pick.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Minnesota	81	81	28.9	.417	.358	.826	2.4	4.4	1.0	.0	13.5
2010–11	Minnesota	53	8	18.5	.365	.310	.762	1.5	3.4	.6	.1	5.3
Career		134	89	24.8	.405	.343	.817	2.0	4.0	.9	.0	10.2

External links

• SUAthletics.com