Mike Lynn (basketball)

Mike Lynn
Personal information
Born	November 25, 1945 (age 78); Covina, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Covina (Covina, California)
College	UCLA (1964–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 4th round, 39th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Position	Small forward
Number	33, 19
Career history
1969–1970	Los Angeles Lakers
1970–1971	Buffalo Braves
Career highlights and awards
	2× NCAA champion (1965, 1968); First-team All-AAWU (1966);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Edward Lynn (born November 25, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player. He won two NCAA championships playing college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, then played professionally for two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Lynn, a 6'7 forward from Covina High School in Covina, California, played for UCLA from 1964 to 1968. He won a championship as a sophomore (1965) and again as a fifth-year senior starter in 1968. Lynn was suspended for the 1966–67 championship year due to legal trouble concerning a credit card reported lost.^[1] He was a first-team All-AAWU pick as a junior in 1966.^[2]

After his collegiate career ended, Lynn was drafted twice by the NBA – first in the 1967 NBA draft by the San Francisco Warriors (fifth round, #51 overall) and again in the 1968 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls (fourth round, #39 overall). He played two NBA seasons from 1969 to 1971, his first for the Los Angeles Lakers and his second for the Buffalo Braves. For his career, Lynn averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in 49 games.^[3]

References[edit]

^ AP report (December 1, 1966). "Vet hooper suspended". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ 2010-11 UCLA men's basketball media guide Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 31, 2011
^ Basketball reference profile, accessed July 31, 2011

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] AP report (December 1, 1966). "Vet hooper suspended". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

[2] 2010-11 UCLA men's basketball media guide Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 31, 2011

[3] Basketball reference profile, accessed July 31, 2011

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