Kevin Lynch (basketball)

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Kevin Joseph Lynch (born December 24, 1968, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an American basketball player. Kevin played at Bloomington Jefferson High School, leading the Jaguars to two state championships in 1986 and 1987. In 1987 the team had a perfect record as well and Kevin won both the Minnesota Mr. Basketball and Metro Player of the Year. Kevin then became a part of the first recruiting class put together by then University of Minnesota coach Clem Haskins.

Kevin scored 1355 points in his four seasons with the Gophers, 11th all time at the university. His senior year Kevin averaged 18.1 points per game and was named to the All Big Ten second team.

Following the season, Kevin was selected with the 28th overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, the first pick in the second round, by the Charlotte Hornets. After two seasons with Charlotte where he averaged 3.3 points and 12 minutes per game, Kevin continued his professional career overseas, playing two years in Spain, one in Greenland and four in Germany.

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