Damon Lynn
| No. 5 – NJIT Highlanders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 5, 1995 Newark, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, New Jersey) |
| College | NJIT (2013–2017) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Damon Nariq Lynn (born March 5, 1995) is an American college basketball player for the NJIT Highlanders.
Lynn attended Union Catholic Regional High School, where he averaged over 24 points per game as a senior. His father, Al-Tariq Lynn, was on the 1991 Hillside High School state championship team. LIU Brooklyn was the first Division I team to offer Lynn a scholarship.[1]
As a sophomore at NJIT, he was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[2] He averaged 17.2 points and 3.9 assists per game as a sophomore. After being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot in January 2015, Lynn considered sitting out the remainder of the season but decided instead to compete in games but not practices. He scored 20 points in the team's upset win over the Michigan Wolverines. The team posted an 18-11 regular season record and were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[3] Lynn is the only player in NJIT history to amass over 1000 points as a sophomore. He also has the school record for most three-point shots made in NJIT history. He was named first-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference in 2016.[4]
In his senior season, Lynn surpassed the 2,000 career points mark in a December 14, 2016 game against Iona.[5] Just a month earlier, in a November 11 game against Sarah Lawrence College, Lynn became NJIT's all-time leading scorer in their NCAA Division I era.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Schneider, Jeremy (February 8, 2013). "With a championship pedigree, Damon Lynn quietly leads Union Catholic's best season in years". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Payne Named Associated Press All-America" (Press release). Murray State Racers. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ Carino, Jerry (March 10, 2015). "Lynn, Ukawuba powering NJIT hoops into the postseason". The Courier News. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2016/2/28/mens-basketball-damon-lynn-named-a-sun-first-team-all-conference.aspx
- ↑ "Senior Damon Lynn Earns NJIT Athlete of the Week". NJIT Highlanders. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Damon Lynn Sets NJIT Scoring Record; Three @ASUNMBB Teams Collect Wins". Atlantic Sun Conference. November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.