Mike Lynn (basketball)

Mike Lynn

No. 33, 25
Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	November 25, 1945(1945-11-25)
Place of birth	Covina, California
Nationality	American
High school	Covina High School (Covina, California)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	UCLA
Career history
1969-70	Los Angeles Lakers
1970-71	Buffalo Braves
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Edward Lynn (born November 25, 1945 in Covina, California) is a retired American basketball player. He won two NCAA championships at UCLA, then played two seasons in the National Basketball Association.

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 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-Pacific-8 Conference 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

1. ^ AP report (December 1, 1966). "Vet hooper suspended". Spokane Daily Chronicle. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SLsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2916,474851&dq=mike-lynn+ucla&hl=en. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 
2. ^ 2010-11 UCLA men's basketball media guide, accessed July 31, 2011
3. ^ [1], accessed July 31, 2011

External links

• Mike Lynn historical page at NBA.com

Persondata
Name	Lynn, Mike
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 25, 1945
Place of birth	Covina, California
Date of death
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