Damon Lynn

Damon Lynn
No. 5 – NJIT Highlanders
Position Point guard
League Atlantic Sun Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-03-05) 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–present)
Career highlights and awards

Damon Nariq Lynn (born March 5, 1995) is an American college basketball player who currently plays 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]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Payne Named Associated Press All-America" (Press release). Murray State Racers. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Carino, Jerry (March 10, 2015). "Lynn, Ukawuba powering NJIT hoops into the postseason". The Courier News. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2016/2/28/mens-basketball-damon-lynn-named-a-sun-first-team-all-conference.aspx


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