Brian Robert Lynch (born June 12, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player and current coach.

Early life

Lynch was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to Mary and Richard Lynch, a retired Belmar, New Jersey police chief. Lynch is of Irish descent. He grew up in Belmar, New Jersey and went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy. He played college basketball at Villanova University, scoring 992 points."Clijsters, Lynch wed in Belgian ceremony"
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Career

After graduating from Villanova in 2000, Lynch went to Europe to play professionally. There, he spent his first few years as a journeyman playing for numerous teams in different European countries before settling in Belgium in 2004. He last played forward for the Antwerp Diamond Giants of Belgium's Pro Basketball League from 2008 to 2009. In February 2013, it was reported that Lynch would become the assistant coach of the Antwerp Giants for the next season. In 2014, he signed a 5-year contract with newly formed PBL club Limburg United. On June 6, 2017, Lynch was announced as the head coach for

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for the 2017–18 PBL season. On November 25, 2018, Lynch was sacked by Spirou. During the 2018–19 season, Lynch returned to Limburg.

Personal life

Lynch is married to Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters. They were married in a private low-key ceremony on July 13, 2007 at the Bree city hall by the mayor, with only their parents and siblings present. On February 27, 2008, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, Jada. On February 25, 2013, Clijsters announced on her Twitter account that they were expecting a second child. On 18 September 2013, Clijsters gave birth to their second child, a son, Jack Leon Lynch. In October 2016, she gave birth to their third child, a son, Blake Richard Lynch. The family divides their time spending autumn in Belgium and summers at their home in Wall Township, New Jersey.Orr, Conor
"Belmar's Brian Lynch balances Jersey life, Belgian culture with tennis champ wife Kim Clijsters"
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 10, 2010. Accessed October 20, 2015. "They spend their Summers in New Jersey in between tournament stops at a house they own in Wall. They spend their Autumns in Belgium, where Jada will most likely attend school."

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20090910075216/http://www.sport.be/antwerpgiants/nl/teams/team.html?comp=2465&team=11394&display=2
Eurobasket.com Profile
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