Michael David Flynn (born July 31, 1953) is an American former professional

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player. He played as a

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. Flynn was born in Casablanca,

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but grew up in Jeffersonville, Indiana,

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. He attended Jeffersonville High School, where he was Indiana's Mr. Basketball and a Parade All-American in 1971. Flynn then played at the

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, where he scored 835 points in three seasons and reached the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1975 before losing to

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. During the late 1970s and early 1980s he competed professionally for the Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers sign Mike Flynn to pact
. ''Harlan Daily Enterprise''. July 2, 1975. and in Sweden. Flynn was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Flynn also pitched in the Little League World Series in 1965 as a member of the George Rogers Clark All-Stars of Jeffersonville, IN. Flynn has four children: three sons, and one daughter. B.J. and Michael Flynn played for the

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, while Marcus Flynn played for Bellarmine University.

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External links

College Statistics at BigBlueHistory.net
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Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame profile
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