Brian Lynch (basketball)

Brian Robert Lynch ( born June 12, 1978 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey ) is a retired American professional basketball player. The owner of Italian citizenship was active after completing his studies in his home country as a professional in Europe and played by many, very short-lived engagement in various countries from 2004 in Belgium. In 2007 he married the Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters and ended after their return to the tennis court in 2009 his own career.

Lynch graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where he was active for the high school team Wildcats in the NCAA Division I, with whom he played with the later NBA and BBL 's professional John Celestand. After study in late 2000, he began a career as a professional in Europe, where he was initially mostly less than one season active in different countries. In the seasons 2002/ 03 and 2003/ 04 he was in each end of the season for the 46ers actively casting. He was able to help each that the club that belongs to the highest German league since inception, was able to hold the class.

2004 brought him his former coach Chris Finch Giessen in the Belgian League to Euphony BBC to Bree. Right away you could win the Double in 2005. After it failed to repeat this success despite new teammates as the later two-time MVP Julius Jenkins BBL. Lynch learned, however, Kim Clijsters, whom he eventually married in 2007. After the birth of their daughter Jada Ellie Lynch 27 February 2008 Clijsters continued her career in 2009. Lynch, who played in Antwerp since 2008, then ended his own career.