Jim Lynam
Jim Lynam (born September 15, 1941)
Teams coached: Fairfield Stags, American Eagles, Saint Joseph’s Hawks, San Diego Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets
Fairfield record: 23-29 (.442)
American record: 70-61 (.534)
Saint Joseph’s record: 65-28 (.699)
Overall record^: 158-118 (.572)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1981)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1981)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1979, 1980)
- East Coast Regular Season Champion: 2 (1975, 1980)
- East Coast Tournament Champion: 1 (1981)
Awards:
- Middle Atlantic Player of the Year: 1 (1963)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2005-2010 | Philadelphia 76ers (asst) |
| 2001-2005 | Portland Trail Blazers (asst) |
| 1998-2000 | New Jersey Nets (asst) |
| 1994-1997 | Washington Bullets |
| 1988-1992 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1986-1988 | Philadelphia 76ers (asst) |
| 1983-1985 | San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1981-1983 | Portland Trail Blazers (asst) |
| 1978-1981 | Saint Joseph’s |
| 1973-1978 | American |
| 1968-1970 | Fairfield |
Jim Lynam Facts
- James Francis Lynam
- Born September 15, 1941
- Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: Saint Joseph’s University (BA, 1964)
- Graduated from West Catholic Prep HS in Philadelphia then played for Jack Ramsay at Saint Joseph’s
- Named the Middle Atlantic POY in 1963 as a senior; also won the 1963 Robert V. Geasey Trophy as the most outstanding player in Philadelphia’s Big 5
- First coaching role was a two-year stint as head coach at Fairfield, during which he went 23-29
- Spent five years as the head coach at American and then three seasons at alma mater St. Joe’s
- Won the ECC title twice, once with each school, and won the 1981 ECC Tournament
- Led the Hawks to the NIT in 1979 and 1980 and the NCAA Tournament in 1981
- Left for the NBA in 1981, spending the rest of the coaching career in the NBA
- Assisted several head coaches, including Ramsay, Matt Guokas, John Calipari, Don Casey, Maurice Cheeks, Tony DiLeo and Eddie Jordan
- From 1992 to 1994, Lynam served as GM of the Philadelphia 76ers
- Had several head coaching stints: two seasons with the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, four seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers and three seasons with the Washington Bullets
- Had an overall record of 328-392 during his career, reaching the NBA Playoffs three times
Jim Lynam Coaching Tree
- Rod Baker (Delaware 87ers, Harlem Globetrotters, ABA, CBA, UC Irvine, Tufts)
- Jim Boyle (Saint Joseph’s)
- Scott Brooks (Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Maurice Cheeks (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers)
- Johnny Dawkins (UCF, Stanford)
- Tony DiLeo (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Armen Gilliam (Penn State Altoona, Penn State McKeesport)
- Brad Greenberg (Radford, various pro teams overseas)
- John Griffin (Saint Joseph’s, Siena)
- Craig Hodges (Chicago State)
- Juwan Howard (Michigan)
- Doug Overton (Lincoln PA, Springfield Armor)
- Mark Price (Charlotte)
- Scott Skiles (Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns)
- Larry Stewart (Coppin State)
- Rod Strickland (LIU)
- Rory White (Dakota Wizards, Idaho Stampede)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only