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| Jim Lynam (born September 15 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former college and professional basketball coach. He coached at the college level for Fairfield University from 1968-70, American University from 1973-78, and St. Joseph's University from 1978-81. In the NBA, Lynam coached the San Diego Clippers/Los Angeles Clippers from 1983-85, the Philadelphia 76ers from 1987-92, and the Washington Bullets from 1995-97. Lynam complied a 158-118 record at the college level, 328-392 in the NBA. He was also Philadelphia's general manager from 1992-94. Lynam is best remembered for coaching St. Joseph's to an upset victory over DePaul by a score of 49-48 in the first round of the 1981 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Lynam has also served as an assistant coach for several teams, most notably the Sixers and the Portland Trail Blazers, the latter for head coach Maurice Cheeks. When Cheeks was hired as Philadelphia's coach for the 2005-06 season, Lynam was named an assistant. During the preseason, however, he was forced to leave the team due to an undisclosed medical condition. In January of 2006, Lynam retired from coaching. Lynam's daughter, Dei, is an anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia. She also serves as a sideline reporter for 76ers telecasts. [ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Jim Lynam ] Some related entries: Zach Duke | Oliver Pérez | Chris Capuano | Ian Crocker | Mikey Whipwreck | Vicky Panos | Jack Brickhouse | Greg Aquino | Edgardo Alfonzo | Bobby Wallace | George Freeth This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Jim Lynam; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. | Searches on eBay |
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