Background
Lynch was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to Mary and Richard Lynch, a retired Belmar police chief He grew up in Belmar, New Jersey and went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy.
Lynch was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to Mary and Richard Lynch, a retired Belmar police chief He grew up in Belmar, New Jersey and went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy.
Lynch is of Irish descent. He played college basketball at Villanova University. 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 in Antwerp, Belgium 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 club Limburg United.