Jim Lynam

James Francis "Jim" Lynam (born September 15, 1941) is an American former college and professional basketball coach. He coached at the college level for Fairfield University from 1968 to 1970, American University from 1973 to 1978, and St. Joseph's University from 1978 to 1981. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), Lynam coached the San Diego Clippers/Los Angeles Clippers from 1983 to 1985, the Philadelphia 76ers from 1987 to 1992, and the Washington Bullets from 1995 to 97. Lynam complied a 158–118 record at the college level, and 328–392 in the NBA. He was also Philadelphia's general manager from 1992 to 1994.

Lynam coached St. Joseph's to an upset victory over # 1 ranked DePaul by a score of 49–48 in the second round of the 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In their opening game his 9th seeded Hawks topped #8th seed Creighton 59-57. They would win their third tournament game over #5 seed Boston College 42-41 before falling to the National Champion, Indiana at a game on their home floor in Bloomington. Ironically had they won that game Lynam's Hawks would have been in the Final Four at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.

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, 2006, Lynam retired from coaching. However, on September 29, 2006 it was announced that Lynam, along with NBA hall of famer Moses Malone would be rejoining the 76ers as an assistant coach.^[1] In July 2010, The Oregonian reported that Lynam was among candidates for an assistant coaching job in Portland.^[2]

On January 24, 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that Lynam would be joining the club as a part-time basketball operations consultant, evaluating pro personnel on the Wolves roster and throughout the NBA.^[3]

Starting in the 2011–12 season, Lynam serves as a pre-game and post-game analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers on Comcast SportsNet.^[4]

Lynam's daughter, Dei, is an anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia. She also serves as a sideline reporter for 76ers telecasts. He is also a grandfather to eight grandchildren. Lynam is known for his distinct Philadelphia accent.^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fairfield (Independent) (1968–1970)
1968–69	Fairfield	10–16
1969–70	Fairfield	13–13	–
Fairfield:		23–29	–
American (East Coast Conference) (1973–1978)
1973–74	American	16–10	–
1974–75	American	16–10	–
1975–76	American	9–16	–
1976–77	American	13–13	–
1977–78	American	16–12	–
American:		70–61	–
Saint Joseph's (East Coast Conference) (1978–1981)
1978–79	Saint Joseph's	19–11	11–3	2nd	NIT First Round
1979–80	Saint Joseph's	21–9	10–1	1st	NIT First Round
1980–81	Saint Joseph's	25–8	9–2	T–2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
Saint Joseph's:		65–28	30–6
Total:		158–118
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NBA

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
SDC	1983–84	82	30	52	.366	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
LAC	1984–85	61	22	39	.361	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
PHI	1987–88	39	16	23	.410	4th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
PHI	1988–89	82	46	36	.561	2nd in Atlantic	3	0	3	.000	Lost in First Round
PHI	1989–90	82	53	29	.646	1st in Atlantic	10	4	6	.400	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
PHI	1990–91	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Atlantic	8	4	4	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
PHI	1991–92	82	35	47	.427	5th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
WSH	1994–95	82	21	61	.256	7th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
WSH	1995–96	82	39	43	.476	4th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
WSH	1996–97	46	22	24	.478	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		720	328	392	.456		21	8	13	.381

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Fairfield Stags men's basketball head coaches

Joe Dunn (1948–1949) Bob Noonan (1949–1950) James Hanrahan (1950–1958) George Bisacca (1958–1968) Jim Lynam (1968–1970) Fred Barakat (1970–1981) Terry O'Connor (1981–1985) Mitch Buonaguro (1985–1991) Paul Cormier (1991–1998) Tim O'Toole (1998–2006) Ed Cooley (2006–2011) Sydney Johnson (2011– )

American Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Springston (1926–1929)
Walter Young (1929–1936)
Paul Smith (1936–1937)
Stafford Cassell (1937–1942)
Cal Kalijarvi (1942–1944)
Arthur Boyd (1944–1946)
Stafford Cassell (1946–1952)
Dutch Schulze (1952–1956)
David Carrasco (1956–1962)
Jimmy Williams (1962–1965)
Alan Kyber (1965–1969)
Tom Young (1969–1973)
Jim Lynam (1973–1978)
Gary Williams (1978–1982)
Ed Tapscott (1982–1990)
Chris Knoche (1990–1997)
Art Perry (1997–2000)
Jeff Jones (2000–2013)
Mike Brennan (2013– )

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball head coaches

John Dever (1909–1910) Edward Bennis (1910–1911) John Donahue (1911–1919) John Lavin (1919–1926) Tom Temple (1926–1928) Bill Ferguson (1928–1953) John McMenamin (1953–1955) Jack Ramsay (1955–1966) Jack McKinney (1966–1974) Harry Booth (1974–1978) Jim Lynam (1978–1981) Jim Boyle (1981–1990) John Griffin (1990–1995) Phil Martelli (1995– )

Los Angeles Clippers head coaches

Dolph Schayes (1970–1971)
Johnny McCarthy (1971–1972)
Jack Ramsay (1972–1976)
Tates Locke (1976–1977)
Bob MacKinnon (1977)
Joe Mullaney (1977)
Cotton Fitzsimmons (1977–1978)
Gene Shue (1978–1980)
Paul Silas (1980–1983)
Jim Lynam (1983–1985)
Don Chaney (1985–1987)
Gene Shue (1987–1989)
Don Casey (1989–1990)
Mike Schuler (1990–1992)
Mack Calvin # (1992)
Larry Brown (1992–1993)
Bob Weiss (1993–1994)
Bill Fitch (1994–1998)
Chris Ford (1998–2000)
Jim Todd # (2000)
Alvin Gentry (2000–2003)
Dennis Johnson # (2003)
Mike Dunleavy (2003–2010)
Kim Hughes # (2010)
Vinny Del Negro (2010–2013)
Doc Rivers (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Philadelphia 76ers head coaches

Bennie Borgmann (1946–1948)
Al Cervi (1948–1956)
Paul Seymour (1956–1960)
Alex Hannum (1960–1963)
Dolph Schayes (1963–1966)
Alex Hannum (1966–1968)
Jack Ramsay (1968–1972)
Roy Rubin (1972–1973)
Kevin Loughery # (1973)
Gene Shue (1973–1977)
Billy Cunningham (1977–1985)
Matt Guokas (1985–1988)
Jim Lynam (1988–1992)
Doug Moe (1992–1993)
Fred Carter (1993–1994)
John Lucas II (1994–1996)
Johnny Davis (1996–1997)
Larry Brown (1997–2003)
Randy Ayers (2003–2004)
Chris Ford # (2004)
Jim O'Brien (2004–2005)
Maurice Cheeks (2005–2008)
Tony DiLeo # (2008–2009)
Eddie Jordan (2009–2010)
Doug Collins (2010–2013)
Brett Brown (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Washington Wizards head coaches

Jim Pollard (1961–1962)
Jack McMahon (1962)
Bobby Leonard (1962–1964)
Buddy Jeannette (1964–1965)
Paul Seymour (1965–1966)
Mike Farmer (1966)
Buddy Jeannette # (1966)
Gene Shue (1966–1973)
K. C. Jones (1973–1976)
Dick Motta (1976–1980)
Gene Shue (1980–1986)
Kevin Loughery (1986–1988)
Wes Unseld (1988–1994)
Jim Lynam (1994–1997)
Bob Staak # (1997)
Bernie Bickerstaff (1997–1999)
Jim Brovelli # (1999)
Gar Heard (1999–2000)
Darrell Walker # (2000)
Leonard Hamilton (2000–2001)
Doug Collins (2001–2003)
Eddie Jordan (2003–2008)
Ed Tapscott (2008–2009)
Flip Saunders (2009–2012)
Randy Wittman (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Robert V. Geasey Trophy winners

1956: Rodgers
1957: Rodgers
1958: Rodgers
1959: Spratt
1960: Kennedy
1961: Drysdale
1962: White
1963: W. Jones & Lynam
1964: Courtin & W. Jones
1965: Washington
1966: Melchionni
1967: Anderson
1968: J. Jones
1969: Durrett & Porter
1970: Durrett
1971: Durrett
1972: Calhoun & Ford
1973: Ingelsby
1974: Haigler
1975: Haigler
1976: Wise
1977: McDonald
1978: Brooks
1979: Price & Reed
1980: Brooks
1981: Pinone
1982: Clark & Pinone
1983: Pinone & Stansbury
1984: Lewis
1985: Pinckney
1986: Pressley
1987: Blackwell
1988: Simmons
1989: Simmons
1990: Simmons
1991: Macon
1992: Woods
1993: McKie
1994: E. Jones
1995: Kittles
1996: Kittles
1997: Bey
1998: Bey
1999: Sánchez
2000: Sánchez
2001: O'Connor
2002: Greer
2003: Nelson
2004: Nelson
2005: Carroll
2006: Foye
2007: Jaaber
2008: Calathes & Tyndale
2009: Nivins
2010: Reynolds
2011: Allen
2012: Rosen
2013: Wyatt
2014: Bell
2015: Hilliard
2016: Bembry

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