2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Became NJIT’s D-I all-time scoring leader on 11/11/16, passing mark of 1,724 points by Chris Flores ’13; finished with 2,153
• Became NJIT's all-time scoring leader at all levels on 12/22/18, passing mark of 2,028 set by Clarence Pierce ’96 (D-III)
• Holds NJIT single-game scoring record at 34 points, done twice (set 1/18/16 @ NC A&T; tied 11/14/16 at Utah St.)
• First NJIT player to score 500+ points in 3 straight seasons (no other Highlander has ever recorded two in row)
• NCAA Act. Career Ranks: 1st in 3FG (434), 1st in 3FG/G (3.7), 5th in scoring (2153), 14th steals (188), 18th ppg (18.2)
• NCAA All-Time Career Ranks: 5th in 3FGM (434); Leader is Travis Bader '14 of Oakland (504); 23 from 2nd (Reddick)
• Iron Man: Started all of NJIT’s 118 games during his career prior to injury, playing 89% of possible min. (4,225 of 4,745)
• Scored in double figures in 107 of 118 career games... Notched 20+ points in 53 of 118 G... 30+ points in 8 of 118 G
• From 10/12/13-1/21/16, drained a 3-pointer in 72 consecutive games; Has at least one in 114 of 118 career contests
• First player in NJIT program history to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore (1,078); fourth to 1,000 overall
• 2014-15: Set an NJIT single-season record with 578 points (previously 517, Isaiah Wilkerson 2011-12)
• 2014-15: Set an NJIT single-season record with 123 assists (previously 105, Ky Howard 2013-14)
• 2014-15: Finished second in the nation in both 3FG (126; EWU’s Tyler Harvey 128) and 3FG/G (3.8; Harvey 4.0)
• 2013-14: Set then NJIT record 107 3FG, fourth-highest for a freshman in NCAA history (122, Steph Curry ’ 06-07)
• 2013-14: Set NJIT single-game records for both scoring (34) and 3FG (9) at North Carolina A&T, 1/18/14
IMPACT AT NJIT:
• All-time, NJIT has a 63-55 (.534) in games Lynn played (inc. 6-2 postseason) and a 64-157 (.290) without (0-0 postseason)
HONORS/AWARDS:
• 2016-17 (SR): Received postseason ASUN Second-Team All-Conference honors (despite playing in just 5 ASUN games)
• 2016-17 (SR): Selected to the Mayan Division All-Tournament Team at Cancun Challenge, scoring 19.5 ppg in 2 G
• 2016-17 (SR): ASUN Player of Week, Nov. 14-20... Avg'd 27.3 ppg... Tied own NJIT record w/ 34 pts at Utah St. (Nov. 14)
• 2016-17 (SR): Selected to the preseason ASUN All-Conference Team
• 2015-16 (JR): Lou Henson All-America selection & finalist for the Lou Henson Player of Year award (CollegeInsider.com)
• 2015-16 (JR): Selected to the All-District 3 First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
• 2015-16 (JR): Received postseason ASUN First-Team All-Conference honors
• 2015-16 (JR): A-Sun Player of Week, Dec. 14-20... Scored season-high 32 points w/ 6 reb at St. John’s (Dec. 20)
• 2015-16 (JR): Selected to the preseason ASUN All-Conference Team
• 2015-16 (JR): Preseason All-Atlantic Sun First-Team selection by College Sports Madness
• 2015-16 (JR): Received Preseason All-American honorable mention by SB Nation’s Mid-Major Madness
• 2015-16 (JR): With Jim Engles, selected as the 11th-best player-coach duos in men’s basketball by Bleacher Report
• 2014-15 (SO): Selected to the All-District 3 First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
• 2014-15 (SO): Named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press
• 2014-15 (SO): Selected to Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Men’s Basketball All-Star 3rd team
• 2014-15 (SO): Selected to All-Met Men’s Division I 2nd team by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
2016-17:
• ASUN ranks (on 1/22): 1st in 3FG (85), 3 FG/G (4.0), FT% (.868); 2nd spg (1.9), mpg (34.2); 3rd ppg (20.6); 8th apg (3.4)
• Prior to injury 1/21 (0 pts in 5 M), scored in double-figures in his last 34 G going back to last season (64 of last 66 G)
• Scored at least 20 points in 12 of 19 G vs. D-I (21.3 ppg; 404)... 2nd Half vs. D-I Opponents: Averaged 14.4 ppg (259)
• 1/21 at FGCU: Left game with ruptured right Achillies at 15:15 left in first half (0 points on 0-2 FG in 5 minutes)
• 1/14 vs. UNF: Scored a game-high 33 points (8-18, 6-14, 11-12) -- 1 shy of his own NJIT record -- and added 2 reb, 2 stl
• 12/17 at Temple: Scored a game-high 25 points (9-24, 7-15, 0-0); surpassed 2,000 career points w/ 3FG at 15:11 in H2
• 11/26 at Purdue: Scored game-high 33 pts (1 shy of his NJIT rec.) shooting 10-18, 8*-13, 5-5 (*1 shy of his NJIT rec.)
• 11/14 at Utah State: Tied his own NJIT D-I single-game scoring record with 34 points (11-23, 6-17, 6-6) in 40 M
• 11/11 vs. SLC: Set D-I career scoring record, passing Chris Flores’13 (1,724); game-highs in pts (14), ast (6) & stl (3)
2015-16:
• A-Sun Ranks: 1st in 3FGM (116) & 3FGM/G (3.3), 2nd in spg (1.6) & FT% (.832), 5th in ppg (18.3), 8th in apg (3.3)
• NCAA Ranks: 6th in 3FGM, 7th mpg (37:48), 11th in 3FGM/G, 36th in pts (624), 67th in stl (56), 74th in ppg, 87th in FT%
• Set NJIT single-season scoring record with 642 this season, shattering his own mark of 578 set in 2014-15
• Scored 20+ points in 15 G (tied for 2nd in A-Sun behind Dallas Moore, 18 G)... 30+ points in 3 G (tied A-Sun lead)
• Led team in scoring 19 times, in rebounds twice, in assists 11 times and in steals 17 times
• 3/21 vs. Boston U (CIT): Scored a game-high 31 points (inc. NJIT’s first 11) w/ 7 reb (3rd, 30-point G this season)
• 1/16 at Stetson: Recorded 1st career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, added 3 assists
• 1/2 vs. UMBC: Scored a team-high 20 pts w/ 5 reb and 7 asts while tying his career-high & program record 6 steals
• 12/20 @ St. John’s: Scored game-high 32* pts (9-16, 5-10, 9-10) w/ 6 reb, 3 asts and 3 stl (*tied 2nd all-time total)
• 11/27 @ UAlbany: Had a game-high 23 points (8-18, 7-14, 0-0); His 7 three-pointers were two shy of his NJIT record
• 11/16 at South Florida: Scored a game-high 27 points (9-20, 5-12, 4-5), including the GW three-pointer w/ 0:48 left
2014-15:
• Led NJIT in scoring at 17.5 ppg, breaking his own program record; ranked 55th in DI (eighth among underclassmen)
• Set a new program single-season record with 126 3FG, breaking his own mark of 107 as a freshman
• Also led team in assists with program record 123 and steals with 58
• Led team in scoring 23 times (with 15, 20+ efforts), in assists 13 times, in steals 16 times and in rebounding twice
• CIT Tournament: Averaged 19.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg in the four games, playing 158 of a possible 160 minutes (98.8%)
• 12/6 at #17 Michigan: Scored a team-high 20 points (7-16, 6-10) with three rebounds and four assists in 72-70 upset
2013-14:
• Led NJIT in scoring at 17.2 ppg (highest avg in school’s DI era; began in 2006-07)
• His 500 points set a freshman record while then ranking second all-time overall (517, Isaiah Wilkerson 2011-12)
• 1/18 at North Carolina A&T: Set NJIT record with 34 points (10-20, 9-18, 5-7); his nine 3FG all set NJIT record
High School:
Named in March 2013 by The Star-Ledger as one of the state’s Top 10... As a senior, avg’d 24.4 ppg, 3.3 apg while leading Union Catholic to an 18-6 record... Finished with 1,344 career points and 198 3FG (90 as a SR)... Season-high 42 pts vs. Marist (Bayonne) and he had 4 more games with more than 30 points, scored at least 20 points in 17 of his 23 games played and never scored less than 15. He made 90 3-point baskets as a senior, bringing his career total in that department to 198, according to the website of The Star-Ledger. According to nj.com, Lynn scored 1,344 career points... Star-Ledger All-State 2nd team, chosen from all groups, public and non-public, as well as prep, putting him among the Top 10 players in the Garden State. The Star-Ledger also tabbed Lynn for 2nd-team All-Non-Public, 2nd-team All-Senior, and 1st-team All-Union County. Lynn was also named All-Area 1st team by the Courier News, which covers Central Jersey. In early Jan. 2013, he was The Star-Ledger High School Top Performer for the week... One of his biggest efforts came on Jan. 13, when he scored 32, including a season-best 8 3-pointers in a 76-67 loss to Linden, a perennial power. After the final buzzer, veteran Linden coach Phil Colicchio (over 300 career wins), told The Star-Ledger: "No guard has ever done to us what that kid did today."
PERSONAL:
Damon Nariq Lynn... son of Keisha Allen and Al-Tariq Lynn, who won the 1991 North Jersey Group 2 state title with Hillside HS... communications major... born 3/5/95 in Newark, NJ...
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Guard
5'11"
165 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
Guard
5'11"
165 lbs
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2015-16Junior
Guard
5'11"
165 lbs
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2016-17Senior
Guard
5'11"
165 lbs
