2014-15/Sophomore at Illinois State
Earned All-MVC Tournament Team accolades • Named to the All-MVC Second Team and the All-Defensive Team • As a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award, was named a Defensive All-American by CollegeInsider.com • Ended his sophomore season with 189 career blocks, ranking No. 2 on ISU's career-blocks list, behind Jackie Carmichael's 200 • Finished the season with 93 blocks to establish ISU’s single-season sophomore blocks record and rank No. 3 on ISU’s single-season blocks list • Set ISU’s sophomore blocks record versus No. 19 Northern Iowa (Jan. 25), surpassing the previous mark of 48 established by Joe Galvin during the 1977-78 campaign • Led the MVC and ranked No. 14 nationally with 2.8 blocks per game • Led ISU in blocks a team-best 30 times • Blocked three or more shots 15 times and collected eight or more rebounds nine times • Led the league and ranked No. 92 nationally with 2.8 offensive rebounds per game • Led ISU and ranked No. 8 in the MVC by shooting 116-for-228 (50.9 percent) from the field • Played in 33 of ISU’s 35 games while making 30 starts • Recorded a team-best 25 dunks • Scored 15 points with eight rebounds and an ISU single-game NIT-record six blocks in the NIT first-round win over Green Bay (Mar. 18) • Scored 11 points with seven rebounds and five blocks in the MVC Tournament semifinal win over No. 8 Wichita State (Mar. 7) • Scored 12 points and blocked five shots in the win at Bradley (Feb. 18) • Netted 10 points with eight rebounds versus No. 13 Wichita State (Feb. 14) • Scored a career-best 18 points while matching a career-high six field goals at Southern Illinois (Feb. 7) • Matched a career high at the time, scoring 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting while blocking five shots in the win over Evansville (Feb. 3) • Netted two free throws and back-to-back blocks in the final 16 seconds to help ISU hold off Loyola (Jan. 31) • Netted 12 points versus No. 19 Northern Iowa (Jan. 25) • Grabbed a game-high nine rebounds with 13 points in the win at Drake (Jan. 20) • Collected a game-best eight rebounds with eight points at Indiana State (Jan. 14) • Made a career-best seven free throws on eight attempts in the win at Missouri State (Jan. 11) • Earned his first-career double-double in the win at DePaul (Dec. 14) • Blocked a game-best six shots at UAB (Dec. 7) and versus VCU (Dec. 2) • Blocked a career-best seven shots versus Youngstown State (Nov. 29) • In the season opener versus Utah State (Nov. 16), recorded a career high at the time with nine rebounds, which he matched at UAB (Dec. 7) • Missed two games (Dec. 29 vs. Quincy and Jan. 7 vs. Drake) due to back pain.

2013-14/Freshman at Illinois State
Earned 2014 Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer and All-Freshman accolades • Named the MVC Newcomer of the Week (March 2) • Set the MVC and Illinois State freshman single-season blocks records, with 96 total blocks • Also set the ISU freshman single-season field goal percentage mark, with a 110-for-189 (58.2 percent) average, which led Illinois State and ranked second in the MVC • Played in all 34 games while making 20 starts • Led the league in blocks (2.8 per game) • Led the Redbirds and ranked No. 15 in league-rebounding • Matched a career-high with six field goals for 15 points plus seven rebounds and five blocks - breaking the previous MVC freshman record of 92 - in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) semifinal loss at Siena (Mach 26) • Blocked a career-best six shots and scored nine points in the CBI quarterfinal win over Texas A&M (March 24) • Matched a career-best with eight rebounds in the CBI first-round win over Morehead State (March 19) • Scored 10 points with four blocks and three rebounds in the loss at Southern Illinois (March 1) • Earned career-bests in points (16) and rebounds (8) in the win over Indiana State (Feb. 26) • Made a career-best six free throws during a career-high 29 minutes in the overtime loss at Evansville (Feb. 12) • Set the freshman blocks record - surpassing the previous mark of 52 - with two blocks in the win over Drake (Feb. 1) • Scored 14 points with seven rebounds and four blocks in the win at Drake (Jan. 18) • Recorded a career-high two assists, plus scored eight points in the win over Evansville (Jan. 15) • Was one of four Redbirds to reach double-figures, scoring 11 points while blocking three shots with three steals and five rebounds in the win over Loyola (Jan. 11) • Scored eight points with three blocks and four rebounds in the win over Southern Illinois (Jan. 5) • Netted 10 points - including a clutch free throw to send the game to overtime - in the loss at Missouri State (Jan. 2) • Shot 4-for-4 from the field to score 10 points in the win over No. 25 Dayton (Dec. 7) • Scored 10 points with five rebounds in the win at Northwestern (Nov. 17).

Prior to Illinois State
Was one of the top shot-blockers in the state of Minnesota • Helped lead Edina High School (24-8) to a third place finish at the 2012-13 state tournament • Tallied 22 points with 10 rebounds and four blocks in the winning effort to secure third • As a junior, averaged 10.1 points per game and led Edina to the Section Six Class AAAA finals • Following his senior year, was invited to participate in the 2013 Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game • Also played for the Minnesota Magic Elite AAU program.

Personal
Born November 30, 1994 • Son of John and Marlene Lynch • Has one brother • His uncle, Kevin Lynch, played in the NBA for the Charlotte Hornets from 1991-93 • Major: Business Administration