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COACH MATT LYNCH

My coaching philosophy revolves around relationships and people. "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care". I believe that I have to "spend" my time with my guys in order to get the most out of them on the court and in the classroom.

CONTACT ME

Phone:  843.782.8678  
Email:  coachlynch@sc.edu

My Story

Coach Matt Lynch is an Erie, Pa., native who took over the USC Salkehatchie men's basketball program in 2023.  He previously spent two years at Chowan University under Head Coach Rob Burke. Prior to Chowan he spent four seasons, in various roles, at The University of North Carolina Wilmington. He began as a video coordinator for C.B. McGrath before being elevated to Director of Men's Basketball Operations for the 2018-19 campaign. He was then promoted to an assistant coach in January of 2020. Lynch opened his coaching career as an assistant coach at Fort Leboeuf High School in Waterford, Pa., before moving into the collegiate ranks at his alma mater, Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pa. After a three-year stint at Edinboro, Lynch accepted a position as Video Coordinator for the women’s basketball program at Miami, Ohio, and was later promoted to interim assistant coach for the Red Hawks. Lynch spent two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations at Youngstown State, where he worked for YSU coaching legend Jerry Slocum. He finished his time at Youngstown State as an interim assistant coach before joining the Seahawks’ staff.

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In December of 2020, Lynch was selected to be on the “Forbes 30 Under 30 List” and featured as one of the 30 most influential people in the future of sports.

 

Lynch earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Health and Physical Education from Edinboro in 2013 and completed his Master’s in Kinesiology and Sports Psychology at Miami in 2015.

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