Brian Robert Lynch is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. Lynch was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Point Pleasant, New Jersey

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, lived in Belmar, New Jersey

Belmar, New Jersey

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 and went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy

Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)

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. He played college basketball

College basketball

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 at Villanova University

Villanova University

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. 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

Belgium

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 in 2004. He last played forward for the Antwerp Diamond Giants

Antwerp Diamond Giants

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 in Antwerp, Belgium from 2008 to 2009.

Personal life

He secretly married Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters

Kim Clijsters

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 on July 13, 2007 at 6:00 a.m. at the Bree

Bree, Belgium

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 city hall. They were married by the mayor. On February 27, 2008, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, Jada.

Since Clijsters' successful comeback to tennis in 2009, Lynch has travelled the tour with her and their daughter and is seen attending all of her matches.

Lynch has three brothers: Christopher, Kevin and Patrick.

External links

• http://www.sport.be/antwerpgiants/nl/teams/team.html?comp=2465&team=11394&display=2
• Eurobasket.com Profile