[1] He was raised in Roanoke, Virginia, and played basketball at Patrick Henry High for coach Woody Deans.

[2] Known for his impact on the defensive end, Lynch sported averages of 12.5 points and almost eight rebounds per game during his college career.

Lynch would be the last Laker to wear #34 before he was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies along with Anthony Peeler in 1996 in order to open up salary cap space to sign Shaquille O'Neal.

With Theo Ratliff, Tyrone Hill, Eric Snow, Dikembe Mutombo, Allen Iverson, and coach Larry Brown Lynch helped form one of the better defenses in the league.

[4] On December 20, 2006, he joined the Southern Methodist University men's basketball staff under head coach Matt Doherty, who was part of the 1981–82 NCAA championship team.