February 26, 2015

By Jevone Moore 

LAWT Contributor 

Head Coach Michael Lynch has hit 500 won with The Price Knights basketball program recently.

 

Lynch, has been making noise in the CIF Southern Section for 19 years with  a record of 500 - 98 (83.6% winning percentage) at Price. The school celebrated this great milestone on Senior night two weeks ago with a season with a video presentation of past players and staff.

 

During every break on senior night the presentation played on the video boards with a resounding theme: Coach Lynch was more than just a coach, he was a Mentor, Role model, Father figure and Friend. Coach's passions and discipline shows through the success of his players being ready for life on and off the court.

 

Furthermore, he has been honored as Coach of the Year by the CIF in 1999, The Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,The Los Angeles Times Coach of the Year and Two Time Wave Newspaper Coach of the Year.

 

Starting off with just 8 players and two parking cones, in the former gym he lovingly refers to as “the barn,” the boys’ basketball program has become nationally known, under his leadership. In its short time, Price High boasts an impressive track record of 11 league championships (at times they were a freelance team), 10 CIF Champ­ionships, 8 Regional Champ­ionships and 6 State Championships. To date, the Knights hold the record as the only one of two schools to win 4 consecutive boys basketball state championships in all of CIF history.

 

Out of the over 150 young men that he has coached, more than 29 (almost 20%) of Coach Lynch’s players have received scholarships to many well known colleges across the country.

 

Here are the stats: 19 players have received Division I scholarships, 4 players have received Division II scholarships, 5 players have received Division III/NAIA scholarships, 1 player has received a Canadian Division I scholarship, and Countless players have gone on to play at the Junior College level.

Category: Sports