Clark Atlanta tabs UNC legend as new basketball coach

Clark Atlanta has hired George Lynch as the new men's basketball coach. The 47-year-old Lynch arrives in Atlanta with a long history of success on the collegiate and NBA level as a player and assistant coach. As a player, Lynch was a three-year starter at North Carolina and helped lead the Tar Heels to the 1993 NCAA title. Lynch played for 12 seasons in the NBA and was a member of the 2001 Philadelphia 76ers squad that advanced to the NBA Finals. After retiring from the NBA, Lynch began his coaching caree

Clark Atlanta had success with its last NBA-player-turned-coach. So much that it had to try again.

The Panthers introduced George Lynch as their men’s basketball coach Monday. Lynch, a 12-year NBA veteran and North Carolina standout, was coaching with the Grand Rapids Drive, the Detroit Pistons’ G-League affiliate, last season.

“It was an honor to take this interview and follow up coach Darrell Walker,” Lynch said. “He’s done a great job at leading the young men and the university. I’d like to continue their success in seeing these young men graduate and follow their dreams. That’s my goal.”