Nate Tomlinson
July 23, 2020
Jonny Flynn
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 6/02/89
- Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, New York (USA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 183
- Weight (KG): 88
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Syracuse (2007–2009)
- NBL DEBUT: 9/11/12
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 10/03/13
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Melbourne 2013
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Jonny Flynn was born in Niagara Falls, New York (USA) and attended Niagara Falls High School, where he won the 2005 New York state public high school and federation championships. He was also named New York State Mr. Basketball following his senior year.
When he graduated with the class of 2007, he was ranked the No.22 overall recruit and No.4 point guard by Rivals.com as well as the No.23 overall and the No.4 point guard by Scout.com.
Flynn was a 2007 McDonald’s All-American and he was named to the 2007 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that competed against the World Select Team in the 10th annual Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tennessee.
Flynn was a former high school and college teammate of guard/forward Paul Harris, whom he played alongside as members of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ summer league team. In his senior year, Flynn averaged 26.7 points, 6.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.3 rebounds.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jonny Flynn made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 23 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.
Jonny Flynn played one season in the NBL. He averaged 17.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 5.9 assists in 18 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2012-13 | 24 | Melbourne | 12-16 (5) | 18 | 596.0 | 313 | 71 | 107 | 11 | 60 | 12 | 7 | 74 | 34 | 109 | 273 | 40% | 18 | 60 | 30% | 77 | 98 | 79% | 49% | 43% | 27 | Totals | 18 | 596 | 313 | 71 | 107 | 11 | 60 | 12 | 7 | 74 | 34 | 109 | 273 | 39.9% | 18 | 60 | 30.0% | 77 | 98 | 78.6% | 50% | 43% | 27 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2012-13 | 24 | Melbourne | 12-16 (5) | 18 | 33.1 | 17.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 40% | 1.0 | 3.3 | 30% | 4.3 | 5.4 | 79% | 49% | 43% | 27 | Total | 18 | 33.1 | 17.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 39.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0% | 1.0 | 3.3 | 78.6% | 50% | 43% | 27 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 27 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Jonny Flynn was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with pick #6 in the 2009 NBA Draft.
NBDL - Springfield Armour (2010/11)
Flynn played 163 games in the NBA. He averaged 9.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- January 26, 2006: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves (as a future 2009 1st round draft pick) with Dwayne Jones, Michael Olowokandi and Wally Szczerbiak to the Boston Celtics for Marcus Banks, Mark Blount, Ricky Davis, Justin Reed, a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Craig Smith was later selected) and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Nikola Peković was later selected).
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July 31, 2007: Traded by the Boston Celtics (as a future 2009 1st round draft pick) with Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair and a 2009 1st round draft pick (Wayne Ellington was later selected) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett.
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June 25, 2009: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2009 NBA Draft.
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December 1, 2010: Assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the G-League.
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December 4, 2010: Recalled from the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the G-League.
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December 8, 2010: Assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the G-League.
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December 13, 2010: Recalled from the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the G-League.
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June 23, 2011: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves with Donatas Motiejūnas and a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Will Barton was later selected) to the Houston Rockets for Brad Miller, Nikola Mirotić, Chandler Parsons and a 2013 1st round draft pick (Andre Roberson was later selected).
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March 15, 2012: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Hasheem Thabeet and a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Will Barton was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Marcus Camby.
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October 1, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.
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October 22, 2012: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.
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| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 89% | 99% | 67% | 77% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 109 | 273 | 39.9% | 18 | 60 | 30.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 22 | Houston | PG | 11 | 0 | 135 | 37 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 29% | 2 | 9 | 22% | 11 | 14 | 79% | 39% | 32% |
| 2011-12 | 22 | Portland | PG | 18 | 1 | 281 | 94 | 31 | 68 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 34 | 90 | 38% | 8 | 25 | 32% | 18 | 25 | 72% | 47% | 42% |
| 2010-11 | 21 | Minnesota | PG | 53 | 8 | 983 | 279 | 77 | 182 | 12 | 65 | 34 | 3 | 113 | 58 | 108 | 296 | 36% | 31 | 100 | 31% | 32 | 42 | 76% | 44% | 42% |
| 2009-10 | 20 | Minnesota | PG | 81 | 81 | 2339 | 1094 | 191 | 356 | 24 | 167 | 82 | 2 | 233 | 98 | 397 | 952 | 42% | 77 | 215 | 36% | 223 | 270 | 83% | 51% | 46% | Total | 163 | 90 | 3738 | 1504 | 307 | 634 | 44 | 263 | 122 | 7 | 382 | 179 | 551 | 1379 | 40% | 118 | 349 | 34% | 284 | 351 | 81% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 22 | Houston | PG | 11 | 0 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 29% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 22% | 1.0 | 1.3 | 79% | 39% | 32% |
| 2011-12 | 22 | Portland | PG | 18 | 1 | 15.6 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 38% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 32% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 72% | 47% | 42% |
| 2010-11 | 21 | Minnesota | PG | 53 | 8 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 36% | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 76% | 44% | 42% |
| 2009-10 | 20 | Minnesota | PG | 81 | 81 | 28.9 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 42% | 1.0 | 2.7 | 36% | 2.8 | 3.3 | 83% | 51% | 46% | Total | 163 | 90 | 22.9 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 40% | 0.7 | 2.1 | 34% | 1.7 | 2.2 | 81% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- China - Sichuan Blue Whales (2013) | Italy - Orlandina Basket (2014)
Flynn joined the Sichuan Blue Whales for the 2013–14 Chinese Basketball Association season, playing his first season in China, with reporting at the time indicating he agreed to a one-year deal around September 20, 2013 before being released in mid-October because of injury and without appearing in a game, during a period when Sichuan was also bringing in import center Hamed Haddadi for the campaign.
Flynn joined Orlandina Basket for the 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A season, signing on August 30, 2014 and then departing on November 24, 2014 after injury limited him to two Serie A appearances, where he averaged 27.0 minutes, 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, and the club moved to replace him with guard Sek Henry later in November.
COLLEGE
Flynn played college basketball at Syracuse during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons under head coach Jim Boeheim, arriving as a highly regarded recruit from Niagara Falls.
Flynn suited up for Syracuse during the 2007–08 season, which the program’s final statistics list as a 21–14 campaign (9–9 in the BIG EAST) under head coach Jim Boeheim, with postseason play extending into the NIT.
In that 2007–08 season, Flynn appeared in 35 games and started all 35, totaling 548 points (15.7 points per game) while shooting 191-for-416 from the field (45.9%), going 56-for-161 on three-pointers (34.8%), and making 110-of-142 free throws (77.5%).
Across those 35 games, he logged 1,243 total minutes (35.5 per game) and recorded 94 total rebounds (2.7 per game), with 22 offensive rebounds and 72 defensive rebounds, along with 185 assists (5.3 per game), 53 steals, 6 blocks, 95 turnovers, and 51 personal fouls.
Flynn’s freshman year opened with a 28-point debut vs Siena on November 12, 2007, and he later matched that 28-point mark in an 82–77 loss to Pittsburgh on March 21, 2008, while finishing the season as the BIG EAST Co-Rookie of the Year (shared with Pittsburgh’s DeJuan Blair).
Syracuse’s 2007–08 results included an NIT run that reached the quarterfinal round, with the season ending in a home loss to UMass (81–77) on March 25, 2008.
Flynn returned for the 2008–09 season and started all 38 games for a Syracuse team that finished 28–10 overall (11–7 in the BIG EAST).
In that 2008–09 season, Flynn totaled 663 points (17.4 points per game) and played 1,418 minutes (37.3 per game), shooting 219-for-476 from the field (46.0%), 45-for-142 from three-point range (31.7%), and 180-for-229 at the free-throw line (78.6%).
Across those 38 games, he recorded 104 total rebounds (2.7 per game), with 22 offensive rebounds and 82 defensive rebounds, plus 254 assists (6.7 per game), 54 steals, 6 blocks, 129 turnovers, and 55 personal fouls.
The 2008–09 Syracuse roster around Flynn featured key contributors including Eric Devendorf, Paul Harris, Arinze Onuaku, Andy Rautins, Rick Jackson, and Kristof Ongenaet, with Flynn operating as the team’s primary creator while the Orange played at a top-end scoring pace nationally (80.2 points per game).
Flynn’s top single-game scoring mark in the official season leaders list was 35 points at Providence (a 100–94 loss) on January 28, 2009, and he produced 34 points in Syracuse’s 127–117 six-overtime win over Connecticut in the BIG EAST Tournament on March 12, 2009.
That 2008–09 postseason run included the BIG EAST Tournament final in Madison Square Garden, where Syracuse fell to Louisville (76–66) on March 14, 2009, and Flynn earned the Dave Gavitt Award as the BIG EAST Tournament MVP.
In the NCAA Tournament, Syracuse defeated Stephen F. Austin (59–44) and Arizona State (78–67) before the season ended with an 84–71 loss to Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 on March 27, 2009, with Flynn scoring 22 points in that final game.
Across his Syracuse career (2007–09), Flynn’s two-season totals from the official season box scores were 1,211 points in 73 games (73 starts), with 439 made field goals, 101 made three-pointers, 290 made free throws, 443 assists, and 107 steals, while he shared the backcourt spotlight with teammates such as Devendorf and later teamed with veterans like Harris and Onuaku during the 2008–09 surge.
He also collected a long list of 2008–09 individual recognitions, including honorable mention All-America (AP), third-team All-American (collegehoops.net), second-team All-BIG EAST selection, NABC District 5 First Team, and finalist status for the Bob Cousy Award.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Second Team
- McDonald's All-American (2007)
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