Malachi Flynn

Malachi Flynn (born May 10, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

Malachi Flynn
Flynn with Washington State in 2018
No. 22 – San Diego State Aztecs
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMountain West Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-05-10) May 10, 1998
Tacoma, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellarmine Prep
(Tacoma, Washington)
College
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Flynn is the youngest of seven children. He stood 5'2 in his freshman season in high school, then grew to 5'6 as a sophomore before a growth spurt made him his current height of 6'1.[1] As a senior at Bellarmine Prep, Flynn averaged 29.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 48 percent from the floor. He earned a host of accolades, including The News Tribune's All-Area player of the year, Associated Press Washington player of the year, the Class 4A player of the year by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, and the 4A Narrows League MVP as a senior. His 743 points as a senior set the single-season mark at Bellarmine Prep, and he finished with 1,625 career points, second to Abdul Gaddy.[2] Flynn originally committed to Pacific before reopening his recruitment late in the signing period.[3] He signed with the Washington State Cougars on April 13, 2016.[4]

College career

In November 2016, Flynn scored 27 points in an 83–76 victory over Utah Valley, which is sixth most for a Cougar freshman in history.[3] As a freshman at Washington State, he averaged 9.7 points per game and shot 38.7 percent from three-point range. Flynn averaged 15.8 points and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 41.3 percent from the field as a sophomore. He was the top player on a team that finished 12-19. Following the season, Flynn announced he was transferring. After receiving interest from Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Baylor and Creighton, Flynn signed with San Diego State in May 2018.[5]

Coming into his redshirt junior season, Flynn was named the preseason Mountain West player of the year by Mountain West Wire.[6] In a game in which he otherwise shot poorly, Flynn hit a last-second three-point shot on December 8 to defeat San Jose State 59-57.[7] He was named to the midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.[8] On February 29, 2020, Flynn scored a career-high 36 points, the most by any Aztec since 2005, shooting 13-of-20 from the floor in a 83-76 comeback win over Nevada.[9] At the conclusion of the regular season, Flynn was named Mountain West Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[10] He averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.[11] Following the season, Flynn declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[12]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Washington State 313033.1.395.387.7352.92.9.7.09.7
2017–18 Washington State 313033.4.413.338.8463.44.31.6.115.8
2018–19 San Diego State
Redshirt
2019–20 San Diego State 323233.4.441.373.8574.55.11.8.117.6
Career 949233.3.420.363.8333.64.11.3.114.4

References
  1. Bennett, Brian (December 20, 2019). "Malachi Flynn is the transfer who is leading surprising San Diego State". The Athletic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. Smith, Lauren (May 7, 2018). "Former Bellarmine Prep, WSU standout announces transfer to San Diego State". The News Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. Milles, Todd (December 31, 2016). "WSU's late find — Flynn — a basketball life saver". The News Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. Thorpe, Jacob (April 3, 2016). "Kent effusive about newest recruit Malachi Flynn". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. Zarrett, E. Jay (May 7, 2018). "Former Washington State guard Malachi Flynn transferring to San Diego State". Sporting News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. Maciejewski, Michael (October 16, 2019). "The Case For Malachi Flynn As Mountain West's Best Player". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. Zeigler, Mark (December 8, 2019). "Aztecs survive against San Jose State on late 3 by Malachi Flynn". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev among new faces on Wooden Award midseason list". ESPN. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. "No. 5 San Diego St. overcomes 2nd-half deficit, tops Nevada". ESPN. Associated Press. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  11. Dauster, Rob (March 10, 2020). "NBC Sports College Basketball All-American Teams". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  12. Givony, Jonathan (April 17, 2020). "San Diego State's Malachi Flynn entering NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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