Matt Lynch leads his team to the most improbable of tournament wins to continue his history-making season
A post shared by Matt Lynch (@lynch5_)When Matt Lynch was hired to lead a wayward junior college basketball program in rural South Carolina, there was uncertainty over whether he would even be able to field a team.
The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie had no players, no budget and no running water in the locker room. But fast forward 15 months, and the revamped Indians didn’t just play their first season since the 2021-22 campaign.
They won their conference tournament! Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.USC Salkehatchie, or “Salk” for short, won the Region 10 tournament in NJCAA Division 1 over the weekend with a 69-59 victory over top-seeded Caldwell Tech in Hickory, N.C.
With the win, Salkehatchie’s Cinderella run will continue. The school will play in the Division 1 junior college championship later this month in Hutchinson, Kansas.
