Javis Flynn is in his first season as an assistant coach for the UIS men’s basketball team in 2020-21.
Flynn comes to the University of Illinois Springfield after being an assistant coach at Columbia College for the 2019-20 season. He was a part of a program that went 20-12, and had one of the top defenses at the NAIA level. The Cougars ranked in the top-15 nationally in scoring defense, blocks, field-goal percentage defense, and three-point field-goal percentage defense.
Flynn was a member of Brock’s coaching staff in 2018-19 at Missouri Baptist. That squad had the best season in program history, going 28-5 and winning a conference championships. Prior to Missouri Baptist, Flynn was an assistant girls coach for one year at Carl Junction High School in 2017-18. Carl Junction went 23-3 that year and made the first state championship appearance in program history.
Flynn was a player at NCAA Division II Pittsburg State where he dished out 299 assists and stole 136 balls in two seasons with the Gorillas. He averaged 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.2 steals in 61 games at Pittsburg State. Flynn holds the school record for most assists in a game with 12, is third in career steals average, and third in career assists per game. As a senior, he was named honorable mention all-MIAA and to the MIAA all-defensive team.
Flynn was an all-conference player at Pratt Community College, which he attended for two seasons. He averaged eight points, four rebounds, and nine assists a game.
Flynn is originally from Watonga, Okla. And he attended Watonga High School. He earned first-team all-district as a senior, and averaged 20 points, five rebounds, and seven assists per game. He was an all-state football player as a wide receiver.
