Kenneth R. Lyons (born September 2, 1960) is a retired American basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career at North Texas State University (now known as the
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...
) between
1979–80 and 1982–83. Standing at and weighing 210 pounds (95 kg), Lyons played
power forward
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During Lyons' four year
NCAA
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Division I career he compiled 2,291
points and 1,020
rebounds
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, joining an exclusive list of Division I men's basketball players to achieve ''both'' of those milestones. Through
2009–10 he is the highest scorer in UNT history. Lyons averaged 20.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game for his career, and as a
senior
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was named the
Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
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From 1981 to 2001, the first round of the tou ...
co-
MVP
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with
Lamar's Lamont Robinson.
The
Philadelphia 76ers
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selected Lyons in the second round (47th pick overall) in the
1983 NBA draft, but he ultimately never played a game in the league. He played briefly for the
Lancaster Lightning
The Rockford Lightning was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois.
History
The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses fro ...
of the
Continental Basketball Association
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CBA in the 1983–84 season, 6.2 points in five games.
In 1993, North Texas enshrined him in their school's athletics hall of fame.
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1960 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Lancaster Lightning players
North Texas Mean Green men's basketball players
Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
Power forwards (basketball)
Basketball players from Fort Worth, Texas