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

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During Lyons' four year

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Division I career he compiled 2,291

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and 1,020

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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

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was named the

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co-

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with Lamar's Lamont Robinson. The

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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

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of the

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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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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Kenneth 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

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