Leo Lyons (born May 6, 1987) is an American professional

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player for Altiri Chiba of the B3 League. Lyons was born in

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, and went to high school at Coastal Christian Academy and Piper High School. At both of these high schools, he excelled on the basketball teams. He went to the

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for college and played four seasons of basketball before going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.

High school career

As a junior at Piper High School in

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, Lyons averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game while earning second-team all-state honors. Lyons transferred to Coastal Christian Academy in

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, where he averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds per game.

College recruitment

College career

Lyons played four years for the

. After his junior season, where he averaged 13.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, Lyons was named to the Big 12 All-Improved team. As a senior, Lyons earned third team All Big 12 honors, averaging 14.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Missouri , 25 , , 0 , , 9.5 , , .448 , , .125 , , .361 , , 3.08 , , 0.20 , , 0.20 , , 0.32 , , 2.64 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 30 , , 7 , , 17.9 , , .550 , , .190 , , .646, , 4.30 , , 1.07 , , 1.10 , , 0.73 , , 7.37 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 22 , , 22.1 , , .583 , , .077 , , .635, , 5.68 , , 1.65 , , 0.71 , , 0.68 , , 13.06 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 37 , , 34 , , 23.3 , , .493 , , .385 , , .743, , 6.08 , , 1.97 , , 1.03 , , 0.70 , , 14.57 , - , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career !123 , , 63 , , 18.8 , , .530 , , .200 , , .671 , , 4.93 , , 1.31 , , 0.80 , , 0.63 , , 10.01 , -

NCAA Awards & Honors

*All-Big 12 Third Team - 2009 *Big 12 All-Improved Team (Media) - 2008

NCAA Special Events Stats

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2009 , style="text-align:left;", Portsmouth Invitational Tournament , 3 , , , , 31.0 , , .441 , , .167 , , .667 , , 7.7 , , 2.0 , , 0.3 , , 1.0 , , 13.7 , -

Professional career

Lyons played the 2009–2010 season with Israeli basketball team, Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem. He played thirty-seven games with Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem, averaging seven points and one assist in eighteen minutes per game. For the first half of the 2010–2011 season, he played for Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa, another Israeli team. Through eleven games with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa, Lyons averaged five points in fifteen minutes. Lyons signed with the Austin Toros in early 2011. During the 2010–2011 season, Lyons started 27 games for the Toros, averaging 14.9 points and 6 rebounds per game. On October 20, 2011, Lyons was named to the Team USA roster for the

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. Lyons appeared in 26 games with the Toros during the 2011–2012 season, averaging 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. On March 6, 2012, Lyons was traded to the Dakota Wizards. In 2012–13 season, while playing with Budivelnyk Kyiv, he averaged 14.6 points and 7.3 rebounds over 16 games in the Eurocup. In August 2013, he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League. He left them in January 2014, and signed with

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. He parted ways with Nizhny on May 6, 2014. In February 2017 he signed with Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League. He re-signed with the Happinets on May 29. But he officially announced his retirement as a professional basketball player on July 31, 2017. Because there is no "retirement regulations" of the B.League, he came terms with the Chiba Jets Funabashi on November 29.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Lyons played in

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for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for team A Few Good Men, he averaged 7.7 points per game along with 7.9 rebounds per game. Lyon helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77–60.

Career statistics

NBA Summer League Stats

, - , align="left" , 2009–10 , align="left" , CLE/IND , 8 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .618 , , .333 , , .800 , , 2.50 , , 0.12 , , 0.12 , , 0.00 , , 7.38 , - , align="left" , 2010–11 , align="left" , NYK , 4 , , 0 , , 15.6 , , .560 , , .333 , , .812 , , 3.25, , 0.50 , , 0.50 , , 0.00 , , 10.50 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Select , 5 , , 2 , , 22.8 , , .488 , , .417 , , .867 , , 4.40, , 1.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.20 , , 11.60 , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career !17 , , 2 , , 16.2 , , .550 , , .389 , , .824 , , 3.24 , , 0.47 , , 0.18 , , 0.06 , , 9.35 , -

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 2009–10 , align="left" , Jerusalem , 10 , , 6 , , 15.9 , , .431 , , .000 , , .478 , , 3.60 , , 0.60 , , 0.60 , , 0.00 , , 6.10 , - , align="left" , 2010–11 , align="left" , Gilboa , 4 , , 1 , , 14.0 , , .429 , , .333 , , .500 , , 3.50 , , 1.25 , , 0.25 , , 0.25 , , 3.50 , - , align="left" , 2010–11 , align="left" , AUS , 34 , , 27 , , 29.6 , , .481 , , .392 , , .694 , , 6.03 , , 1.65 , , 0.85 , , 0.24 , , 14.88 , - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" , AUS/DAK , 40 , , 16 , , 26.4 , , .511 , , .323 , , .783 , , 7.72 , , 1.38 , , 0.78 , , 0.45 , , 13.90 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Budivelnyk , 69 , , 68 , , 27.9 , , .490 , , .363 , , .782 , , 6.99 , , 1.80 , , 0.80 , , 0.49 , , 15.71 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Karşıyaka/Nizhny , 30 , , 23 , , 23.2 , , .465 , , .343 , , .754 , , 5.07 , , 1.10 , , 0.80 , , 0.27 , , 11.33 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , Samsung/Goyang , 59 , , 48 , , 26.4 , , .444 , , .340 , , .771 , , 8.95 , , 2.51, , 0.95 , , 0.66 , , 18.97 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Ulsan/Atléticos , 7 , , 4 , , 24.4 , , .453 , , .250 , , .833 , , 7.57 , , 2.71, , 1.43 , , 0.71 , , 16.71 , - , align="left" , 2016–17 , align="left" , Jeonju , 32 , , 30 , , 32.0 , , .487 , , .234 , , .759 , , 9.75 , , 2.53, , 0.97 , , 0.53 , , 21.34 , - , style="background-color:#FFCCCC" align="left" , 2016–17 , align="left" , Akita , 18 , , 3 , , 22.2 , , 58.8 , , 56.4 , , 77.1 , , 7.3 , , 1.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 15.8 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" , Chiba , 41 , , 1 , , 23.1 , , 47.2 , , 31.2 , , 74.6 , , 5.7, , 2.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 11.1 , - , align="left" , 2018–19 , align="left" , Toyama , 59 , , 59 , , 35.25 , , 50.3 , , 34.1 , , 78.2 , , 9.0, , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.32 , , 21.8 , - , align="left" , 2019–20 , align="left" , Toyama , 38 , , 38 , , 37.3 , , 46.3 , , 37.6 , , 83.2 , , 9.6, , 4.6 , , 1.6 , , 0.4 , , 21.3 , -

G League Awards & Honors

*Performer of the Week - 3/7/2011

International Awards & Honors

*Ukrainian Superleague First Team - 2012–2013 *Ukrainian Superleague All-Semifinal Team - 2012–2013

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2009-10 , style="text-align:left;", Jarusalem , 5 , , , , 27.4 , , .465 , , .333 , , .500 , , 6.0 , , 1.4 , , 0.2, , 0.6, , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011-12 , style="text-align:left;", DAK , 2 , , 0 , , 14.9 , , .500 , , .500 , , .500 , , 4.00 , , 1.00 , , 0.50, , 0.50, , 6.50 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012-13 , style="text-align:left;", Budivelnyk , 15 , , , , 29.3 , , .540 , , .409 , , .771 , , 6.7 , , 2.3 , , 0.6, , 0.7, , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016-17 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 3 , , 2 , , 19.01 , , .300 , , .429 , , 1.000 , , 6.0 , , 2.3 , , 0 , , 0.33, , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017-18 , style="text-align:left;", Chiba , 6 , , 1 , , 18.17, , .450 , , .636 , , .846 , , 4.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.66, , 0.33 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018-19 , style="text-align:left;", Toyama , 2 , , 2 , , 36.23, , .735 , , .333 , , .800 , , 5.0 , , 2.0 , , 0.5, , 0 , , 30.0 , -

G League All-Star Game Stats

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2012 , style="text-align:left;", West , 1 , , 1 , , 21.7 , , .667 , , .500 , , .500 , , 7.00 , , 2.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 15.00 , -

Non-FIBA Events Stats

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2011 , style="text-align:left;", Pan American Games , 5 , , , , 15.37 , , .522 , , .667 , , 1.000 , , 4.0 , , 1.2 , , 0.00 , , 0.2 , , 6.6 , -

Early cup games

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018 , style="text-align:left;", Toyama , 2 , , 2 , , 27.02 , , .522 , , .045 , , .600 , , 10.5 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019 , style="text-align:left;", Toyama , 3 , , 3 , , 30.32 , , .576 , , .692 , , .778 , , 8.0 , , 4.3 , , 0.7 , , 0 , , 18.0 , -

References

External links

Player Profile: Leo Lyons
- NBA.com
Eurocup Profile

Player Bio: Leo Lyons
- Missouri Tigers {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Leo 1987 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets players Altiri Chiba players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Austin Toros players Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games BC Budivelnyk players BC Nizhny Novgorod players Chiba Jets players Dakota Wizards players Goyang Sono Skygunners players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Busan KCC Egis players Karşıyaka basketball players Korean Basketball League players Missouri Tigers men's basketball players Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players Power forwards Seoul Samsung Thunders players Basketball players from Kansas City, Kansas Sportspeople from Topeka, Kansas Toyama Grouses players Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in basketball United States men's national basketball team players