Leo Lyons (basketball)

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Leo Lyons
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Lyons with the Toyama Grouses in 2018
Personal information
Born (1987-05-06) May 6, 1987 (age 38)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
College Missouri (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2023
Position Power forward
Career history
2009–2010 Hapoel Jerusalem
2010 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2010–2012 Austin Toros
2012 Dakota Wizards
2012–2013 Budivelnyk Kyiv
2013–2014 Pınar Karşıyaka
2014 Nizhny Novgorod
2014–2015 Seoul Samsung Thunders
2015 Goyang Orions
2015–2016 Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2016 Atléticos de San Germán
2016–2017 Jeonju KCC Egis
2017 Akita Northern Happinets
2017–2018 Chiba Jets Funabashi
2018–2020 Toyama Grouses
2020-2021 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
2021-2023 Altiri Chiba
Career highlights
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara National team

Leo Lyons (born May 6, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Altiri Chiba of the B3 League. Lyons was born in Topeka, Kansas, 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 University of Missouri for college and played four seasons of basketball before going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.

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High school career

As a junior at Piper High School in Kansas City, Kansas, Lyons averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game while earning second-team all-state honors. [1] Lyons transferred to Coastal Christian Academy in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds per game. [1]

College recruitment

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Leo (Criswell) Lyons
PF		Topeka/KsCoastal Christian Academy6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Aug 20, 2007 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    

College career

Lyons played four years for the University of Missouri. 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. [1] As a senior, Lyons earned third team All Big 12 honors, averaging 14.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. [1] [2]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06Missouri2509.5.448.125.3613.080.200.200.322.64
2006–07 Missouri 30717.9.550.190.6464.301.071.100.737.37
2007–08 Missouri 312222.1.583.077.6355.681.650.710.6813.06
2008–09 Missouri 373423.3.493.385.7436.081.971.030.7014.57
Career1236318.8.530.200.6714.931.310.800.6310.01

NCAA Awards & Honors

NCAA Special Events Stats

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009Portsmouth Invitational Tournament331.0.441.167.6677.72.00.31.013.7

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. [3]

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 2011 Pan American Games. [4]

Lyons appeared in 26 games with the Toros during the 2011–2012 season, averaging 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. [5] On March 6, 2012, Lyons was traded to the Dakota Wizards. [6]

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. [7] He left them in January 2014, and signed with Nizhny Novgorod. [8] He parted ways with Nizhny on May 6, 2014. [9]

In February 2017 he signed with Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League. He re-signed with the Happinets on May 29. [10] But he officially announced his retirement as a professional basketball player on July 31, 2017. [11] Because there is no "retirement regulations" of the B.League, [12] 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 The Basketball Tournament on ESPN 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. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA Summer League Stats

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10CLE/IND8012.3.618.333.8002.500.120.120.007.38
2010–11NYK4015.6.560.333.8123.250.500.500.0010.50
2012–13Select5222.8.488.417.8674.401.000.000.2011.60
Career17216.2.550.389.8243.240.470.180.069.35

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10Jerusalem10615.9.431.000.4783.600.600.600.006.10
2010–11Gilboa4114.0.429.333.5003.501.250.250.253.50
2010–11AUS342729.6.481.392.6946.031.650.850.2414.88
2011–12AUS/DAK401626.4.511.323.7837.721.380.780.4513.90
2012–13Budivelnyk696827.9.490.363.7826.991.800.800.4915.71
2013–14Karşıyaka/Nizhny302323.2.465.343.7545.071.100.800.2711.33
2014–15Samsung/Goyang594826.4.444.340.7718.952.510.950.6618.97
2015–16Ulsan/Atléticos7424.4.453.250.8337.572.711.430.7116.71
2016–17Jeonju323032.0.487.234.7599.752.530.970.5321.34
2016–17Akita18322.258.856.477.17.31.90.60.215.8
2017–18Chiba41123.147.231.274.65.72.80.80.411.1
2018–19Toyama595935.2550.334.178.29.03.41.00.3221.8
2019–20Toyama383837.346.337.683.29.64.61.60.421.3

G League Awards & Honors

International Awards & Honors

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009-10Jarusalem527.4.465.333.5006.01.40.20.610.4
2011-12DAK2014.9.500.500.5004.001.000.500.506.50
2012-13Budivelnyk1529.3.540.409.7716.72.30.60.717.9
2016-17Akita3219.01.300.4291.0006.02.300.336.3
2017-18Chiba6118.17.450.636.8464.31.50.660.339.0
2018-19Toyama2236.23.735.333.8005.02.00.5030.0

G League All-Star Game Stats

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012West1121.7.667.500.5007.002.000.000.0015.00

Non-FIBA Events Stats

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011Pan American Games515.37.522.6671.0004.01.20.000.26.6

Early cup games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018Toyama2227.02.522.045.60010.52.51.0016.5
2019Toyama3330.32.576.692.7788.04.30.7018.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Player Bio: Leo Lyons". mutigers.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Schroeder, Scott (January 6, 2011). "Spurs-Owned Austin Toros Acquire 2010 NCAA Leading Scorer Aubrey Coleman". AOL News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "USA Men's Pan American Games Team Named". USA Basketball. Retrieved March 19, 2012.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Leo Lyons Playerfile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Wizards Acquire Leo Lyons". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Karsiyaka lands Leo Lyons, ex Budivelnyk". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Leo Lyons agreed to terms with Nizhny Novgorod". Sportando.net. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Лео Лайонс покидает БК "Нижний Новгород". nn-basket.ru (in Russian). May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Akita Sakigake (May 29, 2017). "レオ・ライオンズは来季もハピネッツ" . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Akita Northern Happinets (July 31, 2017). "レオ・ライオンズ選手 現役引退に伴う契約解除のお知らせ" . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Sicks, Hikki (December 1, 2017). "レオ・ライオンズの件" . Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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