University of New England Athletics

Lyons (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) graduated from St. Francis College in 1974 and played three seasons of basketball for the Red Knights. He finished with 1,178 points, split around four years when he did not play or was not even in school. Lyons led the squad with 18.6 points per game as a sophomore in 1968-69, and averaged upwards of 20 points when he returned for his senior campaign in 1973-74. In both years, he received all-conference, all-state, and all-region accolades. Lyons was the second to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau and his career total stands as the fourth-best in SFC history.