Leo Lyons (basketball)

Leo Lyons
Lyons with the Toyama Grouses
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1987-05-06) May 6, 1987 (age 37)
Topeka, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeMissouri (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Hapoel Jerusalem
2010Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2010–2012Austin Toros
2012Dakota Wizards
2012–2013Budivelnyk Kyiv
2013–2014Pınar Karşıyaka
2014Nizhny Novgorod
2014–2015Seoul Samsung Thunders
2015Goyang Orions
2015–2016Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2016Atléticos de San Germán
2016–2017Jeonju KCC Egis
2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017–2018Chiba Jets Funabashi
2018–2020Toyama Grouses
2020-2021Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
2021-2024Altiri Chiba
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.