Mark Lyons Bio - ARIZONAWILDCATS.COM - The University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site
04/18/2013 | Men's Basketball
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03/28/2013
Wildcats Drop Heartbreaker To Ohio St., 73-70
Mark Lyons led the Wildcats with 23 points, while Solomon Hill finished with 16.
03/27/2013
NCAA: Open-Practice Day in the Books
Wildcats at West Regional in Los Angeles
03/26/2013
Hill, Lyons Earn NABC All-District Honors
Wildcat seniors among first-teamers selected in District 20
03/25/2013
Sean Miller's Sweet 16 Press Conference Transcript
Cats prepare for West Regional semifinal
03/25/2013
West Regional Semis, Buckeyes, Await Cats in Los Angeles
No. 6 Seed Arizona (27-7) at NCAA West Regional
04/01/2013
2012-2013 Photo Gallery
2012-2013 Photo Gallery
03/28/2013
Arizona vs Ohio State
Arizona vs Ohio State
03/23/2013
2013 NCAA Tournament Third Round
Game action from UA's 74-51 win vs. Harvard, March 23, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Photos by Patti Ota and Richard Paige.
03/23/2013
Arizona vs. Harvard
Arizona vs. Harvard
03/21/2013
Arizona vs. Belmont
Arizona vs. Belmont
General: Immediately becomes one of the most experienced Wildcats ... A 1,000-point scorer who has appeared in 98 games ... Enjoyed a tremendous amount of success at Xavier, winning two regular-season conference championships and making three NCAA Tournament appearances ... He is the first player to graduate from a four-year school and transfer into the program, and has one season of eligibility remaining.
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Prior to Arizona: Attended Xavier University ... Averaged 15.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a junior, helping the Musketeers to a 23-13 record and a berth in the NCAA South Regional semifinal ... Connected on 42.5 percent (176-of-414) of his field goal attempts, including 39.2 percent (58-of-148) from three-point range, and knocked down 76.1 percent of his free throws (102-of-134) in earning third-team all-Atlantic 10 Conference honors ... His 58 treys led XU in 2011-12, while Lyons ranked second on the team in scoring, assists and steals ... As a sophomore in 2010-11, Lyons was a third-team all-Atlantic 10 pick after averaging 13.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 32 appearances (31 starts), connecting on 40.8 percent (144-of-353) of his field goal attempts and 33.6 percent (47-of-140) of attempts from behind the arc ... XU posted a 24-8 record, won the Atlantic 10 regular-season championship and advanced to the 2011 NCAA Tournament ... A sociology major who earned his degree this summer, Lyons tallied 1,194 points during his three-year career, a figure that ranks 28th in XU's record books ... Saw action in 98 career games (66 starts), helping the Musketeers to a 73-29 (.716) record in that span, including two A-10 regular-season championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances ... Averaged 6.0 points and 2.6 assists in seven career NCAA Tournament appearances.
High School: Attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., in 2007-08.
Mark Lyons' Career Highs
Points 27, vs. Saint Louis, 1/25/2012 Rebounds 10, vs. Southern Illinois, 12/25/2011 FG 10, at St. Joseph's, 2/16/2011 FGA 19, vs. Southern Illinois, 12/25/2011 3PT 6, vs. Albany, 12/28/2010 3ATT 9, twice, last, at Massachusetts, 2/21/2012 FT 10, at Miami, Ohio, 12/1/2010 FTA 11, at Miami, Ohio, 12/1/2010 AST 10, vs. Western Michigan, 11/12/2010 STL 4, three times, last, vs. Gonzaga, 12/31/2011 BLK 3, twice, last, vs. Charlotte, 3/3/2012 MIN 49, vs. Wofford, 11/27/2010
Mark Lyons' Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2009-10* 32-5 705/22.0 80-201 .398 22-64 .344 66-97 .680 9-71 80 2.5 71-1 67 55 6 33 248/7.8
2010-11* 32-31 1122/35.1 144-353 .408 47-140 .336 99-136 .728 17-82 99 3.1 82-3 98 91 10 29 434/13.6
2011-12* 34-30 1086/31.9 176-414 .425 58-148 .392 102-134 .761 10-100 110 3.2 96-2 94 74 10 45 512/15.1
TOTAL 98-66 2913/29.7 400-968 .413 127-352 .361 267-367 .728 36-253 289 2.9 249-6 259 220 26 107 1194/12.2
* at Xavier University
