Enjoyed a decorated four-year career with the Manhattan men's basketball team during one of the winningest eras in program history. As a freshman, he was a key reserve during the NCAA Tournament upset over Oklahoma. The 6'4" forward was the only freshman to play in every game for the Jaspers that year, shooting more than 50% from the field. Lyons played in all 29 games as a sophomore and played a key role in guiding Manhattan to the postseason for the fourth straight year with a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). By his junior year, Lyons was starting regularly and considered one of the hardest Jaspers to guard on the court, shooting over 50% from the field. As a senior captain, he earned All-MAAC First Team honors after shooting 62.1% from the field, the second highest field goal percentage in program history. That year, he averaged 16.4 points per game and was fierce on the boards, grabbing 7.6 rebounds per contest. He led Manhattan in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage during that memorable senior season, which helped engrave his name on the program's Top 100 Jaspers through 100 Seasons list. One of his true Jasper claims to fame was helping power Manhattan past archrival Fordham in all four of his seasons in Riverdale. Lyons is sixth all-time on the program's career list with a .544 field goal percentage.