Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo.com is reporting that Kentucky has shown interest in Xavier’s second leading scorer the past two seasons.
[I][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia]Mark Lyons, Xavier’s second leading scorer the past two years, intends to transfer and will become eligible immediately if he finishes his degree this spring, [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/18760052/xaviers-mark-lyons-not-returning-for-senior-season”]CBSSports.com first reported on Sunday.[/URL][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia] Brewster Academy coach Jason Smith said via email Monday morning that Arizona, Kentucky and Kansas are among the schools that called or texted Sunday to express “very preliminary interest.”
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Kentucky definitely a little shallow at the guard position and having some experience in the backcourt would help as well.
Here are some highlights of Lyons at Xavier:
