Atiba Lyons

Atiba Lyons is an American retired basketball player and current coach. Lyons played in Finland, Israel and England during his professional career. In 2008, he was named head coach of Sheffield Sharks while still playing for the club, as Lyons combined playing and coaching.

Business

Lyons became a company director in 2010 by the acquisition of shares of Sharks Basketball Ltd and he is also a shareholder of the development company, Park Community Arena Ltd which broke ground in 2022 and opened on the 5th of October 2023.
Lyons' business interests extend beyond facilities reaching into the communities with a series of achievement programmes for disengaged youths.