Lyne began playing basketball in 5th grade at Little Flower School on the South Side of Chicago, where he eventually became captain.

[1] He also worked for the last seven summers of his assistantship for the Chicago Park District's basketball program.

[1] Under his helm, the 1977–78 Ramblers were victorious at home over Larry Bird's Indiana State Sycamores team, 79–76; Kevin McHale's Minnesota Golden Gophers, 70–66; and the Georgetown Hoyas during John Thompson's first year, 68–65 in overtime.

During his final season as coach, the team set the Loyola single-game scoring record with a 133-point performance on November 22, 1979 against Loras College.

[5] He concluded his coaching career with a 105–87 loss to Illinois in the 1980 National Invitation Tournament.