[1] The Aggies had a combined record of 74–14 during the three seasons he played varsity basketball there (1967-1970), and were in the NCAA tournament all three years.

[5] In the 1969–70 post-season, he and All-American star guard Jimmy Collins (24.3 points per game) led the Aggies to their first and only Final Four appearance.

[5] While at New Mexico State, Lacey set team rebounding records for a career, season and single game.

[5] In February 2008, Lacey was among the first inductees into the Aggies Ring of Honor, along with his coach Lou Henson, and Billy Joe Price.

[14] That season, on February 5, 1975, Lacey recorded a career high 8 steals during a 90–82 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

[19][20] During the 1981 NBA Playoffs, Lacey was the team captain and leader[1] and played a key role in the 40–42 five seed Kings making it to the Western Conference Finals before being eliminated by Moses Malone and the Houston Rockets.

[21] He averaged 10 points, 8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.9 steals,[14] for a Kansas City team missing starting guards Phil Ford and Otis Birdsong due to injuries for most of the playoffs.

[23] Lacey is one of only five NBA players (along with Hakeem Olajuwon, Julius Erving, David Robinson and Ben Wallace) to have registered 100 blocks and 100 steals in six consecutive seasons.

[5][1] He is also one of three NBA players (along with Wes Unseld and Reggie Evans) to total at least 30 rebounds and fewer than 10 points in the first two games of the season.