NBA draft and CBA Lockhart was selected by the
New York Knicks in the sixth round of the
1985 NBA draft with the 119th overall pick. He went on to play four games for the
Albany Patroons of the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1985–86 season.
Australia Lockhart later moved to Australia and played for the
Sandringham Sabres in the Victorian Basketball Association. In
1989, Lockhart joined the
Eastside Spectres and made his debut in the
National Basketball League (NBL). He recorded a career-high 47 points during his first season and was named to the
All-NBL First Team. and played a starring role in the Spectres' run to the NBL Grand Final series against the
Perth Wildcats in
1991. He averaged 24.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals in his three-year NBL career, going at 51 per cent from the field across 81 games. ==Death==