Tyus Edney

Tyus Edney
Edney in 2011
San Diego Toreros
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1973-02-14) February 14, 1973 (age 51)
Gardena, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolLong Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California)
CollegeUCLA (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career1995–2010
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 20, 2
Coaching career2017–2019
Career history
As player:
19951997Sacramento Kings
1997–1998Boston Celtics
1998–1999Žalgiris Kaunas
1999–2000Benetton Treviso
2000–2001Indiana Pacers
2001–2004Benetton Treviso
2004–2005Lottomatica Roma
2005–2006Olympiacos
2006–2007Climamio Bologna
2007–2008BC Azovmash
2008Caja San Fernando
2009–2010Turów Zgorzelec
As coach:
2017–2019UCLA (assistant)
2022–presentSan Diego (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,728 (7.6 ppg)
Assists910 (4.0 apg)
Steals217 (1.0 spg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 St. Petersburg

Tyus Dwayne Edney Sr. (born February 14, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the San Diego Toreros men's team of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m), he played point guard. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins from 1991 to 1995, leading them to the 1995 NCAA national championship. His game-winning shot for UCLA in the second round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament is considered one of the most famous plays in NCAA Tournament history.[1] A two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection, he led Žalgiris Kaunas to the 1999 EuroLeague title and was named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP. He became an assistant coach for UCLA.

  1. ^ Leung, Diamond (June 4, 2010). "Tyus Edney wants to be a college coach". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011.