16 Facts About Tyus Edney

Tyus Edney played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins from 1991 to 1995, leading them to the 1995 NCAA national championship.

Tyus Edney's 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.

Tyus Edney was again named to the first-team All-Pac-10 conference team in 1994.

Tyus Edney was named the team's co-MVP along with Ed O'Bannon, the team's most outstanding defensive player, first-team All-Pac-10 for the third consecutive year, and won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation's best player under 6 feet tall.

Tyus Edney was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009, as well as the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor in 2014.

Cameron Dollar inbounded the ball to Tyus Edney, who caught it in stride and ran up the left sideline.

At midcourt, another defender attempted to trap, but Tyus Edney used a behind-the-back dribble to evade the pressure.

Tyus Edney adjusted his shot around Grimm, and banked the shot in as the game-ending red light blazed.

Tyus Edney was named to the Tournament Western Regional All-Tournament team.

Tyus Edney was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1995 NBA draft with the 47th overall pick.

Tyus Edney was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and played with the Kings for two seasons.

Tyus Edney held the job for seven years, during which UCLA made it to the NCAA Tournament five times.

Tyus Edney joined the San Diego Toreros men's team in 2022 to serve as an assistant under head coach Steve Lavin, who was an assistant coach at UCLA during Tyus Edney's college playing career.

Tyus Edney joined the Pepperdine Waves men's team in April 2024 to serve as an assistant coach.

Tyus Edney married his first wife, Buffy, shortly after graduating from UCLA.

Tyus Edney's daughter Kennedi is a college gymnast for the LSU Tigers, a winner of the vault title at the 2019 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship.