Tyus Edney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tyus Edney
Occupation	American basketball player
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1973(1973-02-14)
Age	52
Birthplace	Gardena
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Tyus Edney Biography

Tyus Edney is one of the most popular and richest American basketball player who was born on February 14, 1973 in Gardena, California, United States. Two games later against the Connecticut Huskies, Edney had another chance at a full court run before the half, and drained a 30-foot 3-pointer en route to a 102-96 victory. UCLA went on to win its 11th NCAA basketball championship, defeating the defending champion Arkansas Razorbacks 89-78, (although Edney, with a wrist injured in the semi-final win vs. Oklahoma State, mostly watched from the bench). But UCLA’s record 11th National Championship would have been impossible had Edney’s full court runner vs. Missouri not fallen. Edney was named to the Tournament Western Regional All-Tournament team.

Edney’s late game heroics in the 1995 Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament have earned him a spot in NCAA Tournament lore. Edney’s UCLA squad had played well in the 1994–1995 season, earning a No. 1 seed in the West Region of the tournament. Favored in their second round match against eighth seed Missouri, UCLA fell behind 74-73 with just 4.8 seconds remaining. Bruins coach Jim Harrick, after calling timeout, turned to Edney, the point guard, rather than to their star player, Ed O’Bannon.

Following his departure from the NBA, in 2001, Edney bounced around several European teams, including another stint with Benetton Treviso (2001–2004, where he won the Italian league in 2002 and 2003, the Italian Cup in 2003 and 2004, and the Italian Supercup in 2001 and 2002; and played in the EuroLeague Final in 2003) and Lottomatica Roma (2004–2005). After the 2004–2005 season, George Garbolas brought Edney to Olympiacos, in order to help the team challenge in Greece and in Europe.

In a 2005 profile in the L.A. Times, former UCLA Bruin teammate Ed O’Bannon, said that Edney was hugely popular in Europe, saying, “his style, his size, the fact that his teams always win; he’s somewhat of a novelty, a celebrity. When my teammates overseas found out that I played with him, it would be like someone in the States finding out that you played with Michael Jordan.”

Edney was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1995 NBA draft with the 47th overall pick . He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and played with the Kings for two seasons (1995–1997). He spent the 1997–1998 season with the Boston Celtics. After playing in Europe for 2 years (Lithuania 1998–1999, and Italy 1999–2000), he returned to the NBA, and played with the Indiana Pacers, in the 2000–2001 season. In total, he played in 4 NBA seasons. In the NBA, he could never top his rookie year with the Kings, when he averaged 10.8 points per game, and had a total of 491 total.

Tyus Edney Net Worth

Tyus Edney is one of the richest American basketball player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tyus Edney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tyus Dwayne Edney (born February 14, 1973) is an American former basketball player and coach. 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 to be one of the most famous plays in NCAA Tournament history. 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.

In his freshman season at UCLA in 1992, Edney was named the most valuable freshman player on his team. In his sophomore season, Edney was voted the team’s most valuable player (MVP), and he was named to the first-team All- Pacific-10 (Pac-10) Conference team. He was again named to the first-team All- Pac-10 conference team in 1994. As a senior in 1994–95, Edney set personal bests in total points (456), steals (74), and assists (216). He 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 (1.8 m) tall.

In the 1998–1999 season, Edney won the EuroLeague championship with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas, earning the EuroLeague Final Four MVP award in the process. He and teammate George Zidek, who also won a title with Edney at UCLA, became the first players to win both an NCAA and EuroLeague championship. Edney then played in Italy, during the 1999–2000 season, with Benetton Treviso (losing in the Italian League finals, and winning the Italian Cup title). After that season, he spent the next season (2000–2001) playing in the NBA.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tyus Edney height 1.78 m Ugonna weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tyus Edney Dating?

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Edney married his first wife, Buffy, shortly after graduating from UCLA. They have two daughters, Kennedi and Kolbi-Rae. Edney met his Italian-Brazilian second wife, Aiñoa Da Silva, in Treviso, and they have a son Tyus Jr. 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.

Facts & Trivia

Ugonna Ranked on the list of most popular American basketball player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tyus Edney celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.