Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | August 3, 1995 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) |
College | BYU (2016–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Trefl Sopot |
2021–2022 | Lakeland Magic |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tyson Jay Haws (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars.
Haws was a four-year starter at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah, and the team won Utah's 5A state championship in each of his seasons. He was also a four-time All-State selection.[1] As a junior, he averaged 17.1 points per game and led his team to the mythical national championship. The trio of Haws, Eric Mika, and Nick Emery were nicknamed the "Lone Peak Three."[2][3] In his senior season, he averaged 25.2 points and 5.2 assists per game and was named Utah Mr. Basketball and Utah Gatorade Player of the Year.[4] A four-star recruit, Haws committed to play college basketball at BYU before his sophomore season in high school.[5]
After high school, Haws embarked on a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France.[6] Following his return, Haws averaged 13.8 points, 3.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game as a freshman at BYU, earning First Team All-West Coast Conference (WCC) honors.[7] As a sophomore, Haws averaged 11.7 points and 4.2 assists per game.[8]
On February 15, 2019, he scored a career-high 35 points in an 88–82 overtime victory over San Diego.[9] Haws averaged 17.8 points and a team-high 5.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a junior.[10] He earned Second Team All-WCC honors.[11] On January 11, 2020, Haws posted a career-high 14 assists against Portland. He had his second double-double on February 15, recording 17 points and 10 assists in a 72–71 win against San Diego. As a senior, Haws averaged 14.0 points and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 45.9% from the field.[12] He was named to the First Team All-WCC.[13] He finished his career ranked second in BYU history in assists with 603.[12]
On July 22, 2020, Haws signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[14] He was selected with the 15th pick in the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Lakeland Magic.[15]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | BYU | 34 | 34 | 30.6 | .424 | .404 | .787 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 13.8 |
2017–18 | BYU | 35 | 35 | 33.7 | .410 | .309 | .837 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | .3 | 11.7 |
2018–19 | BYU | 32 | 32 | 33.4 | .463 | .352 | .868 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 17.8 |
2019–20 | BYU | 32 | 32 | 32.5 | .459 | .371 | .762 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 | .2 | 14.0 |
Career | 133 | 133 | 32.5 | .440 | .361 | .824 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .2 | 14.3 |
Haws and his wife, Lauren, have a son named Tyson, who was born in February 2020.[16] Haws has an older brother, Tyler, who also played basketball at BYU and finished as its all-time leading scorer, and now plays at the professional level. His father, Marty, was also a standout basketball player at BYU from 1986 to 1990.[2]