Tyus Edney

Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach

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Born: February 14, 1973
Age in 2026: 53
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1973

About Tyus Edney

Tyus Dwayne Edney Sr. is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Pepperdine Waves 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. 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 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.

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Career and life highlights

UCLA won the game, 75–74.

The world when Tyus Edney was born

Tyus Edney was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

#1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
Top movieThe Sting
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
Defining fadPlatform shoes
Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tyus Edney's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1973	2026
Gas	$0.39	$3.45/gal
Average home	$22,100	$435,000
Average income	$13,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.77	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	211.9M	341 million

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