Tyus Dwayne Edney (born February 14, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 1.78 m (5'10"), 88 kg (195 lbs), he was the point guard for UCLA from 1991 to 1995, leading the Bruins to the 1995 NCAA National Championship. His game-winning shot for UCLA in the 2nd Round of the 1995 NCAA Men's Championship is considered to be one of the most famous plays in NCAA Tournament history. An All-EuroLeague First Team selection twice, he led Žalgiris Kaunas to the 1999 EuroLeague title. Edney is the director of basketball operations for the UCLA men's basketball team.

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. In his senior season, 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 six feet tall.

On October 9, 2009, Edney was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He will be inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor on March 14, 2014 during the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

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