Personal
Born February 1978 in Los Angeles ... parents are Mike Vranes and Sally Ball ... distant cousin of U of U great Danny Vranes ... served an LDS Church mission to Oakland, Calif., ... recruited by Syracuse, Utah, Washington State and Tennessee ... recreation management major.
Before BYU
Prepped at Taylorsville High School ... lettered in basketball and volleyball, where he won the State Volleyball Championship ... named first team All-State in 1996 ... averaged 19 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals per game .... coached by Steve Shoell (Southern Utah).
Summary
Vranes will miss the entire season because of a foot injury ... he had foot surgery in September after a spring injury failed to heal and needed an additional surgery in mid October ... he is a two-year starter who has played both the point and wing positions ... he was a medical redshirt during BYU's 1-25 season the year before Steve Cleveland's arrival ... a very explosive athlete, he has developed into perhaps the team's top perimeter defender ... his size and athleticism have helped him be an effective scorer and rebounder from the guard line ... a returned LDS Church missionary, he primarily played point his freshman year and wing last season until the final eight games of the year.
Stats
Year G-S FGM-A Pct 3PM-A Pct FT-A Pct Reb Avg Pts Avg96-97 2-0 6-16 .375 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 7 3.5 14 7.098-99 28-25 106-245 .433 40-96 .417 52-80 .650 88 3.1 304 10.999-00 33-33 95-245 .388 37-99 .374 36-70 .514 136 4.1 263 8.0Total 63-58 207-506 .409 78-201 .388 89-152 .586 231 3.7 581 9.2