PROVO – BYU head men’s basketball coach Kevin Young announced the addition of Tyler Mrus (pronounced muh-RUSS) to the program.
"We are excited to welcome Tyler and his family to BYU," Young said. "Tyler can really shoot the basketball and will help us spread the floor, which fits seamlessly with how we like to play. He is a fierce competitor who loves the challenge of competing on the defensive end as well. He had a great year after coming off a serious injury, and now is ready to have a great summer within our player development program."
The 6-foot-7 forward joins the Cougars after spending the past two seasons at Idaho, where he appeared in 33 games, including 32 starts. No stranger to the Marriott Center, Mrus scored 17 points against BYU on Nov. 16, where he went 4-of-8 from 3-point range.
The native of Bothell, Wash., started in 31 games for the Vandals in 2024-25, where he ranked second in the Big Sky Conference in 3-pointers made with 73. He averaged 9.7 points per game, shooting 38.2 percent from the field, 38.0 percent from three and 76.6 percent from the free throw line.
He scored in double figures 14 times, including a career-high 22 points in an overtime victory over Weber State on March 1, when he went 6-of-13 from beyond the arc. He knocked down a team-high 73 3-pointers, including five games with five or more triples.
Idaho Vandals redshirt sophomore Tyler Mrus is still available in the transfer portal. The wing from Washington averaged 9.7 PPG and 3.2 RPG on the season, shooting 38.9% from the 3. He hit 73 threes this season alone. 🔥 @MrusTyler pic.twitter.com/uNFHhxgDfk
— College Ball Mixtapes (@collegeballmix) April 13, 2025
Mrus appeared in two games for the Vandals in 2023-24 before suffering a season-ending injury against CSUN.
He began his collegiate career at Alaska Fairbanks where he started and played in 24 games for the Nanooks in 2022-23. He averaged 11.9 points per game as a true freshman, shooting 49.8 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from three and 89.8 percent from the free throw line. He scored in double figures 17 times, including a season-high 18 points in a win over Portland Bible.
In high school he scored more than 1,200 points as a four-year letterwinner at Seattle Prep in Washington, where he earned all-state, first-team all-metro and all-district accolades as a senior. He led the Panthers to a Metro League title and third-place finish at the Washington State tournament.