" I trust that my hard work will pay off." 

 Tyler Haws

Tyler Haws (born April 11, 1991) is an American basketball player who plays for Obradoiro CAB of Spain's Liga ACB. Haws was a standout high school basketball player, becoming the all-time leading scorer (1,772 points) at his school, being twice named Utah's Mr. Basketball, and winning Utah's Gatorade Player of the Year. At Brigham Young University (BYU), Haws was named the 2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

Born in Belgium, Haws grew up in Alpine, Utah before attending Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah from 2005 to 2009. As a sophomore in 2006–07, he averaged 18.8 points per game, led the state in free-throws made with 129, and shot 81.6% from the free-throw line, with the team winning the state championship. Following the state championship game, Haws was named the 5A State Tournament MVP and later won the 5A MVP award. As a junior in 2007–08, he averaged 20.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as he helped Lone Peak with the state championship for a second straight year.^[1] He won the Tournament MVP again as well asUtah's Mr. Basketball. On a national level, he won Utah's Gatorade Player of the Year, and became a finalist for the national award. Lone Peak also finished the year ranked 15th nationally according to Maxpreps.com. At the T-Mobile Invitational against Georgia's Centennial High School, Haws scored 26 points.

Haws defending a shot attempt while playing for Lone Peak High School

Haws played with Salt Lake Metro in the summer AAU circuits,^[3] as well as with his high school sponsored AAU team, Lone Peak. In the 2008 Houston Kingwood Classic, Haws led Salt Lake Metro into the round of 16, scoring 35 points against California powerhouse Compton Magic.^[4] He also led the Lone Peak AAU team to the round of 8 in the Las Vegas Spring Showcase a week later. Haws appeared in USA Today and Sports Illustrated in 2007.^[5]

Haws was recruited by Wake Forest, BYU, Utah, Stanford, Cal, Harvard, Penn, Marquette, UCLA, Pepperdine, USC, and Davidson.^[1] He committed to play collegiately at BYU and signed his letter of intent on November 12, 2008.^[6]

As a senior in 2008–09, Haws averaged 23.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.^[1] He set 21 school records as a senior and finished his career with 1,772 points tied for 10th in Utah state history, and the most ever by a 5A player in Utah. While coming up short in the quest for three straight 5A state titles, Haws won a second consecutive Mr. Basketball Award.^[7] He was selected to play in both the Senior Showcase High School All-Star Weekend as well as the Academic All-American Classic.