Kyle Chilton | Posted: 12 Nov 2015 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Dastrup, Haws and Mika to play for the Cougars in 2016-17

PROVO, Utah – BYU coach Dave Rose announced Wednesday that Payton Dastrup, TJ Haws and Eric Mika will return from two-year missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2016 and play for the Cougars in 2016-17.

Rose also announced today the signing of Gavin Baxter, Yoeli Childs and Connor Harding to National Letters of Intent.

Payton Dastrup

6-10, 230, Forward
Mesa, Arizona / Mountain View HS

  • Currently serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama
  • Played for Gary Ernst at Mountain View High School
  • As a senior in 2013-14 led Mountain View to a 21-8 record while averaging 16.5 points and 13.0 rebounds as a senior
  • Earned second-team Division I All-Arizona honors from AZcentral.com and first-team All-Tribune by the East Valley Tribune
  • Named Mesa All-City Boys co-MVP and earned first-team honors
  • As a junior in 2012-13 led Mountain View to an 18-11 record while averaging 18.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks
  • Named second-team Division I All-Arizona by AZcentral.com and first-team All-Tribune by the East Valley Tribune
  • Helped Mountain View to a 21-8 record as a sophomore
  • As a sophomore in 2011-12 earned honorable mention All-Arizona Division I honors from AZcentral.com
  • Named honorable mention All-Tribune by the East Valley Tribune
  • Named a four-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and Rivals
  • National overall recruiting rankings: 98th by ESPN, 100th by Rivals
  • National position recruiting rankings: 12th by ESPN, 18th by Scout
  • Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Florida, Ohio State, Virginia, Kansas, Utah State and UCLA

 

TJ Haws

6-4, 170, Guard
Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS

  • Currently serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France
  • A four-time 5A Utah state champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and a 2013 MaxPreps.com National Champion playing for Quincy Lewis at Lone Peak High School
  • Posted career totals of 1,896 points (18.4 ppg) and 264 threes
  • As a senior in 2013-14 averaged 25.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.8 steals and hit 95 threes while leading Lone Peak to a 23-3, 11-1 record
  • Named the 2014 Mr. Basketball by the Deseret News and the 2014 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Received first-team all-state honors from the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune
  • Named the 2014 Valley Player of the Year by the Daily Herald
  • Earned 2014 5A Tournament MVP honors
  • As a junior in 2012-13 averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.9 steals and hit 64 threes as Lone Peak finished 26-1 overall and 10-0 in region play
  • Named the 2012-13 5A MVP by the Deseret News, first-team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune, All-Valley Offensive MVP by the Daily Herald
  • As a sophomore in 2011-12 averaged 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals and hit 59 threes as Lone Peak finished 22-3 overall and 9-1 in region play
  • Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune and All-Valley by the Daily Herald
  • Named the 2012 5A Tournament MVP
  • As a freshman in 2010-11 averaged 13.8 points and hit 46 threes as Lone Peak finished 24-1 overall and 12-0 in region play
  • Named second-team all-state by the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune, all-valley by the Daily Herald and first-team all-Region 4
  • Competed in the NBPA Top 100 camp during the summer of 2013
  • Named a four-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and Rivals
  • National overall recruiting rankings: 67th by ESPN, 57th by Scout, 70th by Rivals
  • National position recruiting rankings: 13th by ESPN, 14th by Scout
  • Played for DreamVision and Utah Reign during the AAU season
  • Parents are Marty and Tiffanie Haws
  • Brother Tyler (2009-10, 12-15) is BYU’s all-time leading scorer with 2,720 career points
  • His father Marty Haws played for BYU from 1986-90 and earned All-WAC honors

 

Eric Mika

6-10, 230, Forward
Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS

  • Played his freshman season at BYU in 2013-14 before serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy
  • Named to the WCC All-Freshman Team
  • Received Silver Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Ranked 87th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game
  • Ranked 3rd in the WCC in offensive rebounds, 9th in field goal percentage, 14th in rebounding and 22nd in scoring
  • Recorded the most offensive rebounds in a season at BYU (93) and averaged the 4th most offensive rebounds per game in a season (2.82)
  • In the BYU record book for freshmen, recorded the 8th most points by a freshman (389), 3rd most double-figure scoring games (24); 4th most double-doubles (5), 3rd most double-digit rebound games (6), most offensive rebounds (93), 3rd most rebounds (211), 2nd most free throw attempts (180) and 5th most free throws made (111)
  • Posted season highs of 20 points (twice), 13 rebounds (San Francisco), 3 assists (Pacific), 3 steals (Pacific), 3 blocks (Weber State), 9 field goals made (Mount St. Mary's) and 11 free throws made (Oregon)
  • Scored in double figures 24 times, 20-plus points twice, had double-figure rebounds 6 times and had 5 double-doubles
  • Led the team in rebounding 8 times and assists once
  • Averaged 11.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 blocks and shot .527 from the field and .617 from the free throw line
  • Played for Quincy Lewis and helped lead Lone Peak to a 26-1 record, the 2012-13 MaxPreps.com National Title and the 5A Utah state title
  • Named a third-team All-American by MaxPreps.com
  • Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune
  • Averaged 16.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks 1.0 assists per game and shot .671 from the field
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