Tyus Akili Battle (born September 23, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Guangxi Rhinos.

A native of Edison, New Jersey,[1][2][3] Battle first became a nationally ranked basketball player in sixth grade.

[5] Although he endured a wrist injury during the season,[6] Battle had averaged 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2 steals per game as a 2013–14 sophomore.

[7] As a junior, Battle missed the first six weeks of the season with a foot injury after being named the Somerset County, New Jersey player of the year as a sophomore.

[11] After receiving 24 scholarship offers, Battle narrowed his list of schools to 11 on November 3, 2014, via Twitter: Connecticut, Syracuse, Duke, Ohio State, Louisville, Florida, Kentucky, Miami, Villanova, Virginia, and Michigan.

[11] He narrowed his list of candidate schools to seven on February 23, 2015: Connecticut, Syracuse, Duke, Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan, and Notre Dame.

[16] At the time of his signing, Michigan had the top 2016 recruiting class with Battle and a pair of 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) centers (Jon Teske and Austin Davis).

[26] In the 2018 NCAA tournament, Battle led the Orange to the Sweet Sixteen round where they were eliminated by Duke.

Following his sophomore season, Battle declared for the 2018 NBA draft without signing with an agent.

[36] Battle won the VTB United League Slam Dunk Contest during their All-Star Weekend on February 14, 2021.

[40] In 2013, Battle was cut early in the process of determining the United States team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship.

[43] However, on the eve of the training camp, Battle announced that the effects of injuries that limited his junior season would keep him from trying out for the team.

His sister, GiGi Battle, is the top high school women's basketball player in New Jersey for the class of 2026.