Arthur Edwards (basketball)

Arthur Edwards
BC Rilski Sportist
Position Shooting guard
League Bulgarian National Basketball League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1992-09-29) September 29, 1992
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school National Christian Academy
(Fort Washington, Maryland)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Maine Red Claws
2017–2018 Canton Charge
2018–present Rilski Sportist

Arthur Edwards (born September 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Rilski Sportist of the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Northwest Florida, New Mexico and Alabama.

College career

He played for a year at Northwest Florida State College of the NJCAA, where he averaged 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.[1] In 2013 he transferred to the New Mexico Lobos, where he played two injury-riddled seasons in which he averaged 3.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.[2] He transferred again in 2015, this time to the Crimson Tide from the University of Alabama.[3] In his senior season, he ended up averaging 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

After not being chosen in the 2016 NBA draft, he tried out for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League , a team he would end up signing with. He played a season in which he averaged 7.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[1] In September 2017 Edwards was traded to the Canton Charge along with Marcus Thornton, Jalen Jones, and a future second round draft pick in exchange for the rights to Jonathan Holmes and Daniel Coursey.[4] Edwards averaged 6.2 points and 3 rebounds per game for Canton.

On August 25, 2018, Edwards signed with Rilski Sportist of the Bulgarian National Basketball League.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arthur Edwards at Realgm". Realgm.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Hurt, Cecil (March 2, 2016). "Alabama is home for Arthur Edwards". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ South, Hank. "Arthur Edwards transferring to Alabama". 247sports. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Red Claws Complete Trade". NBA.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rilski Sportist lands Arthur Edwards". Sportando. August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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