Steven Edwards (basketball)

Steven Edwards
Personal information
Born (1973-03-01) March 1, 1973
Miami, Florida
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Miami Senior
(Miami, Florida)
College Miami (Florida) (1992–1996)
NBA draft 1996 / Undrafted
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Career history
1997–1999 Atenas de Córdoba
1999–2000 Boca Juniors
2000–2001 St. Petersburg Lions
2001 Atenas de Córdoba
2001–2002 Universidad Complutense
2002 Cantabria Lobos
2002–2003 Defensor Sporting
2003–2008 UB La Palma
Career highlights and awards

Steven Edwards (born March 1, 1973) is an American former basketball professional player. His brothers Doug (b. 1971) and Allen (b. 1975) have also been basketball players: Doug played in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks and the Vancouver Grizzlies, while Allen has played college basketball for Kentucky and went on to coaching.

High school

Born in Miami, Florida from John Benny and Laura Mae Edwards, he attended Miami Senior High School, he had a very successful career and was named Florida Mr. Basketball twice: in his junior year, when he averaged 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists, and in his senior year, when his averages were 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists.[1] Edwards won 2 state championships (1990 and 1991) and was a runner-up in the 1992 tournament with Miami Senior.[1] His performances during his high school career earned him several honors; he was selected in the Parade All-America Third Team in 1992 and some sources ranked him among the top 10 seniors of his class.[2] He was also selected as a McDonald's All-American: he played in the 1992 McDonald's All-American Boys Game where he wore 32, his jersey number at Miami Senior, and scored 3 points (his only made field goal being a 3-point shot).[3]

College career

Edwards decided to stay in his hometown and committed to Miami. He immediately made an impact in his freshman season, which for him was the best in many statistical categories: he started 25 games of the 27 Miami played that season, and led the Big East in 3-point field goal percentage with an average of .382. He was the top scoring freshman in the conference and had a career-high 26-points game against Pitt on January 23, 1993.[1] He was named in the 1993 Big East All-Rookie team[4] and was the leading scorer for the Hurricanes that season. His sophomore season saw a sharp decline in his scoring average due to a knee injury suffered during the preseason. He played less minutes and started only 11 games. The following season he could start again for the Hurricanes, was the top scorer of the team and improved his rebounding average, which went up to 4.5 per game; he also recorded a .771 free throw percentage, which was the best of his college career and among the best of the Big East (ranked 4th in the conference). He was named team co-captain for his senior season (the other being Alex Fraser), and led again the Hurricanes in scoring with a 12.9 points per game average. He finished his college career with 110 games, 91 starts,[5] and scoring a total of 1,393 points.[6] At the end of his career he was also the leader for 3-pointers made in Hurricanes history (he has since been surpassed and now ranks 2nd).[6]

College statistics

[1][7]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Miami 272529.2.418.382.6933.43.92.10.315.9
1993–94 Miami 271122.7.357.348.6073.42.40.60.19.0
1994–95 Miami 282829.1.358.328.7714.52.21.10.512.8
1995–96 Miami 282730.2.386.325.6734.32.91.30.412.9
Career 1109127.8.382.346.6993.92.81.30.312.7

Professional career

After the end of his senior season, Edwards was automatically eligible for the 1996 NBA Draft, but he was not selected by any team. He became his professional career in Argentina and signed for Atenas de Córdoba: he was a 2-time national champion during his first 2 years at Atenas, and also won the 1998 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol. After a season at Boca Juniors he was part of the summer roster of the Utah Jazz in 2000 before being released in July 2000.[8]

Edwards then moved to Europe and was part of the roster of the St. Petersburg Lions: with the Russian team he played 5 Euroleague games, averaging 13.4 points and 3.8 rebounds.[9] After the season ended he came back to Atenas, and stayed there for one more season. He spent part of the 2001–02 season with Universidad Complutense, and in April 2002 he signed for the Cantabria Lobos, with which he played 4 games in the top level of Spanish basketball, averaging 5.5 points and 1 rebound. After a year in Uruguay he played 5 season at UB La Palma.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 1995-96 Men's Basketball Roster - Steven Edwards
  2. ↑ HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS, Hoop Scoop.
  3. ↑ A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  4. ↑ 2010-11 University of Miami Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 156.
  5. ↑ 2010-11 University of Miami Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 172.
  6. 1 2 STEVE EDWARDS 1992-1996 University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
  7. ↑ 2010-11 University of Miami Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 152 and pp. 170-173.
  8. ↑ Buckley, Tim (July 21, 2000). "Jazz cut 6 players from Rocky Mountain Revue roster". Deseret News.
  9. ↑ EDWARDS, STEVEN - Euroleague.net
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