Bill Edwards (basketball)

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Bill Edwards
Personal information
Born (1971-08-28) August 28, 1971 (age 52)
Middletown, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Career information
High school Carlisle (Carlisle, Ohio)
College Wright State (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993: undrafted
Playing career1993–2006
Position Small forward / power forward
Number40
Career history
1993–1994 Sioux Falls Skyforce
1994 Philadelphia 76ers
1994–1995 Scaligera Basket Verona
1995–1996 Cagiva Varese
1996–1997 AEK Athens
1997–1998 Calze Pompea Roma
1998–1999 Kinder Bologna
1999–2000 PAOK Thessaloniki
2000–2001 ASVEL Villeurbanne
2002PAOK Thessaloniki
2002 Casademont Girona
2003 Hapoel Jerusalem
2004–2005 Koln Rein Energy
2005–2006 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Greece National team

William Allen Edwards (born August 28, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 2.03 m (6'8") tall small forward-power forward. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dollar Bill" Edwards. [1]

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College career

Edwards played college basketball at Wright State University, with the Wright State Raiders, where he became one of the school's legends. He was voted the Summit League Player of the Year in 1993.

Professional career

Edwards was never drafted by an NBA franchise, and despite having played a few games with the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1993–94 season, it was in Europe that he had a significant 12-year career. He played in the EuroLeague with the Greek club PAOK, in the 1999–00 season, and in the FIBA SuproLeague, with the French club ASVEL, in the 2000–01 season.

National team career

Edwards was a member of the bronze medal-winning senior men's Team USA at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

Personal life

Edwards is the father of former Middletown High School standouts Bill Edwards Jr., who on May 6, 2009, signed a Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Penn State, [2] and Vincent Edwards, a former NBA player, who played college basketball for Purdue.

Career pro stats (national domestic leagues)

SeasonLeagueTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPG
1993–94 CBA Sioux Falls Skyforce 5235.220.27.12.3
1993–94 NBA Philadelphia 76ers 314.72.04.71.3
1994–95 LBA Scaligera Verona 2736.119.69.01.1
1995–96 LBA Cagiva Varese 3437.423.37.20.8
1996–97 GBL AEK Athens 3435.917.86.62.7
1997–98 LBA Calze Pompea Roma 2535.420.55.12.0
1998–99 LBA Kinder Bologna 1529.414.34.61.2
1999–00 GBL PAOK Thessaloniki 2635.815.35.92.0
2000–01 Pro A ASVEL Villeurbanne 1933.819.05.20.0
2001–02 GBL PAOK Thessaloniki 1235.217.85.52.0
2002–03 ACB Casademont Girona 314.66.01.60.3
2003–04 ISBL Hapoel Jerusalem 517.65.43.21.2
2004–05 BBL Koln Rein Energy 3333.916.57.81.8
2005–06 BBL EWE Oldenburg 3130.214.45.81.6

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References

  1. "BILL EDWARDS PERSONAL". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. Bill Edwards – Basketball Recruiting, http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=54840 Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine