Brandon Edwards

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Brandon Edwards
No. 35–Terrafirma Dyip
Position Power forward / center
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1991-09-13) September 13, 1991 (age 33)
Fort Worth, Texas
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school South Hills (Fort Worth, Texas)
College Texas–Arlington (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Breogán
2015–2016 Club Melilla
2016–2017 Rethymno Cretan Kings
2017 Vilpas Vikings
2017–2018 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2018–2019 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
2019 Elitzur Yavne
2019–2020 Macau Black Bears
2020–2021 BC Gries-Oberhoffen
2021–2022 Rouen Métropole Basket
2022–2023 Denain Voltaire Basket
2024 Trepça
2024–present Terrafirma Dyip
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Edwards (born September 13, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington before playing professionally in Spain, Greece, Finland, Israel, Macau and France. [1]

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Early life and college career

Edwards is the son of Rhonda Edwards. He played high school basketball at South Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas, where he averaged 22.5 points, 15.7 rebounds and 7.0 blocks per game as a senior and reached 209 career blocks. As a sophomore, he was named Second-team all-district. As a junior and senior, he was named First team all-district and Dallas Morning News District 7-4A Defensive Player of the Year. [2]

After high school, Edwards played college basketball at the University of Texas at Arlington, with the Texas–Arlington Mavericks, from 2010 to 2014. In four years, he averaged 8.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 23.3 minutes per game, for a total of 126 games played. [3] As a senior, he was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference third team and finished the season as the eighth-leading scorer in the conference (16.5), second-leading rebounder (9.8) and racked up a team-leading 14 double-doubles. [4]

Professional career

Edwards began his pro career in the 2014–15 season in Spain, with the LEB Oro club Breogán. [5] In 35 games, he averaged 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.3 blocks and 13.0 minutes per game, shooting 52.6 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from three-point. [6]

He remained in Spain for the 2015–16 season but played for Club Melilla, [7] with which he won the promotion to the Liga ACB, but Melilla refused it. In 41 games, he averaged 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 23.3 minutes per game, shooting 64.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point. [6]

In June 2016, Edwards signed with the Greek club Rethymno Cretan Kings. [8] In 14 games, he averaged 4.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.4 blocks and 14.0 minutes per game, shooting 54.4 percent from the field and 9.1 percent from three-point. [6]

In January 2017, he left the Greek league mid-season and signed with the Finnish club Vilpas Vikings of the Korisliiga. [9] In 29 games, he averaged 9.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.7 blocks and 19.0 minutes per game, shooting 67.9 percent from the field and 30.0 percent from three-point. [6]

In August 2017, Edwards signed a one-year deal with the Israeli club Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli National League. [10] In 29 games, he averaged 20.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 33.1 minutes per game, shooting 62.7 percent from the field and 30.0 percent from three-point. [6]

In July 2018, Edwards signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim of the Israeli National League for the 2018–19 season. [11] In 14 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks per game and 33.0 minutes per game, shooting 60.4 percent from the field. [6]

In January 2019, Edwards parted ways with Ramat Gan and signed with the Israeli club Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli National League for the rest of the season, replacing Dallis Joyner. [12] In 15 games, he averaged 16.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 31 minutes per game, shooting 61.1 percent from the field. [6]

In August 2019, Edwards signed with the Macau Black Bears of the ABL as their second world import. [13] On 15 July 2020, the league announced the cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and no league title was awarded. [14] In the 2019–20 ABL season, Edwards played 12 games and averaged 18.0 points (shooting 66.3 percent from the field and 38.9 percent from three-point), 11.4 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 36.0 minutes per game. [6]

In July 2020, Edwards signed with the French club BC Gries-Oberhoffen of the LNB Pro B. [15] Edwards and the BCGO participated in the Leaders Cup where they ended at the bottom of the D group, composed of 3 teams, with 1 win and 3 losses, thus, not qualifying for the next round. [16] In 3 games, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 19.3 minutes per game. [17]

In January 2024, Edwards signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague and Liga Unike. [18]

In July 2024, Edwards signed with the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup. [19] However, he was replaced after suffering an ACL injury in a tune-up game prior to the conference. [20] In December 2024, after recovering from an ACL injury, he comes back to Terrafirma to replace Ryan Richards. [21]

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References

  1. ↑ BCGO. "#13 Brandon Edwards" (in French). Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ UT Arlington Mavericks. "#35 Brandon Edwards" . Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ Sports Reference. "Brandon Edwards" . Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ Sun Belt Sports (4 August 2014). "UT Arlington's Butler and Edwards Sign Pro Contracts" . Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "El CB Breogán hace oficial el fichaje de Brandon Edwards". elprogreso.galiciae.com (in Spanish). August 3, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Brandon Edwards Scouting Report". frenchbasketballscouting.fr (in French). Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Brandon Edwards, un todoterreno para el juego interior de Melilla". feb.es (in Spanish). August 6, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rethymno BC announce Brandon Edwards' signing". sdna.gr. July 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Edwards signs with Salon Vilpas". latestbasketballnews.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ "ברנדון אדוארדס חתם בהפועל גליל עליון לעונה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 4, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ "ברנדון אדוארדס חתם לעונה בהפועל ר"ג/גבעתיים". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). July 27, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "ברנדון אדוארדס חתם ביבנה, ג'וינר שוחרר". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). January 11, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Macau Black Bears Enlist Second World Import for Upcoming ABL Season". aseansports.com. August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Asean Basketball League season cancelled without a winner". tnp.sg. August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Brandon Edwards, nouvel intérieur de Gries-Oberhoffen". dna.fr (in French). July 7, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Leaders Cup Pro B 2021". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Stats Joueurs/Equipes – Brandon Edwards". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Brandon Edwards - aloqendër e re te Trepça". Topsporti (in Albanian). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  19. ↑ Bacnis, Justine (July 17, 2024). "Terrafirma gears up with Brandon Edwards for PBA Govs' Cup campaign". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  20. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (August 14, 2024). "Major blow for Terrafirma as import Edwards suffers ACL injury". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  21. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (December 3, 2024). "Terrafirma replaces Ryan Richards with Brandon Edwards". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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