Corsley Edwards

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Corsley Edwards
Personal information
Born (1979-03-05) March 5, 1979 (age 45)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Clifton (Baltimore, Maryland)
College Central Connecticut (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2002–2014
Position Power forward / center
Number34
Career history
As player:
2002 Adirondack Wildcats
2002 Yakima Sun Kings
2002–2003 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003 Carife Ferrara
2003–2004 Gloria Due Montecatini
2004Sioux Falls Skyforce
2004–2005 New Orleans Hornets
2005Sioux Falls Skyforce
2005 Fenerbahçe
2005 CB Granada
2006–2007 Anaheim Arsenal
2007 Banvit B.K.
2007CB Granada
2007–2008 Beirasar Rosalia
2008CB Granada
2008 Gigantes de Carolina
2008–2009Al Ahli Dubai
2009 Yunnan Bulls
2009Al-Shabab
2009–2010 Shaanxi Dongsheng Kylins
2010 Dakota Wizards
2010Al Ittihad Alexandria
2010 Caciques de Humacao
2010–2011 Cedevita Zagreb
2011–2012 Anwil Włocławek
2012–2013 Igokea
2013–2014 Homenetmen Beirut
2014 İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
As coach:
2014–2015 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2016–2019 Greensboro Swarm (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Corsley Edwards (born March 5, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Central Connecticut.

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Early life and college

Edwards was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from Lake Clifton High School in 1998. He played collegiately at Central Connecticut State University and led the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000, losing a close 88–78 battle as a #15 seed against #2 seeded Iowa State.

Professional career

Edwards was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the final (58th) pick in the 2002 NBA draft but he did not sign with them. In its 2002 draft, the Yakima Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) selected Edwards as the top (17th overall) pick in the CBA third round. [1] The Sun Kings signed Edwards on November 1, 2002 [2] but waived him on December 2, 2002. [3] He then signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the CBA. [4] In the 2003 CBA All-Star Game, Edwards led the National Conference All-Stars in rebounding with 12 rebounds. [5] He was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Team in 2003. [6]

In the 2003/04 season he played center for RB Montecatini Terme in the Italian LegaDue. [4]

He appeared in 10 games for the New Orleans Hornets during the 2004-05 NBA season averaging 2.7 points per game. The last game of that 10-game run ended up being Edwards' final game in the NBA, being played on January 12, 2005, in a 76–90 loss to the Detroit Pistons where he recorded 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal.

He returned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2005 and won the 2005 CBA championship with the team while being named the Finals Most Valuable Player. [6] [4] On April 5, 2005, he joined Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball League. [7] With Fenerbahçe, he averaged 12.5 points and 7.1 rebounds. [8]

In 2006, Edwards was the first player taken in NBA D-League Draft by the Anaheim Arsenal. In 2005–06 he played in Granada, Spain. [9] Edwards returned to Turkey in February 2007 with the team Banvit B.K. In 2008–2009, he played with the Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls in China. [10] In 2009–2010, he played with Shaanxi Kylins. For the 2010–2011 season he signed with the Zagreb club KK Cedevita, where he averaged 12.9 points per game [11] and helped the team enter the Eurocup Basketball 2010–11 Final four. In August 2011 he signed with Anwil Włocławek in Poland. [12] For the 2012–13 season, he signed with KK Igokea. In November 2013, he signed with Homenetmen Beirut. [13]

Coaching career

In October 2014, Edwards was appointed an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets. [14]

On September 26, 2016, Edwards was appointed an assistant coach of the Greensboro Swarm, a new NBA Development League franchise. [15] He served as an assistant there for three seasons.

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  2. ↑ Transactions November 1, 2002
  3. ↑ Transactions from the Sports Network Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine . Dec. 2, 2002.
  4. 1 2 3 "Corsley Edwards". Eurocup. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ "National wins CBA All-Star game". Associated Press. January 14, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Corsley Edwards minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Corsley Edwards" (in Spanish). Liga ACB. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Corsley Edwards" (PDF). NBA D-League. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2006 D-League Draft, Round 1". NBA.com . Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
  10. ↑ "Corsley Edwards Player Profile, Baltimore Lords of War, News, Stats - USbasket".
  11. ↑ "EDWARDS, CORSLEY – Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". October 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ Anwil Wloclawek lands Corsley Edwards
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  14. ↑ Timmons, Nate (October 1, 2014). "Denver Nuggets add two former players to developmental staff". DenverStiffs.com. SB-Nation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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