Kai Edwards (basketball)

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Kai Edwards
Kai Edwards - TAU Castello - 2022-02-13 - 01.jpg
Edwards with Castelló in 2022
No. 25–Landstede Hammers
Position Power forward
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 26)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolHet Amsterdams Lyceum, Amsterdam
College Northern Colorado (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022 Castelló
2022–2023 Club Melilla Baloncesto Juaristi ISB
2023–2024 Feyenoord Basketball
2024-2025 Landstede Hammers

Kai Simon Edwards (born 10 August 1997) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League. Born in Amsterdam, he played college basketball with the Northern Colorado. He continued his career in Spain.

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Early career

Born in Amsterdam, Edwards is the son of a Dutch mother and Trinidiadian father. [1] He started playing basketball at age 15, after playing tennis in his middle and early high school years. [1] He started his club career in the youth section of Apollo Amsterdam, where he played for their under-18 team. Edwards played for the Canarias Basketball Academy, a Spanish academy located at the Canary Islands. [2]

College career

Edwards received scholarship offers from three universities, and eventually committed to Northern Colorado. [2]

Professional career

Edwards started his career in August 2020, when he signed a one-year contract with Bahía San Agustín in the Spanish LEB Oro. [3]

After playing the pre-season with Bahía San Augstín, Edwards signed with another LEB Oro team in Castelló, where he averaged 7 points and 4.7 rebounds in his rookie season. [4] On 13 July 2021, Edwards extended his contract for another season averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds. [5] On 18 July 2022, he signs for Club Melilla Baloncesto. [6]

On 23 July 2023, Edwards returned to the Netherlands after he signed with Feyenoord Basketball. [1]

National team career

In July 2021, Edwards joined the training camp of the Netherlands senior team for the first time, along with his brother Jesse. [7]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Northern Colorado 291116.2.682.000.3605.10.30.30.14.6
2017–18 Northern Colorado 2917.0.722.000.3792.10.20.10.22.2
2018–19 Northern Colorado 321620.1.760.000.5375.70.70.30.35.3
2019–20 Northern Colorado 31022.2.648.000.5967.10.80.40.49.4
Career [8] 1212816.6.689.000.5025.10.50.30.25.4

Personal

Kai's younger brother Jesse also plays basketball, currently playing for West Virginia University. [9]

At the University of Northern Colorado, he majored in business marketing. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kai Edwards kiest voor Feyenoord Basketball". Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball (in Dutch). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Nederlanders in het buitenland: Kai Edwards". iBasketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kai Edwards se une al Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". www.bahiasanagustin.es. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "El TAU Castelló se refuerza con el pívot Kai Edwards procedente del Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kai Edwards vestirá un año más la albiverde del TAU Castelló". FEB (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Baloncesto, Melilla. "Kai Edwards aterriza en la pintura del Melilla Sport Capital". Club Melilla Baloncesto (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Orange Lions op trainingskamp met veel talenten van college". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kai Edwards". RealGM.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jesse Edwards – Men's Basketball". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kai Edwards – 2019–20 – Men's Basketball". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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