Kai Edwards (basketball)

Kai Edwards

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 27) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school	Het Amsterdams Lyceum (Amsterdam)
College	Northern Colorado (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2022	Castelló
2022–2023	Club Melilla Baloncesto
2023	Juaristi ISB
2023–2024	Feyenoord Basketball
2024–present	Landstede Hammers

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

Early career

Born in Amsterdam, Edwards is the son of a Dutch mother and Trinidadian 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

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Northern Colorado	29	11	16.2	.682	.000	.360	5.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	4.6
2017–18	Northern Colorado	29	1	7.0	.722	.000	.379	2.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	2.2
2018–19	Northern Colorado	32	16	20.1	.760	.000	.537	5.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	5.3
2019–20	Northern Colorado	31	0	22.2	.648	.000	.596	7.1	0.8	0.4	0.4	9.4
Career [8]		121	28	16.6	.689	.000	.502	5.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	5.4

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]

References

1. "Kai Edwards kiest voor Feyenoord Basketball". Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball (in Dutch). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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). Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. 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.

External links

• Kai Edwards at RealGM