Rob Edwards (basketball)

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Rob Edwards
No. 6–Delaware Blue Coats
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-01-20) January 20, 1997 (age 27)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 Oklahoma City Blue
2021–2022 Oklahoma City Thunder
2022–2023 Wisconsin Herd
2023 BG Göttingen
2023 Cleveland Charge
2023–2024 Maine Celtics
2024–present Delaware Blue Coats
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Horizon League (2017)
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2016)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Rob Edwards (born January 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings and Arizona State Sun Devils before beginning his professional career with the Oklahoma City Blue in 2021. During the 2021–22 season, Edwards was called up to the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Early life

Edwards was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. [1] He attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy for the first two years of high school before transferring to Cass Technical High School. [1] He helped Cass Tech to a Class A District title as a junior, scoring 19 points in the district championship game. [1] He earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior in 2014–15, averaging 16 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals per game. [1]

College career

Edwards played his first two years of college basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings. [1] He was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in 2016 [1] and second-team All-Horizon League in 2017. [2] Edwards averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He transferred to Arizona State following the season and sat out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer regulations. [3] [4] As a redshirt junior, Edwards averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He averaged 11.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a senior and scored a season-high 24 points twice. [5]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder / Blue (2021–2022)

Edwards went undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft. [2] In January 2021, he joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League after being selected in the G League draft. [2] [6] He played for the Blue in the G League hub season between February and March 2021. [7] In 15 games, he made three starts and averaged 12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 21.3 minutes per game on 44.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc. [8]

In August 2021, Edwards played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Summer League. [2] He signed with the Thunder on September 27, [8] and was then waived on October 11 after appearing in one preseason game. [2] [9] He re-joined the Blue for the 2021–22 NBA G League season. [2] On December 27, 2021, he signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder. [10] He re-joined the Blue on January 6 [11] after appearing in two NBA games. [12]

Wisconsin Herd (2022–2023)

On September 2, 2022, Edwards' returning rights were acquired by the Wisconsin Herd in a trade with the Blue. [13] On September 16, he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, but was waived on the same day. [14] On November 3, 2022, Edwards was named to the opening-night roster for the Herd. [15] He averaged 15.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game during the 2022–23 NBA G League season. [16]

BG Göttingen (2023)

On March 28, 2023, Edwards signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga. [16]

Cleveland Charge (2023)

On October 21, 2023, Edwards was signed and immediately waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers. [17] He subsequently joined the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League for the 2023–24 season. [18] In 16 Showcase Cup games, he averaged 9.9 points in 16 games. [19]

Maine Celtics (2023–2024)

On December 26, 2023, Edwards was traded to the Maine Celtics. [20] He was waived on February 24, 2024, [21] after averaging 6.5 points in 16 games. [22]

Delaware Blue Coats (2024–present)

On March 4, 2024, Edwards joined the Delaware Blue Coats. [23]

Personal life

Edwards has one brother and one sister. His cousin, Kalin Lucas, played basketball at Michigan State and played in the NBA in 2014 and 2019. [1]

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

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Oklahoma City 205.5.250.250—1.5.0.0.01.5
Career205.5.250.250—1.5.0.0.01.5

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