Vincent Malik Edwards (born April 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Purdue University.
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Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
League | LNB Pro A | |||||||||||||
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Born | (1996-04-05) April 5, 1996 (age 26) Middletown, Ohio | |||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Middletown (Middletown, Ohio) | |||||||||||||
College | Purdue (2014–2018) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Oklahoma City Blue | |||||||||||||
2020 | Canton Charge | |||||||||||||
2021 | Oklahoma City Blue | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Iowa Wolves | |||||||||||||
2022–present | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | |||||||||||||
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Edwards committed to Purdue from Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio, choosing the Boilermakers over Michigan.[1] The versatile small forward started beginning in his freshman season, earning Big Ten Conference freshman of the week honors three times.[2] As a sophomore, Edwards averaged 11.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game and toyed with the NBA draft before deciding to return to Purdue.[3]
In his junior season, he averaged 12.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game and was named third-team All-Big Ten.[2] He scored a career-high 26 points in a 69–64 win over Indiana on February 9, 2017.[4] While Edwards was a key player for Purdue during the season, he tended to raise his level of play in the NCAA tournament for the Boilermakers.[5]
Following his junior season, Edwards declared for the 2017 NBA draft without hiring an agent. He ultimately decided to return to Purdue for his senior year.[6] As a senior, Edwards averaged 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 47.6 percent from the floor and 39.8 percent from 3-point range. He was a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. He finished his Purdue career with 1,638 points, 779 rebounds and 403 assists and started the second most games for a Boilermaker with 125.[7]
On June 21, 2018, Edwards was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 52nd pick in the 2018 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Houston Rockets.[8] On July 5, 2018, the Houston Rockets announced that they had signed Edwards via their Twitter account.[9] Edwards mainly competed for their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on a team that won the G League championship.[10]
Edwards joined the Oklahoma City Blue in October 2019.[11] On February 11, 2020, Edwards posted 35 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in a 137–118 win over the Long Island Nets.[12] He averaged 11.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 29 games.[10]
On February 16, 2020, the Canton Charge announced that they had acquired Edwards from the Oklahoma City Blue in exchange for Tyler Cook.[13] He averaged 3.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1 assist per game for Canton.[14]
On December 17, 2020, Edwards signed with the Sacramento Kings,[15] but was waived two days later[16] and signed back with the Blue on January 28, 2021.[17]
On October 15, 2021, Edwards signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves[18] only to be waived the next day.[19] On October 26, he signed with the Iowa Wolves.[20]
On July 9, 2022, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[21]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .250 | .250 | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .250 | .250 | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Edwards was a part of the Purdue team chosen to represent the United States in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipai, ROC.[22] and they captured a silver medal.
Edwards signed with the Titanes del Distrito Nacional in the Dominican National Basketball League (LNB) for the 2022 season.[23]
Edwards is the son of former Wright State star and NBA player Bill Edwards.[24]
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