Kai Edwards (basketball)
Kai Simon Edwards (born 10 August 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Club Melilla Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. Born in Amsterdam, he played college basketball with the Northern Colorado. He continued his career in Spain.
 Edwards with Castelló in 2022 | |
| Club Melilla Baloncesto | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | LEB Oro |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 August 1997 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Northern Colorado (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2022 | Castelló |
| 2022- | Club Melilla Baloncesto |
Early career
Born in Amsterdam, Edwards started playing basketball at age 16. He started his club career in the youth section of Apollo Amsterdam. Edwards played for the Canarias Basketball Academy, a Spanish academy located at the Canary Islands.[1]
College career
Edwards received scholarship offers from three universities, and eventually committed to Northern Colorado.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] On 13 July 2021, Edwards extended his contract for another season averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds.[4] On 18 July 2022, he signs for Club Melilla Baloncesto.[5]
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.[6]
Career statistics
| 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[7] | 121 | 28 | 16.6 | .689 | .000 | .502 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.4 | |
Personal
His younger brother Jesse also plays basketball, and currently plays college basketball for Syracuse.
At the University of Northern Colorado, he majored in business marketing.[8]
References
- "Nederlanders in het buitenland: Kai Edwards". iBasketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "Kai Edwards se une al Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". www.bahiasanagustin.es. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "El TAU Castelló se refuerza con el pívot Kai Edwards procedente del Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "Kai Edwards vestirá un año más la albiverde del TAU Castelló". FEB (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Baloncesto, Melilla. "Kai Edwards aterriza en la pintura del Melilla Sport Capital". Club Melilla Baloncesto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- "Orange Lions op trainingskamp met veel talenten van college". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Kai Edwards". RealGM.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "Kai Edwards - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2021.