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 – AB Castelló
PositionPower forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 24)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
CollegeNorthern Colorado (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentCastelló

Kai Simon Edwards (born 10 August 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for AB Castelló of the LEB Oro. Born in Amsterdam, he played college basketball with the Northern Colorado. He continued his career in Spain.

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.[4]

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.[5]

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[6] 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.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nederlanders in het buitenland: Kai Edwards". iBasketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Kai Edwards se une al Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". www.bahiasanagustin.es. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "El TAU Castelló se refuerza con el pívot Kai Edwards procedente del Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Kai Edwards vestirá un año más la albiverde del TAU Castelló". FEB (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Orange Lions op trainingskamp met veel talenten van college". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Kai Edwards". RealGM.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Kai Edwards - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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