Bill Edwards (basketball)

William Allen Edwards (born August 28, 1971) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a 2.03 m (6'8") tall small forward-power forward. His nickname was "Dollar Bill Edwards".[1]

Bill Edwards
Personal information
Born (1971-08-28) August 28, 1971
Middletown, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Career information
High schoolCarlisle (Carlisle, Ohio)
CollegeWright State (1989–1993)
NBA draft1993 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–2006
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Number40
Career history
1993-1994Sioux Falls Skyforce
1994Philadelphia 76ers
1994-1995Scaligera Basket Verona
1995-1996Cagiva Varese
1996-1997AEK Athens
1997-1998Calze Pompea Roma
1998-1999Kinder Bologna
1999-2000PAOK Thessaloniki
2000-2001ASVEL Villeurbanne
2002PAOK Thessaloniki
2002Casademont Girona
2003Hapoel Jerusalem
2004-2005Koln Rein Energy
2005-2006EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
FIBA World Cup
1998 Greece National team

College career

Edwards played college basketball at Wright State University, where he became one of the school's legends. He was voted the Summit League Player of the Year in 1993.

Professional career

Edwards was never drafted by an NBA franchise, and despite having played a few games with the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1993–94 season, it was in Europe that he had a significant 12-year career. He played in the EuroLeague with the Greek club PAOK, in the 1999–00 season, and in the FIBA SuproLeague, with the French club ASVEL, in the 2000–01 season.

National team career

Edwards was a member of the bronze medal winning senior men's Team USA at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

Personal

Edwards is the father of former Middletown High School standouts Bill Edwards Jr., who on May 6, 2009, signed a Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Penn State,[2] and Vincent Edwards, an NBA player who played college basketball for Purdue.

Career pro stats (national domestic leagues)
Season Team League G PPG RPG APG MPG
1993–94 Sioux Falls Skyforce CBA 52 20.2 7.1 2.3 35.2
1993–94 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 3 2.0 4.7 1.3 14.7
1994–95 Scaligera Basket Verona LBA 27 19.6 9.0 1.1 36.1
1995–96 Cagiva Varese LBA 34 23.3 7.2 0.8 37.4
1996–97 AEK GBL 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997–98 Calze Pompea Roma LBA 25 20.5 5.1 2.0 35.4
1998–99 Kinder Bologna LBA 15 14.3 4.6 1.2 29.4
1999–00 PAOK Thessaloniki GBL 26 15.3 5.9 2.0 35.8
2000–01 ASVEL Villeurbanne Pro A 19 19.0 5.2 0.0 33.8
2001–02 PAOK Thessaloniki GBL 12 17.8 5.5 2.0 35.2
2002–03 Casademont Girona ACB 3 6.0 1.6 0.3 14.6
2003–04 Hapoel Jerusalem ISBL 5 5.4 3.2 1.2 17.6
2004–05 Koln Rein Energy BBL 33 16.5 7.8 1.8 33.9
2005–06 EWE Baskets Oldenburg BBL 31 14.4 5.8 1.6 30.2

References
  1. BILL EDWARDS PERSONAL.
  2. Bill Edwards - Basketball Recruiting, http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=54840


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.