Kai Edwards (basketball)
 Edwards with Castelló in 2022 | |
| No. 25 – Landstede Hammers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | BNXT League |
| 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 | |
| High school | Het Amsterdams Lyceum, Amsterdam |
| College | Northern Colorado (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2022 | Castelló |
| 2022–2023 | Club Melilla Baloncesto |
| 2023 | Juaristi ISB |
| 2023–2024 | Feyenoord Basketball |
| 2024–present | Landstede Hammers |
Kai Simon Edwards (born 10 August 1997) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League. Born in Amsterdam, he played college basketball with the Northern Colorado. He continued his career in Spain.
Early career
[edit]Born in Amsterdam, Edwards is the son of a Dutch mother and Trinidiadian father.[1] He started playing basketball at age 15, after playing tennis in his middle and early high school years.[1] He started his club career in the youth section of Apollo Amsterdam, where he played for their under-18 team. Edwards played for the Canarias Basketball Academy, a Spanish academy located at the Canary Islands.[2]
College career
[edit]Edwards received scholarship offers from three universities, and eventually committed to Northern Colorado.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Edwards started his career in August 2020, when he signed a one-year contract with Bahía San Agustín in the Spanish LEB Oro.[3]
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.[4] On 13 July 2021, Edwards extended his contract for another season averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds.[5] On 18 July 2022, he signs for Club Melilla Baloncesto.[6]
On 23 July 2023, Edwards returned to the Netherlands after he signed with Feyenoord Basketball.[1]
National team career
[edit]In July 2021, Edwards joined the training camp of the Netherlands senior team for the first time, along with his brother Jesse.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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[8] | 121 | 28 | 16.6 | .689 | .000 | .502 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.4 | |
Personal
[edit]Kai's younger brother Jesse also plays basketball, currently playing for West Virginia University.[9]
At the University of Northern Colorado, he majored in business marketing.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kai Edwards kiest voor Feyenoord Basketball". Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball (in Dutch). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b "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 21 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jesse Edwards – Men's Basketball". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Kai Edwards – 2019–20 – Men's Basketball". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2021.