Kai Edwards (basketball)
 Edwards with Castelló in 2022 | |
| No. 25 – Feyenoord Basketball | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| College | Northern Colorado (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2022 | Castelló |
| 2022–2023 | Club Melilla Baloncesto |
| 2023–present | Feyenoord |
Kai Simon Edwards (born 10 August 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Feyenoord Basketball 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.