2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Jesse Edwards
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
- Prev School:
- Syracuse
West Virginia (2023-24)
- Played in 23 games, starting 22
- Averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game
- Shot 61.3 percent from the field
- Led WVU with 39 blocked shots
- Had 36 points and 13 rebounds against TCU, becoming the fifth WVU player and first since 1962 to post those numbers in a game
- Scored 18 points with eight rebounds against Texas Tech
- Had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks at Iowa State
- Double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against UCF
- Recorded 21 points and nine rebounds against Baylor
- Finished with 17 points and nine rebounds at Texas
- Had 16 points and seven rebounds against BYU
- Became the first player in school history to have 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in a game when he did so against Cincinnati
- Returned to action at Oklahoma State on Jan. 27 after being out six weeks
- Fractured his wrist against UMass on Dec. 16
- Scored a team-high 16 points against Drexel
- Finished with 20 points and nine rebounds against Pitt
- Scored 15 points with three blocked shots against St. John’s
- Double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds against Bellarmine
- Had 17 points and nine rebounds against UVa
- Finished with 18 points and nine rebounds against SMU
- Had 14 points and drew 10 fouls against Jacksonville State
- Double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds against Monmouth
- Double-double in his first game as a Mountaineer with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Missouri State
Prior to West Virginia
- Played the last four seasons at Syracuse
- In 2022-23 at Syracuse, he averaged 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game
- Started all 32 games played, averaging 32.6 minutes per game
- Shot 59.2 percent from the field, while adding 87 blocks and 44 steals
- Had career highs of 27 points to go with 20 rebounds against Wake Forest, 21 rebounds against Bryant and six blocks versus Pitt
- Had 26 games in double figures and 16 games with 10 or more rebounds
- Was named to the All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Defensive Team
- As a junior, he started 24 of 24 games before missing the remainder of the season with a broken wrist
- Averaged 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while recording 67 blocked shots
- Had a season-high 22 points at Miami, 12 rebounds at Florida State and seven blocks at Miami
- Played in 18 games as a sophomore and 21 games as a freshman
- Entering WVU, he has played in 95 career games with 56 starts
- Has scored 836 points, grabbed 568 rebounds, blocked 172 shots and recorded 81 steals
- Has made 62.7 percent of his field goal attempts
- Came to the United States in December 2018 and enrolled at IMG Academy in January 2020
- Spent the 2017-18 school year at BC Apollo Amsterdam
- In 2022, he was a member of the Dutch National Team that competed in the 2022 FIBA Eurobasket
- Had 12 points and nine rebounds against the Czech Republic
Personal
- Son of David and Simone Edwards
- Majored in biotechnology at Syracuse
- Birthday is March 18
- Pursuing a master's degree in sport management
- An older brother, Kai, played at Northern Colorado and is competing professionally in Europe
TV Highlights: WVU 80, Wheeling 54
Monday, October 27
Ross Hodge | Wheeling Postgame
Sunday, October 26
Harlan Obioha & Brenen Lorient | Wheeling Postgame
Sunday, October 26
Honor Huff Scores Three Against Wheeling
Sunday, October 26
