West Virginia University Athletics

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