Fuquan Edwin (born September 17, 1991) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He played
college basketball
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for the
Seton Hall Pirates
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, where in 2011–12, he tied with
Jay Threatt
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NCAA Division I
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competition.
High school career
Edwin attended
Paterson Catholic High School
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in
Paterson, New Jersey
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Edwin was ranked the #77 prospect in the Hoop Scoop Top-100, the #23 small forward by ESPN.com, and the #48 small forward by Scout.com.
College career
As a freshman at
Seton Hall
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in 2010–11, Edwin played in all 31 games and made 26 starts as he averaged 7.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He shot 41.0% from the field, 31.6% from three, and 64.8% from the free throw line.
As a sophomore in 2011–12, Edwin played in all 34 games and made 33 starts as he became the first player in Big East history to lead the nation in steals per game (3.0). He broke Seton Hall's single-season record for steals with 102, and averaged a team third-best 12.5 points and a second-best 6.2 rebounds per game.
As a junior in 2012–13, Edwin started all 33 games and averaged a team-best 16.5 points per game, eighth highest scoring average in the Big East. He was named an All-Big East Honorable Mention and received first-team All-Metropolitan honors after becoming the 40th player in Seton Hall history to record 1,000 career points, only the 23rd player in program history to do it in less than three full seasons. He also finished second in the Big East with 2.4 steals per game and ranked fifth in the Big East with a 41.2% three-point shooting percentage.
As a senior in 2013–14, Edwin became just the second Pirate to be named Big East Defensive Player of the Year, joining Jerry Walker who won it in 1993. He also earned second-team All-Big East honors and led the Big East in steals for the second time in three seasons after finishing as runner-up to
Michael Carter-Williams
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as a junior. Edwin finished his career owning three of the top-10 single season steals totals in program history, including a school record 102 in 2011–12. In 29 games (26 starts), he averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.7 steals in 30.1 minutes per game.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2014 NBA draft
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, Edwin joined the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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for the
2014 NBA Summer League
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, where he averaged 1.3 points in three games. On July 19, 2014, he signed with Giorgio Tesi Pistoia of Italy for the 2014–15 season. However, after being ruled out for two months with a foot injury on September 1, he was released by the club four days later before appearing in a game for them.
On October 24, 2014, Edwin signed with the
San Antonio Spurs
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, but was waived the next day, prior to the start of the
2014–15 NBA season
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. On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the
Sioux Falls Skyforce
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2014–15 NBA Development League season
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, he signed with
Guaros de Lara
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The c ...
of Venezuela for the rest of the 2015 LNB season.
After playing for the
New Orleans Pelicans
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during the
2015 NBA Summer League
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, Edwin signed a one-year deal with
Ironi Nes Ziona
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of the
Israeli Premier League
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on July 18, 2015.
On August 16, 2016, Edwin signed with the
Cairns Taipans
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for the
2016–17 NBL season
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. On January 19, 2017, the Taipans agreed to release Edwin from his contract for personal reasons. In 20 games for the Taipans, he averaged 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. On January 31, 2017, he signed with
Sigal Prishtina
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of the
Kosovo Basketball Superleague
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.
On July 27, 2017, Edwin signed with
Kauhajoen Karhu
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In 2018, the club achieved their first Korisliiga title ever after defeating ...
of the
Korisliiga
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. He left Karhu after appearing in five games. On December 11, 2017, he was acquired by the
Raptors 905
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of the
NBA G League
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders
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