Edward Daniel (born June 13, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

Scafati Basket Scafati Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Givova Scafati, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Scafati, Campania. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). His ...

of the

Serie A2 Basket Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian basketball league system, Italian league pyramid, below the first ...

. He played college basketball at

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

College career

After starring at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Daniel committed to play college basketball for the

Murray State Racers The Murray State Racers are the athletic teams that represent Murray State University (MSU), located in Murray, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship Sub ...

Murray, Kentucky Murray is a home rule-class city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of Calloway County and the 19th-largest city in Kentucky. The city's population was 17,741 during the 2010 U.S. census, and its micropolitan area's popu ...

and was a key member of the winningest recruiting class in Racer history. As a junior, Daniel was a starter on the Racers' 2011–12 team, which won 23 straight games to start the season and went 31–2 overall. As a senior the following year, Daniel averaged a double-double (13.2 points and 10

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) and was named first-team All-

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Professional career

After the close of his college career, Daniel worked out for several

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teams, but ultimately was not selected in the 2013 NBA draft. He signed with

Pistoia Basket 2000 A.S. Pistoia Basket 2000, known for sponsorship reasons as OriOra Pistoia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Pistoia, Tuscany. History The city of Pistoia was formerly represented in the first division LBA by Olimpia Basket Pisto ...

, averaging 8.9 points and 7.5 rebounds for the 2013–14 season. For the 2014–15 season, Daniel signed with

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian first division LBA. For past club spo ...

. On February 12, 2015, he signed with

Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the society had the name of G ...

. On July 19, 2016, Daniel signed with the Israeli team

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

. On July 4, 2017, Daniel signed with French club

Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) and th ...

. He posted 8.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in Pro A. Daniel signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

on August 27, 2018. He was released from the Greek team on September 26, 2018 and subsequently joined

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by ...

on a two-month contract. He eventually spent the entire 2018–19 season with the Greek club. Daniel spent the 2019–20 season in Italy for Fortitudo Bologna, averaging 6.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On July 25, 2020, he signed with Iraklis of the

. On August 5, 2021, he signed with

of the

References

External links

Italian League profile

Murray State Racers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel, Ed 1990 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Lega Basket Serie A players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Murray State Racers men's basketball players Pallacanestro Varese players Peristeri B.C. players Pistoia Basket 2000 players Power forwards (basketball) Vanoli Cremona players 21st-century African-American sportspeople