Steven Edwards (born March 1, 1973) is an American former professional

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player.

High school career

Edwards attended Miami Senior High School, where he had a very successful career and was named Florida Mr. Basketball twice: in his junior year, when he averaged 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists, and in his senior year, when his averages were 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists.1995–96 Men's Basketball Roster – Steven Edwards
/ref> Edwards won 2 state championships (1990 and 1991) and was a runner-up in the 1992 tournament with Miami Senior. His performances during his high school career earned him several honors; he was selected in the ''Parade'' All-America Third Team and was the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year in 1992, and some sources ranked him among the top 10 seniors of his class.HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS
Hoop Scoop. He was also selected as a McDonald's All-American: he played in the 1992 McDonald's All-American Boys Game where he wore 32, his jersey number at Miami Senior, and scored 3 points (his only made field goal being a 3-point shot).

College career

Edwards decided to stay in his hometown and committed to

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...

. He immediately made an impact in his freshman season, which for him was the best in many statistical categories: he started 25 games of the 27 Miami played that season, and led the Big East in 3-point field goal percentage with an average of .382. He was the top scoring freshman in the conference and had a career-high 26-points game against Pitt on January 23, 1993. He was named in the 1993 Big East All-Rookie team and was the leading scorer for the Hurricanes that season. His sophomore season saw a sharp decline in his scoring average due to a knee injury suffered during the preseason. He played less minutes and started only 11 games. The following season he could start again for the Hurricanes, was the top scorer of the team and improved his rebounding average, which went up to 4.5 per game; he also recorded a .771 free throw percentage, which was the best of his college career and among the best of the Big East (ranked 4th in the conference). He was named team co-captain for his senior season (the other being Alex Fraser), and led again the Hurricanes in scoring with a 12.9 points per game average. He finished his college career with 110 games, 91 starts, and scoring a total of 1,393 points.STEVE EDWARDS 1992–1996 University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
/ref> At the end of his career he was also the leader for 3-pointers made in Hurricanes history (he has since been surpassed and now ranks 2nd).

College statistics

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, 27 , , 25 , , 29.2 , , .418 , , .382 , , .693 , , 3.4 , , 3.9 , , 2.1 , , 0.3 , , 15.9 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , 11 , , 22.7 , , .357 , , .348 , , .607 , , 3.4 , , 2.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 9.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , 28 , , 29.1 , , .358 , , .328 , , .771 , , 4.5 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 12.8 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , 27 , , 30.2 , , .386 , , .325 , , .673 , , 4.3 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , 0.4 , , 12.9 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 110 , , 91 , , 27.8 , , .382 , , .346 , , .699 , , 3.9 , , 2.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 12.7 , -

Professional career

After the end of his senior season, Edwards was automatically eligible for the

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, but he was not selected by any team. He began his professional career in

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and signed for Atenas de Córdoba: he was a 2-time national champion during his first 2 years at Atenas, and also won the

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. After a season at Boca Juniors he was part of the summer roster of the

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in 2000 before being released in July 2000. Edwards then moved to

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and was part of the roster of the St. Petersburg Lions: with the

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n team he played 5 Euroleague games, averaging 13.4 points and 3.8 rebounds. After the season ended he came back to Atenas, and stayed there for one more season. He spent part of the 2001–02 season with Universidad Complutense, and in April 2002 he signed for the Cantabria Lobos, with which he played 4 games in the top level of Spanish basketball, averaging 5.5 points and 1 rebound. After a year in

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he played 5 season at UB La Palma.

Personal life

Edwards was born in

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to John Benny and Laura Mae Edwards. His brothers

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and Allen have also been basketball players: Doug played in the

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for the

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and the

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, while Allen has played college basketball for

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and went on to coaching.Steve Edwards 1992–1996
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References

External links

Career stats at ProBallers.comStats at ACB.com
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