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Jersey Number 1
B.J. Edwards
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 188
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Knoxville Catholic High School
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 5 // vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/7/22
- Rebounds: 2 (2x) // last vs. McNeese State, 11/30/22
- Assists: 3 // vs. Alcorn State, 12/4/22
- Steals: 1 // vs. McNeese State, 11/30/22
- Blocks: 1 // vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/7/22
- Field Goals: 2 // vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/7/22
- 3-Pointers: 1 (2x) // last vs. McNeese State, 11/30/22
- Free Throws: 2 // vs. Missouri, 2/11/23
- Minutes: 10:25 // vs. South Carolina, 2/25/23
HONORS
- 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 - FRESHMAN
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on May 5, 2023.
- Made his collegiate postseason debut during Tennessee's SEC Tournament win over Ole Miss (3/9/23).
- Logged a season-high 10:25 of playing time in UT's home win over South Carolina (2/25/23), finishing with two points and two assists.
- Earned first-half minutes in consecutive road games at Kentucky (2/18/23) and Texas A&M (2/21/23).
- Saw six minutes of action in the first half against Missouri (2/11/23) and scored four points.
- Appeared in the closing minutes of the win at South Carolina (1/7/23) and against Georgia (1/25/23).
- In his first extended action of the season, played 10 minutes against Alcorn State (12/4/22) and dished out a season-high three assists.
- In four minutes against McNeese State (11/30/22), scored four points—including his second career 3-pointer— grabbed two rebounds and had one steal and one assist.
- Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in the closing minutes of the Battle 4 Atlantis win over Butler (11/23/22).
- Made his collegiate debut off the bench in Tennessee's season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (11/7/22) and totaled five points on 2-of-2 shooting along with one block.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Knoxville Catholic High School, where he was coached by Michael Hutchens.
- In four varsity seasons at Catholic, he played in 116 games, scored 2,240 total points and averaged 19.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 52 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-point range (161 of 494).
- A consensus four-star prospect, he was rated as the nation's No. 71 overall prospect in the Class of 2022 by Rivals.com.
- A Mr. Basketball finalist as a senior in 2021-22, Edwards was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II-AA All-State Team after leading the Fighting Irish to the Division II-AA state championship game.
- Averaged 20.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior.
- In the 2022 state semifinals, he totaled 23 points (18 in the second half), 13 rebounds and five assists to propel Catholic past unbeaten Brentwood Academy.
- During his junior season in 2020-21, Edwards led Catholic to a 21-4 record and state semifinal appearance, averaging 19.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
- Was named the 2021 TSSAA Division II-AA Mr. Basketball, becoming the first player in Catholic's history to earn the award; he was also named 2020-21 MaxPreps Tennessee High School Basketball Player of the Year.
- As a sophomore in 2019-20, Edwards led the Fighting Irish to the Division II-AA state championship—the school's first ever state title.
- In the 2020 state championship game, he scored 14 points to lead Catholic past a Briarcrest Christian team that featured former Vol Kennedy Chandler; for that 2019-20 campaign, Edwards averaged 19.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game and was named a finalist for 2020 Division II-AA Mr. Basketball—an award ultimately won by Chandler.
- Also led the Fighting Irish in scoring and assists as a freshman and sophomore at Catholic.
- Played his AAU ball with the BMaze Elite program, founded by former Tennessee point guard Bobby Maze (2008-10).
PERSONAL
- Full name is Brian Stephen Lamar Edwards Jr.
- Born Nov. 2, 2002, in Johnson City, Tenn.
- Son of Tiffany Greenlee and Brian Edwards Sr.
- His father played football at East Tennessee State University
- Academic Major: Exploratory
- Recipient of the Earl Keister II Basketball Endowment
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