Kai Edwards (basketball)

Kai Simon Edwards (born 10 August 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Feyenoord Basketball of the BNXT League. Born in Amsterdam, he played college basketball with the Northern Colorado. He continued his career in Spain.

Kai Edwards
Edwards with Castelló in 2022
No. 25 – Feyenoord Basketball
PositionPower forward
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
CollegeNorthern Colorado (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022Castelló
2022-2023Club Melilla Baloncesto
2023-presentFeyenoord

Early career

Born in Amsterdam, Edwards is the son of a Dutch mother and Trinidiadian father.[1] He started playing basketball at age 15, after playing tennis in his middle and early high school years.[1] He started his club career in the youth section of Apollo Amsterdam, where he played for their under-18 team. Edwards played for the Canarias Basketball Academy, a Spanish academy located at the Canary Islands.[2]

College career

Edwards received scholarship offers from three universities, and eventually committed to Northern Colorado.[2]

Professional career

Edwards started his career in August 2020, when he signed a one-year contract with Bahía San Agustín in the Spanish LEB Oro.[3]

After playing the pre-season with Bahía San Augstín, Edwards signed with another LEB Oro team in Castelló, where he averaged 7 points and 4.7 rebounds in his rookie season.[4] On 13 July 2021, Edwards extended his contract for another season averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds.[5] On 18 July 2022, he signs for Club Melilla Baloncesto.[6]

On 23 July 2023, Edwards returned to the Netherlands after he signed with Feyenoord Basketball.[1]

National team career

In July 2021, Edwards joined the training camp of the Netherlands senior team for the first time, along with his brother Jesse.[7]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17Northern Colorado291116.2.682.000.3605.10.30.30.14.6
2017–18Northern Colorado2917.0.722.000.3792.10.20.10.22.2
2018–19Northern Colorado321620.1.760.000.5375.70.70.30.35.3
2019–20Northern Colorado31022.2.648.000.5967.10.80.40.49.4
Career[8]1212816.6.689.000.5025.10.50.30.25.4

Personal

Kai's younger brother Jesse also plays basketball, and currently plays college basketball for Syracuse.

At the University of Northern Colorado, he majored in business marketing.[9]

References
  1. "Kai Edwards kiest voor Feyenoord Basketball". Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball (in Dutch). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. "Nederlanders in het buitenland: Kai Edwards". iBasketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. "Kai Edwards se une al Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". www.bahiasanagustin.es. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "El TAU Castelló se refuerza con el pívot Kai Edwards procedente del Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. "Kai Edwards vestirá un año más la albiverde del TAU Castelló". FEB (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. Baloncesto, Melilla. "Kai Edwards aterriza en la pintura del Melilla Sport Capital". Club Melilla Baloncesto (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. "Orange Lions op trainingskamp met veel talenten van college". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. "Kai Edwards". RealGM.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. "Kai Edwards - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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