Bill Edwards (basketball)

William Allen Edwards (born August 28, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 2.03 m (6'8") tall small forward-power forward. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dollar Bill" Edwards.[1]

Bill Edwards
Personal information
Born (1971-08-28) August 28, 1971
Middletown, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Career information
High schoolCarlisle (Carlisle, Ohio)
CollegeWright State (1989–1993)
NBA draft1993: undrafted
Playing career1993–2006
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number40
Career history
1993–1994Sioux Falls Skyforce
1994Philadelphia 76ers
1994–1995Scaligera Basket Verona
1995–1996Cagiva Varese
1996–1997AEK Athens
1997–1998Calze Pompea Roma
1998–1999Kinder Bologna
1999–2000PAOK Thessaloniki
2000–2001ASVEL Villeurbanne
2002PAOK Thessaloniki
2002Casademont Girona
2003Hapoel Jerusalem
2004–2005Koln Rein Energy
2005–2006EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Greece National team

College career

Edwards played college basketball at Wright State University, with the Wright State Raiders, where he became one of the school's legends. He was voted the Summit League Player of the Year in 1993.

Professional career

Edwards was never drafted by an NBA franchise, and despite having played a few games with the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1993–94 season, it was in Europe that he had a significant 12-year career. He played in the EuroLeague with the Greek club PAOK, in the 1999–00 season, and in the FIBA SuproLeague, with the French club ASVEL, in the 2000–01 season.

National team career

Edwards was a member of the bronze medal-winning senior men's Team USA at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

Personal life

Edwards is the father of former Middletown High School standouts Bill Edwards Jr., who on May 6, 2009, signed a Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Penn State,[2] and Vincent Edwards, a former NBA player, who played college basketball for Purdue.

Career pro stats (national domestic leagues)
Season League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG
1993–94 CBA Sioux Falls Skyforce 52 35.2 20.2 7.1 2.3
1993–94 NBA Philadelphia 76ers 3 14.7 2.0 4.7 1.3
1994–95 LBA Scaligera Verona 27 36.1 19.6 9.0 1.1
1995–96 LBA Cagiva Varese 34 37.4 23.3 7.2 0.8
1996–97 GBL AEK Athens 34 35.9 17.8 6.6 2.7
1997–98 LBA Calze Pompea Roma 25 35.4 20.5 5.1 2.0
1998–99 LBA Kinder Bologna 15 29.4 14.3 4.6 1.2
1999–00 GBL PAOK Thessaloniki 26 35.8 15.3 5.9 2.0
2000–01 Pro A ASVEL Villeurbanne 19 33.8 19.0 5.2 0.0
2001–02 GBL PAOK Thessaloniki 12 35.2 17.8 5.5 2.0
2002–03 ACB Casademont Girona 3 14.6 6.0 1.6 0.3
2003–04 ISBL Hapoel Jerusalem 5 17.6 5.4 3.2 1.2
2004–05 BBL Koln Rein Energy 33 33.9 16.5 7.8 1.8
2005–06 BBL EWE Oldenburg 31 30.2 14.4 5.8 1.6

References
  1. "BILL EDWARDS PERSONAL". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. Bill Edwards – Basketball Recruiting, http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=54840 Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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