Brandon Edwards

Brandon Edwards

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas

High School:
South Hills

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 210

Position:
Forward

Experience:
1L

2010-11
Appeared in 28 games, making 14 starts...led team in rebounds with 5.4 per game and led team in 11 games...ranked second on team in field-goal percentage by shooting 55.1 percent (59 for-107)...led team in free-throw percentage (min.: 1.0 per game) by shooting 85.7 percent (42 for 49)...ranked second on team in blocks (23)...had 6 points, 5 rebounds and a season-high tying 3 blocks at Stephen F. Austin...tied SLC-high with 10 points and added team-high 8 rebounds in 21 minutes at Texas State...SLC-high 10 points (5-5 FGs), 5 rebounds in 17 minutes vs. Central Arkansas...2nd double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, along with season-high tying 3 blocks, vs. Houston Baptist...season best 3 steals in 22 minutes at Kansas...team-high 10 rebounds at Texas Tech...10 points in 28 minutes at Louisiana Tech...9 points and 9 rebounds at North Texas...10 rebounds in 23 minutes vs. UT Tyler...started first game vs. Texas Lutheran and the freshman had team-highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds.

High School:
Averaged 22.5 points, 15.7 rebounds and 7.0 blocks per game as a senior at South Hills High School in Fort Worth...made 78.1 percent of his free throws and finished with 209 blocks...named the District 7-4A Defensive Player of the Year in his junior and senior year by the Dallas Morning News...twice named first team all-district and was a second team selection once.

Personal:
Born September 13, 1991...son of Rhonda Edwards...has two sisters...plans to major in business with an emphasis on accounting...member of the honor roll all four years in high school...named a Radio Shack scholar in 2009 and 2010...finished his high school career in the top 10% of his class.