Nick Edwards

#5 Nick Edwards

Pos. G
Ht. 6-1
Wt. 170
Yr. 5th
Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
High School [Prev. School] Grayson [Glenville State]

2022-23: Appeared in all 32 games and made 24 starts... Averaged 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game... Ranked second in the league in assists per game and seventh in steals per game (1.5) while ranking third in assist to turnover ratio (2.16)... Had Valpo’s first points-assists double-double since Ron Howard in 2005 with his 20-point, 12-assist output on Dec. 21 vs. Stonehill... Scored a season-high 21 points on Dec. 6 vs. Trinity Christian... One of two players in the league with three double-figure assist outputs including a season-high 13 on Dec. 18 vs. Elon... Had his highest assist total in league play with 10 on Jan. 28 vs. Evansville... Scored in double figures on 10 occasions... Had his highest scoring output in league play with 16 in the Feb. 26 regular-season finale at Murray State... Totaled 160 assists for the season, the eighth most in a single season in program history and the most since Keith Carter’s 161 in 2015-16... Posted Valpo’s highest assist per game number since Ali Berdiel in 2003-2004.

2021-22 (Glenville State): Named the Mountain East Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 20 after posting a triple-double of 19 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds in a game against Villa Maria... Was one of eight players in the Division-II nation with a triple-double during the 2021-22 season... Was limited to 11 games due a foot injury and averaged 17.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per contest... Had a season-high 32 points on Dec. 4 at Alderson Broaddus and a season-high 10 rebounds in the aforementioned Dec. 19 game vs. Villa Maria... Had a season-high 14 assists on Dec. 1 vs. Notre Dame (OH)... Scored in double figures in all 11 games while also handing out double-figure assists on four occasions.

2020-21 (Glenville State): Played in 13 games, scoring in double figures in each contest... Averaged 17.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while dishing out 87 assists against 35 turnovers... Also swiped 29 steals... Had a season-high 27 points on Feb. 6 at Alderson Broaddus and a season-high 11 rebounds on Jan. 20 vs. Wheeling... Dished out 13 assists on two occasions – Feb. 3 vs. Notre Dame (OH) and Feb. 8 at Frostburg State... Had three double-doubles, two of which were points-assists and one of which was points-rebounds.

Junior College (2018-19, 2019-20): Began his collegiate career at Northwest Mississippi Community College before transferring to Palm Beach State for his second season of junior college basketball... Scored 15.4 points per game at Palm Beach State.

Prep: Played his high school ball at Grayson in Atlanta, where he helped his team to back-to-back Final Four appearances in the Class 7A state tournament... Earned all-region, all-county and all-metro team honors.

Personal: Enjoys playing NBA 2K on PlayStation 5... Describes himself as a “wing fanatic” with his preference being either honey barbeque or lemon pepper... Cousin is Champ Bailey, who was a 12-time Pro Bowl selection during his NFL career that spanned from 1999-2014... Sport management major.