John Edwards (born July 31, 1981 in Warren, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Iowa Energy of the NBDL.
Edwards played collegiately for Kent State University. While at Kent State, Edwards was part of two of the Golden Flashes' trips to the NCAA tournament which included their appearance in the 2002 Elite Eight. He was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year in his final season and holds the Kent St...
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John Edwards (born July 31, 1981 in Warren, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Iowa Energy of the NBDL.
Edwards played collegiately for Kent State University. While at Kent State, Edwards was part of two of the Golden Flashes' trips to the NCAA tournament which included their appearance in the 2002 Elite Eight. He was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year in his final season and holds the Kent State record for season and career blocked shots.
He was invited to the Indiana Pacers' training camp in 2004. Mainly due to his size, and some unexpected injuries to the Pacers' big men early in the season, he was the only free agent training camp invitee to earn a spot on the main roster. Even so, he was expected to be released as soon as the Pacers got healthy, but the rash of suspensions resulting from the November 19, 2004 brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills enabled him to remain on the team. As a result of this and other injuries to the...
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