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Jersey Number 14
Jesse Edwards
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
Bio
Senior Year:
Edwards notched a double-double (18 points-11 rebounds) in a season-opening win against LEHIGH ... In the loss to COLGATE, Edwards had 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots ... He was 8-of-10 from the field and ended up with 19 points and seven rebounds when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN ... Edwards logged 10 points, eight rebounds, and a season-high six blocked shots in the overtime win versus RICHMOND ... He recorded 18 points and eight rebounds against ST. JOHN'S ... Edwards contributed a double-double (12 points, career-high 21 rebounds) performance against BRYANT ... He had a squad-best 17 rebounds, including 13 on the defensive end, at ILLINOIS ... Edwards' 22 points and 16 rebounds helped Syracuse win at NOTRE DAME ... He was a perfect nine-of-nine from the field and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds against OAKLAND... Edwards' 20 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks helped the Orange defeat GEORGETOWN in the Dome ... The center put together his second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a home win against MONMOUTH ... He had a personal-best four steals and four blocks versus the HAWKS ... Edwards grabbed 12 boards and added 11 points in the home victory against CORNELL ... The center matched his previous season-high with six blocks versus PITTSBURGH... Edwards logged a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double in a road victory against LOUISVILLE ... He produced a career-high six assists in addition to 13 points and nine rebounds in a win against VIRGINIA TECH ... In an Orange victory against NOTRE DAME, Edwards put up a 13-point, 15-rebound double-double ... A new career-high 25 points came for Edwards against MIAMI, where he also added 11 rebounds ... The center chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds in a victory against GEORGIA TECH ... Edwards scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked five shots in a home loss to NORTH CAROLINA ... In a narrow home loss to VIRGINIA, Edwards contributed 14 points and seven rebounds ... He grabbed seven boards and set a career-high with 27 points against BOSTON COLLEGE on the road ... The center scored 18 points, brought in 12 rebounds blocked three shots when the Orange won at FLORIDA STATE ... Edwards hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds to go along with 18 points that helped the Orange take down ranked NC STATE ... The senior's 12th double-double of the season came at CLEMSON when Edwards scored 12 points and grabbed 10 boards ... Syracuse fell in a road loss to PITTSBURGH, but Edwards amassed 17 points and registered seven rebounds ... An 18-point, eight rebound performance from Edwards was not enough to lift the Orange to a victory against GEORGIA TECH at home ... Edwards matched his career-high with 27 points and tallied 20 rebounds in a season-finale victory against WAKE FOREST in the Dome.
2022 FIBA Eurobasket
Edwards was a member of the Dutch National Team that competed in the 2022 FIBA Eurobasket ... In a 100-76 loss to Serbia, Edwards contributed two points and four rebounds ... He had 12 points, nine rebounds and a blocked shot when Netherlands was edged by the Czech Republic, 88-80 ... Edwards produced three blocked shots when the Dutch were defeated by Poland, 75-69.
Junior Year:
Edwards scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, and recorded four blocks in the exhibition win against PACE ... He led the team in rebounds (six), scored eight points, and tallied three blocks when the Orange defeated Le MOYNE in an exhibition contest ... Edwards made his first career start in the opener against LAFAYETTE ... He tallied 11 points in the victory ... In the home win against DREXEL, Edwards recorded a season high in blocked shots (four) ... He contributed a career-high 21 points in the Battle 4 Atlantis against ARIZONA STATE ... In 39 minutes against INDIANA, Edwards contributed 17 points ... He was 7-of-7 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line in the overtime victory .... He posted his first double-double of the campaign with 11 points and 12 rebounds at FLORIDA STATE ... Edwards posted 12 points and eight rebounds versus GEORGETOWN .... When the Orange defeated CORNELL, Edwards was responsible for 11 points and eight rebounds ... He had a career-high five blocked shots against VIRGINIA ...Edwards contributed a career-high 22 points and seven blocked shots at MIAMI ... He had 12 points and eight rebounds versus PITTSBURGH ... In the rematch with FLORIDA STATE, Edwards tallied 15 points and seven rebounds ... He had an impressive stat line versus CLEMSON, posting 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots ... Edwards scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss to DUKE ... He helped lift the Orange to victory against NC State with 19 points and three blocked shots ... In the dome win against LOUISVILLE, Edwards scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds ... He recorded two rebounds, a block and an assist in a road win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Edwards missed the remainder of the campaign with a broken wrist.
Sophomore Year:
He was named to the 2020 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... Edwards grabbed a board in the win against NIAGARA ... He grabbed two rebounds in the win versus RIDER ... Edwards scored three points in the win at BOSTON COLLEGE ... He scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds, and played 23 minutes in the win against MIAMI ... Edwards scored seven points and secured a career-best eight boards at GEORGIA TECH ... He scored six points, matched his career-high in rebounds (8), and set new career standards in steals (4) and minutes played (24) in a winning effort against NORTH CAROLINA ... He was named to the ACC All-Academic Team ... In 18 minutes off the bench, Edwards tied for the team-lead in rebounds (8) during the ACC Tournament win against NC STATE ... He grabbed five boards in 16 minutes of action off the bench in the NCAA Tournament victory against SAN DIEGO STATE ... Edwards tied for the team-lead with six rebounds and scored five points in the Sweet Sixteen against HOUSTON.
Freshman Year:
He grabbed at least one board in 14-of-21 appearances ... Edwards scored his first bucket in the season opener against VIRGINIA ... Edwards recorded his first career double-digit scoring game against BUCKNELL, dropping 10 points en route to victory ... He tallied seven points in seven minutes in a victory at GEORGIA TECH ... Edwards entered for eight minutes during a loss against LOUISVILLE, tallying seven points and three boards ... He scored three points and grabbed two boards in three minutes of action during a win over BOSTON COLLEGE ... Edwards etched a stat line of five points, three boards and a block in an overtime loss at MIAMI.
Italy:
Edwards made his Syracuse debut in the exhibition win against ALL-STAR VARESE. He hauled in seven rebounds ... Edwards tallied four points, three rebounds and three blocked shots when the Orange defeated OXYGEN BASSANO, 103-54 ... His high point total came against SIENA SELECT, when he contributed eight points ... Edwards also had two blocked shots in the win ... When the Orange defeated VIRTUS ROMA, Edwards had seven points and six rebounds.
Edwards notched a double-double (18 points-11 rebounds) in a season-opening win against LEHIGH ... In the loss to COLGATE, Edwards had 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots ... He was 8-of-10 from the field and ended up with 19 points and seven rebounds when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN ... Edwards logged 10 points, eight rebounds, and a season-high six blocked shots in the overtime win versus RICHMOND ... He recorded 18 points and eight rebounds against ST. JOHN'S ... Edwards contributed a double-double (12 points, career-high 21 rebounds) performance against BRYANT ... He had a squad-best 17 rebounds, including 13 on the defensive end, at ILLINOIS ... Edwards' 22 points and 16 rebounds helped Syracuse win at NOTRE DAME ... He was a perfect nine-of-nine from the field and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds against OAKLAND... Edwards' 20 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks helped the Orange defeat GEORGETOWN in the Dome ... The center put together his second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a home win against MONMOUTH ... He had a personal-best four steals and four blocks versus the HAWKS ... Edwards grabbed 12 boards and added 11 points in the home victory against CORNELL ... The center matched his previous season-high with six blocks versus PITTSBURGH... Edwards logged a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double in a road victory against LOUISVILLE ... He produced a career-high six assists in addition to 13 points and nine rebounds in a win against VIRGINIA TECH ... In an Orange victory against NOTRE DAME, Edwards put up a 13-point, 15-rebound double-double ... A new career-high 25 points came for Edwards against MIAMI, where he also added 11 rebounds ... The center chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds in a victory against GEORGIA TECH ... Edwards scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked five shots in a home loss to NORTH CAROLINA ... In a narrow home loss to VIRGINIA, Edwards contributed 14 points and seven rebounds ... He grabbed seven boards and set a career-high with 27 points against BOSTON COLLEGE on the road ... The center scored 18 points, brought in 12 rebounds blocked three shots when the Orange won at FLORIDA STATE ... Edwards hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds to go along with 18 points that helped the Orange take down ranked NC STATE ... The senior's 12th double-double of the season came at CLEMSON when Edwards scored 12 points and grabbed 10 boards ... Syracuse fell in a road loss to PITTSBURGH, but Edwards amassed 17 points and registered seven rebounds ... An 18-point, eight rebound performance from Edwards was not enough to lift the Orange to a victory against GEORGIA TECH at home ... Edwards matched his career-high with 27 points and tallied 20 rebounds in a season-finale victory against WAKE FOREST in the Dome.
2022 FIBA Eurobasket
Edwards was a member of the Dutch National Team that competed in the 2022 FIBA Eurobasket ... In a 100-76 loss to Serbia, Edwards contributed two points and four rebounds ... He had 12 points, nine rebounds and a blocked shot when Netherlands was edged by the Czech Republic, 88-80 ... Edwards produced three blocked shots when the Dutch were defeated by Poland, 75-69.
Junior Year:
Edwards scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, and recorded four blocks in the exhibition win against PACE ... He led the team in rebounds (six), scored eight points, and tallied three blocks when the Orange defeated Le MOYNE in an exhibition contest ... Edwards made his first career start in the opener against LAFAYETTE ... He tallied 11 points in the victory ... In the home win against DREXEL, Edwards recorded a season high in blocked shots (four) ... He contributed a career-high 21 points in the Battle 4 Atlantis against ARIZONA STATE ... In 39 minutes against INDIANA, Edwards contributed 17 points ... He was 7-of-7 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line in the overtime victory .... He posted his first double-double of the campaign with 11 points and 12 rebounds at FLORIDA STATE ... Edwards posted 12 points and eight rebounds versus GEORGETOWN .... When the Orange defeated CORNELL, Edwards was responsible for 11 points and eight rebounds ... He had a career-high five blocked shots against VIRGINIA ...Edwards contributed a career-high 22 points and seven blocked shots at MIAMI ... He had 12 points and eight rebounds versus PITTSBURGH ... In the rematch with FLORIDA STATE, Edwards tallied 15 points and seven rebounds ... He had an impressive stat line versus CLEMSON, posting 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots ... Edwards scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss to DUKE ... He helped lift the Orange to victory against NC State with 19 points and three blocked shots ... In the dome win against LOUISVILLE, Edwards scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds ... He recorded two rebounds, a block and an assist in a road win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Edwards missed the remainder of the campaign with a broken wrist.
Sophomore Year:
He was named to the 2020 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... Edwards grabbed a board in the win against NIAGARA ... He grabbed two rebounds in the win versus RIDER ... Edwards scored three points in the win at BOSTON COLLEGE ... He scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds, and played 23 minutes in the win against MIAMI ... Edwards scored seven points and secured a career-best eight boards at GEORGIA TECH ... He scored six points, matched his career-high in rebounds (8), and set new career standards in steals (4) and minutes played (24) in a winning effort against NORTH CAROLINA ... He was named to the ACC All-Academic Team ... In 18 minutes off the bench, Edwards tied for the team-lead in rebounds (8) during the ACC Tournament win against NC STATE ... He grabbed five boards in 16 minutes of action off the bench in the NCAA Tournament victory against SAN DIEGO STATE ... Edwards tied for the team-lead with six rebounds and scored five points in the Sweet Sixteen against HOUSTON.
Freshman Year:
He grabbed at least one board in 14-of-21 appearances ... Edwards scored his first bucket in the season opener against VIRGINIA ... Edwards recorded his first career double-digit scoring game against BUCKNELL, dropping 10 points en route to victory ... He tallied seven points in seven minutes in a victory at GEORGIA TECH ... Edwards entered for eight minutes during a loss against LOUISVILLE, tallying seven points and three boards ... He scored three points and grabbed two boards in three minutes of action during a win over BOSTON COLLEGE ... Edwards etched a stat line of five points, three boards and a block in an overtime loss at MIAMI.
Italy:
Edwards made his Syracuse debut in the exhibition win against ALL-STAR VARESE. He hauled in seven rebounds ... Edwards tallied four points, three rebounds and three blocked shots when the Orange defeated OXYGEN BASSANO, 103-54 ... His high point total came against SIENA SELECT, when he contributed eight points ... Edwards also had two blocked shots in the win ... When the Orange defeated VIRTUS ROMA, Edwards had seven points and six rebounds.
IMG Academy:
Edwards came to the United States in December 2018 and enrolled at IMG Academy in January 2019 ... He was coached by John Rhodes.
Edwards came to the United States in December 2018 and enrolled at IMG Academy in January 2019 ... He was coached by John Rhodes.
BC Apollo Amsterdam:
Edwards spent the 2017-18 school year at BC Apollo Amsterdam.
Edwards spent the 2017-18 school year at BC Apollo Amsterdam.
Personal:
Jesse David Edwards was born in March 2000 in Amsterdam, Netherlands ... He is the son of David and Simone Edwards ... He is majoring in biotechnology in the College of Arts and Sciences ... An older brother, Kai Edwards, played at Northern Colorado and is competing professionally in Europe.
Jesse David Edwards was born in March 2000 in Amsterdam, Netherlands ... He is the son of David and Simone Edwards ... He is majoring in biotechnology in the College of Arts and Sciences ... An older brother, Kai Edwards, played at Northern Colorado and is competing professionally in Europe.
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