Guy Edi Explained

Guy Edi
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:218
League:CEBL
Team:Calgary Surge
Number:8
Birth Date:26 December 1988
Birth Place:Agboville, Ivory Coast
Nationality:Ivorian / French
Highschool:
College:
  • Midland (2009 - 2011)
  • Gonzaga (2011 - 2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2006
Years1:2006–2008
Team1:Paris-Levallois
Years2:2013–2015
Team2:Champagne Châlons-Reims
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:STB Le Havre
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Saint-Chamond
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Nantes
Years6:2018
Team6:Kataja BC
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Champagne Châlons-Reims
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:UTBM Tours
Years9:2021
Team9:Þór Akureyri
Years10:2021–2023
Team10:Basketball Löwen Erfurt
Years11:2023–present
Team11:Calgary Surge

Ohouo Guy Landry Edi (born December 26, 1988) is an Ivorian-French basketball player for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.[1]

Early life

Born in Agboville, Ivory Coast and raised in Paris, France, Edi later moved to the United States and joined the basketball team of Sylmar High School in Sylmar, California as a sophomore in February 2007. Edi transferred to Van Nuys High School the following fall but was not granted eligibility by his school district. Edi attended Stoneridge Preparatory School as a senior.[2]

College career

While originally looking at the University of Miami at Florida, he instead went to Midland College of the NJCAA and then transferred to Gonzaga University and played for the Bulldogs.

From 2006 to 2008, Edi played some games for Paris-Levallois Basket of LNB Pro A.[3] Because of his playing time there, Edi served an eight-game suspension for an exhibition game and first eight regular season games of the 2011–12 season with Gonzaga for violating NCAA rules on amateurism.[2] Edi made his first career start on January 21, 2012 against San Diego, with eight points and four rebounds in 26 minutes. As a junior, Edi averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds.[4]

As a senior in 2012–13, Edi started the first 11 games but played fewer minutes in the second half of the season. He ended the season averaging only 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds.[5]

Professional career

From 2013 to 2015, Edi played for Champagne Châlons-Reims, then with STB Le Havre from 2015 to 2016. In January 2017 he signed with Saint-Chamond.[6]

In January 2021, Edi signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Akureyri.[7] In 19 games, he averaged 11.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Edi agreed to terms with German third-division side Basketball Löwen Erfurt in July 2021.[8]

International competition

Edi is also a member of the Ivory Coast national basketball team and played for the team for the first time at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. In 2021, he won a silver medal at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021. Edi averaged 8.2 points and 6.7 rebounds a contest during the tournament.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/56612/rid//sid/4728/tid/267/profile.html FIBA Profile
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130404045637/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627536&SPID=90846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205237247&Q_SEASON=2012. April 4, 2013. Guy Landry Edi. Gonzaga Bulldogs. March 20, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Landry Edi Player Profile - Basketball Doudiz.com . en.basketball.doudiz.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227182407/http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/24623/Landry-Edi.html . 27 February 2012 . usurped.
  4. http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2011-2012/plyr_10.html 2011-2012 player data
  5. http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/plyr_10.html 2012-2013 player data
  6. Web site: Guy Edi.
  7. News: Davíð Eldur . Guy Landry Edi til Þórs Akureyri . 26 January 2021 . Karfan.is . 26 January 2021 . Icelandic.
  8. Web site: 2021-07-12 . Basketball Löwen verpflichten ivorischen Nationalmannschaftskapitän Guy Landry Edi . 2023-04-29 . Basketball Löwen Erfurt . de.
  9. Web site: Cote d'Ivoire at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 . 2023-04-29 . FIBA.basketball . fr.