Shane Edwards (basketball) explained

Shane Edwards
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:31 May 1987
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High School:Mountain Pointe
(Phoenix, Arizona)
College:
Draft Year:2009
Career Start:2009
Career End:2019
Years1:2009–2011
Team1:Albuquerque/New Mexico Thunderbirds
Years2:2011
Years3:2012
Years4:2012–2013
Years5:2013–2014
Team6:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years7:2014–2015
Team7:Sundsvall Dragons
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:BG Göttingen
Years9:2016
Team9:Alaska Aces
Years10:2017
Team10:Delaware 87ers
Years11:2017
Team11:Nauticos de Mazatlán
Years12:2018
Team12:CLS Knights Indonesia
Years13:2018–2019
Team13:Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Highlights:

Shane Edwards (born May 31, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Northeastern JC and Little Rock.

College career

Edwards attended Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he starred at basketball.[1] Following his graduation he played junior college basketball at the Northeastern Junior College before moving to University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he graduated in 2009.[2]

Professional career

2009–10 season

Edwards went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. On November 1, 2009, he was acquired by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. On November 26, 2009, he was waived by the Thunderbirds.[3] On December 16, 2009, he was re-acquired by the Thunderbirds.[4]

2010–11 season

In July 2010, Edwards joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On September 24, 2010, he signed with the Nuggets.[5] However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 11, 2010.[6]

On October 31, 2010, he was acquired by the New Mexico Thunderbirds.[7] On February 3, 2011, he was named to the West All-Star roster for the 2011 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[8]

2011–12 season

In July 2011, Edwards signed with Tezenis Verona of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.[9] In December 2011, he left Verona after just nine games. On March 6, 2012, he was acquired by the Canton Charge. On April 2, 2012, he was waived by the Charge due to injury.[10]

2012–13 season

On August 26, 2012, Edwards signed with Cairns Taipans for the 2012–13 NBL season.[11]

2013–14 season

In November 2013, Edwards was re-acquired by the Canton Charge.[12] On March 12, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[13] On March 21, 2014, he was released by the Cavaliers,[14] and was immediately re-acquired by the Charge.[15]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Edwards joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[16] On September 28, 2014, he signed with Cavaliers.[17] However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 25, 2014.[18]

On November 20, 2014, he signed with Sundsvall Dragons of Sweden for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[19]

2015–16 season

On August 21, 2015, Edwards signed a one-year deal with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.[20] On January 11, 2016, he parted ways with Göttingen after averaging 11.7 points per game.[21]

On February 20, 2016, he signed with the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association as a temporary replacement import for the injured Robert Dozier.[22] [23]

2016–17 season

On March 15, 2017, Edwards was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.[24] After a short stint, he was released and acquired by the Nauticos de Mazatlán of the Mexican CIBACOPA.[25]

2017–18 season

In January 2018, Edwards signed with the CLS Knights Indonesia of the ASEAN Basketball League.[26]

In March 2018, he signed with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association as a temporary import for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[27] However, he was released in April 2018 before appearing in a regular season game.[28]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 2 || 0 || 6.0 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 2 || 0 || 6.0 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Nick Piecoro . Where did he come from? . 4 April 2022 . . 11 January 2005 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Evin Demirel . Making a move . 4 April 2022 . . 22 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Thunderbirds Finalize Opening Day Roster. 26 November 2009.
  4. Web site: T-Birds Add Edwards to Roster. 16 December 2009.
  5. Web site: Nuggets announce 2010 training camp roster. .
  6. Web site: Nuggets waive Shane Edwards and Courtney Sims :InsideHoops. www.insidehoops.com.
  7. News: Thunderbirds Announce Training Camp Invitees. October 31, 2010. February 28, 2014. NBA.com.
  8. News: 2011 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Announced. February 28, 2014. NBA.com. February 3, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309141640/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/allstar_rosters_2011.html. March 9, 2014.
  9. News: Tezenis Verona officially announces Shane Edwards. February 28, 2014. Sportando.com. July 31, 2011.
  10. Web site: 2011-12 Transactions. .
  11. News: Taipans complete roster, sign second import Shane Edwards. February 28, 2014. AndTheFoul.net. August 26, 2012.
  12. News: Canton Charge 2013-14 Training Camp Roster. February 28, 2014. NBA.com. November 14, 2013.
  13. News: Cavs Sign Shane Edwards to 10-Day Contract. March 12, 2014. NBA.com. March 12, 2014.
  14. News: Cavs Sign Seth Curry to 10-Day Contract. March 21, 2014. NBA.com. March 21, 2014.
  15. News: Charge Reacquire Shane Edwards. March 21, 2014. NBA.com. March 21, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140322115049/http://www.nba.com/dleague/canton/news/charge_reacquire_shane_edwards_2014_03_21.html. March 22, 2014.
  16. Web site: Cavs Announce 2014 Samsung NBA Summer League Roster - Cleveland Cavaliers. .
  17. Web site: Cavs Sign Chris Crawford and Shane Edwards - Cleveland Cavaliers. .
  18. Web site: Cavs Waive Shane Edwards - Cleveland Cavaliers. .
  19. News: Shane Edwards added by Sundsvall. December 20, 2014. Court-side.com. November 20, 2014.
  20. http://www.sport1.de/basketball/beko-bbl/2015/08/bbl-bg-goettingen-verpflichtet-us-forward-shane-edwards BG Göttingen verstärkt sich weiter
  21. Web site: BG Goettingen, Shane Edwards part ways.
  22. Web site: Alaska set to parade Shane Edwards as temporary replacement for Rob Dozier - SPIN.PH. Gerry. Ramos. 23 February 2016.
  23. News: Levi Verora Jr . Edwards impresses in debut, doesn't mind playing interim role . 4 April 2022 . Tie Breaker Times . 26 February 2016.
  24. Web site: RELEASE: SEVENS ACQUIRE SHANE EDWARDS. March 15, 2017. NBA.com. March 17, 2017.
  25. News: Shane Edwards now playing for Mazatlan. court-side.com. May 1, 2017. May 2, 2020.
  26. Web site: Knights Make Changes Again, Replace Jones with Edwards - ABL. aseanbasketballleague.com.
  27. Web site: Ginebra taps Shane Edwards as temporary import with Brownlee still committed to Alab Pilipinas . Gerry. Ramos. 22 March 2018.
  28. Web site: Ginebra bringing in new import Charles Garcia to replace Shane Edwards - SPIN.PH. Karlo. Sacamos. 20 April 2018.