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Gavin Earl Edwards (born January 15, 1988, in Gilbert, Arizona) is a U.S.-born Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex in Japan.[1] He is also a member of the Japanese men's national basketball team and competed for them in the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.[2]
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| No. 33 – Utsunomiya Brex | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 15, 1988 Gilbert, Arizona |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mesquite (Gilbert, Arizona) |
| College | UConn (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | Anyang KGC |
| 2010 | BC Khimik |
| 2010–2011 | Springfield Armor |
| 2011–2012 | Peristeri B.C. |
| 2012–2013 | Westports KL Dragons |
| 2013–2017 | Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa |
| 2017–2023 | Chiba Jets Funabashi |
| 2023–present | Utsunomiya Brex |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Edwards played collegiate basketball at UConn Huskies men's basketball.[3]
Edwards plays professional basketball in Japan in the B.League, and as a naturalized import for the Japanese national team. “It’s not exactly how you’d picture going because you always think, ‘I’d love to play on Team USA,’ but everybody wants to play in the Olympics,” said Edwards, who played at UConn in 2006-10 and has played professionally in Japan for the past eight years."[4] He was one of the last members to be selected.[5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Aisin | 53 | 12 | 23.6 | 60.7 | 50.0 | 64.7 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 13.9 |
| 2014–15 | Aisin | 54 | 5 | 22.9 | 63.8 | 20.0 | 66.0 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 13.8 |
| 2015–16 | Aisin | 53 | 13 | 25.3 | 57.8 | 36.4 | 71.6 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 2016–17 | Mikawa | 60 | 16 | 26.0 | 54.5 | 29.2 | 68.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 2017–18 | Chiba | 60 | 59 | 29.0 | 60.9 | 25.7 | 64.4 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 18.1 |
Edwards and his wife, Elle, have a son and daughter. His wife and children live in Arizona while he lives in Funabashi. He is a naturalized Japanese citizen, which allowed him to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[6]
His father, Earl Edwards is a former American football player.
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