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Justin Edwards
Name
Justin Edwards
Position
Forward
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Philadelphia, PA (Imhotep Institute)
Ht
6'8"
Wt
190
Seasons
2023-24
Birthday
December 16, 2003

HIGH SCHOOL

Ranked as high as No. 3 overall by all three major recruiting services … MaxPreps Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year … 2023 McDonald’s All-American … USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit Team member … Co-MVP of the Iverson Classic … Averaged 17.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for nationally ranked Imhotep Charter … High school team won consecutive state titles … Scored 19 points and had seven boards in the championship game … Led Imhotep Charter to the Class 5A state title as a junior, averaging 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game … Helped Team Final advance to Peach Jam quarterfinals after shooting 39.5% from deep while averaging 15.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 16 … Mother is Ebony Twiggs … Mother played college basketball at Cheyney University and had a pro career in Portugal … Mother was also named the MVP of the Philadelphia Public League championship game 23 years before her son was tabbed the MVP of the boys event … Has two siblings, Akira and Tymir … Lists his mother as his life’s greatest influence … Favorite food is mac and cheese … Favorite movie is Love and Basketball … A superpower he wishes he had is the ability to read minds … Lists Kevin Durant as his favorite player and Devin Booker as his favorite former Wildcat … Lists singing as an off the court talent … Chose Kentucky because it was his dream school

College Statistics:

NCAA

SeasonTeamMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kentucky1891062183185384938707030267292813221.548.6277.5536.473.40.90.90.28.8
Total-1891062183185384938707030267292813221.548.6277.5536.473.40.90.90.28.8

Career Totals

SeasonMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023-241401062183185384938707030267292813221.548.6277.5536.473.40.90.90.28.8
Total1401062183185384938707030267292813221.548.6277.5536.473.40.90.90.28.8

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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