Corsley Edwards

Corsley Edwards

Edwards with Igokea in 2013
Greensboro Swarm
Position Assistant coach
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1979-03-05) March 5, 1979
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Clifton (Baltimore, Maryland)
College Central Connecticut (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career 2002–2014
Position Power forward / Center
Career history
As player:
2002 Adirondack Wildcats
2002 Yakima Sun Kings
2002–2003 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003 Carife Ferrara
2003–2004 Gloria Due Montecatini
2004 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2004–2005 New Orleans Hornets
2005 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2005 Fenerbahçe
2005 CB Granada
2006–2007 Anaheim Arsenal
2007 Banvit B.K.
2007 CB Granada
2007–2008 Beirasar Rosalia
2008 CB Granada
2008 Gigantes de Carolina
2008–2009 Al Ahli Dubai
2009 Yunnan Bulls
2009 Al-Shabab
2009–2010 Shaanxi Dongsheng Kylins
2010 Dakota Wizards
2010 Al Ittihad Alexandria
2010 Caciques de Humacao
2010–2011 Cedevita Zagreb
2011–2012 Anwil Włocławek
2012–2013 Igokea
2013–2014 Homenetmen Beirut
2014 İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
As coach:
2014–2015 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2016–present Greensboro Swarm (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Corsley Edwards (born March 5, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Central Connecticut.

Early life and college

Edwards was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Lake Clifton High School in 1998. He played collegiately at Central Connecticut State University and led the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000, losing a close 88-78 battle as a #15 seed against #2 seeded Iowa State.

Professional career

He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round (58th pick) in the 2002 NBA Draft. In its 2002 draft, the Yakima Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) selected Edwards as the top pick in the third round (17th overall).[1] The Sun Kings signed Edwards on November 1, 2002[2] but waived him on December 2, 2002.[3] In the 2003 CBA All-Star Game, Edwards led the National Conference All-Stars in rebounding with 12 rebounds.[4] He later signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the CBA.[5]

In the season of 2003/04 he played as Center for RB Montecatini Terme in the Italian LegaDue.[5] He appeared in 10 games for the New Orleans Hornets during the 2004-05 NBA season averaging 2.7 points per game. He returned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2005 and won the 2005 CBA championship with the team.[5] On April 5, 2005, he joined Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball League.[6] With Fenerbahçe, he averaged 12.5 points and 7.1 rebounds.[7]

In 2006, Edwards was the first player taken in NBA D-League Draft by the Anaheim Arsenal. In 2005-06 he played in Granada, Spain.[8] Edwards returned to Turkey in February 2007 with the team Banvit B.K. In 2008-2009, he played with the Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls in China.[9] In 2009-2010, he played with Shaanxi Kylins. For the 2010-2011 season he signed with the Zagreb club KK Cedevita, where he averaged 12.9 points per game[10] and helped the team enter the Eurocup Basketball 2010–11 Final four. In August 2011 he signed with Anwil Włocławek in Poland.[11] For the 2012–13 season, he signed with KK Igokea. In November 2013, he signed with Homenetmen Beirut.[12]

Coaching career

In October 2014, Edwards was appointed an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets.[13]

On September 26, 2016, Edwards was appointed an assistant coach of the Greensboro Swarm, a new NBA Development League franchise.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 2002 CBA Draft
  2. ↑ Transactions November 1, 2002
  3. ↑ Transactions from the Sports Network. Dec. 2, 2002.
  4. ↑ "National wins CBA All-Star game". Associated Press. January 14, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Corsley Edwards". Eurocup. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Corsley Edwards" (in Spanish). Liga ACB. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Corsley Edwards" (PDF). NBA D-League. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ 2006 D-League Draft, Round 1
  9. ↑ http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=24549
  10. ↑ http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/players/showplayer?pcode=002949
  11. ↑ Anwil Wloclawek lands Corsley Edwards
  12. ↑ "Homenetmen Beirut adds Edwards to their roster, ex Igokea". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Timmons, Nate (October 1, 2014). "Denver Nuggets add two former players to developmental staff". DenverStiffs.com. SB-Nation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Swarm Finalize Coaching Staff". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 26, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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