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Bill Edwards (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

Pro career
  
1994–2006

Career start
  
1994

Children
  
Bill Edwards

NBA draft
  
1993 / Undrafted

Weight
  
95 kg

Position
  
Role
  
Basketball player

Listed height
  
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Name
  
Bill Edwards

Career end
  
2006


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Born
  
August 28, 1971 (age 52) Middletown, Ohio (
1971-08-28
)

College
  
Wright State (1989–1993)

Listed weight
  
210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)

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William Allen "Bill" Edwards (born August 28, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 2.03 m (6'8") tall small forward-power forward. His nickname was "Dollar Bill Edwards".

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College career

Edwards played college basketball at Wright State University, where he became one of the school's legends. He was voted the Summit League Player of the Year in 1993.

Professional career

Edwards was never drafted by an NBA franchise, and despite having played a few games with the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1993–94 season, it was in Europe that he had a significant 12-year career. He played in the EuroLeague with the Greek club PAOK, in the 1999–00 season, and in the FIBA SuproLeague, with the French club ASVEL, in the 2000–01 season.

United States national team

Edwards was a member of the bronze medal winning senior men's Team USA at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

Personal

Edwards is the father of former Middletown High School standouts Bill Edwards Jr., who on May 6, 2009, signed a Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Penn State, and Vincent Edwards, who plays college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.

References

Bill Edwards (basketball) Wikipedia