Kameron Edwards
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 2, 1996 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, California) |
| College | Pepperdine (2015–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
| 2022–2023 | Agua Caliente/Ontario Clippers |
| Career highlights | |
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Kameron Edwards (born November 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player and social media personality who last played for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves.
Edwards attended Etiwanda High School. He suffered a broken ankle as a sophomore. Edwards became a starter as a junior and averaged 13.6 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds for the 27–5 Eagles.[1] As a senior, he averaged 16.6 points and 8 rebounds per game. Edwards had a season-high 36 points against Gahr High School and had 29 points against Damien High School. He was a two-time All-Inland Valley and Baseline League selection as well as a first-team All-CIF selection as a senior.[2] Edwards committed to Pepperdine on September 15, 2014.[3]
College career
Edwards started 28 of 32 games for Pepperdine as a freshman, averaging 7.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team.[4] Edwards was forced to miss the 2016–17 season with a fractured jaw. He missed five games in December 2017 with a concussion.[5] Edwards averaged 14.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game as a redshirt sophomore.[6] As a junior, Edwards finished as Pepperdine's second-leading scorer (14.7 points per game) and top rebounder (6.2 per game) despite missing several games with a foot injury.[7] He was named Honorable Mention All-WCC. In January 2020, Edwards was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.[8] Edwards averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior, earning Second Team All-WCC honors. He finished his career with 1,346 points.[9]
Professional career
On May 31, 2020, Edwards signed with Kangoeroes Mechelen of the Pro Basketball League (PBL).[10] In October 2021, he joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League after a successful tryout.[11] However, he was waived on November 4.[12]
On February 23, 2022, Edwards was acquired by the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League.[13] He was then later waived on February 26, 2022, and then reacquired again on February 27, 2022.[14]
On December 17, 2022, Edwards was reacquired by the Ontario Clippers[15] but was waived on February 4, 2023.[15]
On October 30, 2023, Edwards joined the Grand Rapids Gold,[16] but was waived on November 7.[17]
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Pepperdine | 32 | 28 | 23.9 | .440 | .100 | .602 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 7.2 |
| 2016–17 | Pepperdine |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Pepperdine | 23 | 21 | 29.2 | .477 | .387 | .670 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | 14.7 |
| 2018–19 | Pepperdine | 18 | 14 | 28.6 | .414 | .344 | .753 | 6.6 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 15.1 |
| 2019–20 | Pepperdine | 31 | 31 | 33.0 | .452 | .284 | .733 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 16.4 |
| Career | 104 | 94 | 28.6 | .448 | .310 | .690 | 6.1 | 1.1 | .9 | .4 | 12.9 | |