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Edwards played college basketball at Boston College, As a freshman he joined Jim O’Brien’s Eagles in 1988-89, played guard, appeared in 28 games, averaged 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 17.1 minutes per game, and shot 32.4 percent from the field, 24.5 percent from three-point range and 62.0 percent at the foul line for a team that finished 12-17 overall and 3-13 in the Big East, placing ninth.

His freshman totals were 139 points, 52 rebounds, 49 assists and 18 steals, and he shared the backcourt with Dana Barros and Bobby Moran while also playing alongside Steve Benton, Doug Able, Corey Beasley and Corey Jackson.

One of his notable freshman performances came when he matched a career high of 13 points in the second half of a game against Seton Hall, and he was also on the floor late in Boston College’s close loss at Georgetown during Big East play.

As a sophomore in 1989-90, Edwards remained at Boston College and became a larger part of the rotation on a team that finished 8-20 overall and 1-15 in the Big East, again placing ninth under O’Brien.

That season he played 28 games, averaged 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 26.4 minutes per game, and shot 39.5 percent from the field, 28.8 percent from three-point range and 64.7 percent from the free-throw line.

His sophomore totals were 250 points, 79 rebounds, 91 assists and 49 steals, and his 91 assists ranked among Boston College’s better single-season totals at the time.

His better sophomore scoring efforts included 19 points in a one-point loss to Villanova and 11 points against Georgetown in early January, but the season was also disrupted late in the year and he left Boston College after two seasons.

Edwards then transferred to James Madison in 1990-91 and sat out that season as a transfer student, which delayed his on-court debut for Lefty Driesell’s program while the Dukes went 19-10 overall and 12-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association, finishing first in the regular season before reaching the NIT.

He returned to active play at James Madison in 1991-92 as a junior, wore No. 15, started 22 of 32 games, and helped the Dukes finish 21-11 overall and 12-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association, tying for first in the regular season before reaching the conference tournament final and the NIT.

His full 1991-92 season row was 32 games, 22 starts, 33.2 minutes, 15.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 44.4 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from three-point range and 80.9 percent from the foul line.

He finished that junior season with 503 points, 109 rebounds and 121 assists, added 50 steals, earned first-team All-CAA honours, and gave James Madison another perimeter scoring threat alongside William Davis, Paul Carter, Jeff Chambers, Kent Culuko and Clayton Ritter.

One of his standout games that season came against Coppin State on December 21, 1991, when he set the James Madison single-game record for free-throw attempts, and another came against Penn State on January 8, 1992, when he scored 22 points in an 82-69 win.

James Madison reached the 1992 CAA tournament final before falling one win short of the automatic NCAA berth, then went to the NIT and lost 78-76 to Rutgers in the first round after Edwards missed a late three-point attempt in the closing seconds.

As a senior in 1992-93, Edwards started all 30 games for a James Madison team that went 21-9 overall and 11-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association, finished first in the regular season, returned to the NIT, and again played under Driesell.

His full 1992-93 season row was 30 games, 30 starts, 29.7 minutes, 13.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, with 46.3 percent shooting from the field, 40.5 percent from three-point range and 76.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Edwards totaled 414 points, 87 rebounds and 91 assists in his final season, added 36 steals, earned first-team All-CAA honours for the second straight year, and was also selected to the 1993 CAA All-Tournament Team.

His notable senior performances included 28 points against Penn State in December 1992, 23 points in a 102-89 win over Old Dominion in January 1993, 26 points against California, 18 points in the CAA tournament semifinal win over American, and a game in which he tied James Madison’s school record with six made three-pointers against Old Dominion.

James Madison advanced to the 1993 CAA tournament championship game before losing 54-49 to East Carolina, and the Dukes then went to the NIT, where they were beaten 77-62 by Seton Hall in the first round despite Edwards scoring 18 points.

Across his four active Division I seasons, Edwards played 118 games, started 52, averaged 26.7 minutes, 11.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, and shot 42.2 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from three-point range and 73.2 percent at the foul line.

His career Division I totals were 1,306 points, 327 rebounds, 352 assists and 153 steals, and his path ran from two Big East seasons at Boston College to a transfer year and then two first-team All-CAA seasons at James Madison on back-to-back NIT teams.