Jay Edwards (born January 3, 1969, in Marion, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'4" guard from Indiana University, Edwards played in only 4 games for the Clippers in his NBA career. He entered the NBA after playing only two seasons for the Hoosiers. During his sophomore year at Indiana, he averaged 20.0 ppg for the Hoosiers and once held the school record for 20 consecutive games with a three-pointer, leading the Hoosiers to the 1989 Big Ten title. Edwards was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1988 and an All-American in 1989. When Edwards was in high school in Marion, Indiana, he and his teammate teammate, Lyndon Jones, led the Marion Giants to three consecutive state championships. The three-peat was known in Indiana as the "Purple Reign" referring to the schools colors of purple and gold. In 1987 Edwards shared the title of Indiana's "Mr. Basketball" award along with teammate Lyndon Jones. Edwards and Jones would also play together for two years at Indiana University.
In high school Jay was given the nickname "Silk" for his gracefully smooth jump shot.
1989 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
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First Team |
- Sean Elliott
- Pervis Ellison
- Danny Ferry
- Chris Jackson
- Stacey King
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Second Team |
- Mookie Blaylock
- Sherman Douglas
- Jay Edwards
- Todd Lichti
- Glen Rice
- Lionel Simmons
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Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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- 1985: Tarpley
- 1986: Skiles
- 1987: Hopson
- 1988: Grant
- 1989: Edwards & Rice
- 1990: Scheffler
- 1991: J. Jackson
- 1992: J. Jackson
- 1993: Cheaney
- 1994: Robinson
- 1995: Respert
- 1996: Evans
- 1997: B. Jackson*
- 1998: Cleaves
- 1999: Cleaves & Penn
- 2000: Guyton & Peterson
- 2001: Williams
- 2002: Jeffries
- 2003: Cook
- 2004: Harris
- 2005: Brown
- 2006: Dials
- 2007: Tucker
- 2008: White
- 2009: Lucas
- 2010: Turner
- 2011: Johnson
- 2012: Green
*Selection later vacated
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1989 NBA Draft
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First round |
- Pervis Ellison
- Danny Ferry
- Sean Elliott
- Glen Rice
- J. R. Reid
- Stacey King
- George McCloud
- Randy White
- Tom Hammonds
- Pooh Richardson
- Nick Anderson
- Mookie Blaylock
- Michael Smith
- Tim Hardaway
- Todd Lichti
- Dana Barros
- Shawn Kemp
- B. J. Armstrong
- Kenny Payne
- Jeff Sanders
- Blue Edwards
- Byron Irvin
- Roy Marble
- Anthony Cook
- John Morton
- Vlade Divac
- Kenny Battle
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Second round |
- Sherman Douglas
- Dyron Nix
- Frank Kornet
- Jeff Martin
- Stanley Brundy
- Jay Edwards
- Gary Leonard
- Pat Durham
- Clifford Robinson
- Michael Ansley
- Doug West
- Ed Horton
- Dino Rađa
- Doug Roth
- Michael Cutright
- Chucky Brown
- Reggie Cross
- Scott Haffner
- Ricky Blanton
- Reggie Turner
- Junie Lewis
- Haywoode Workman
- Brian Quinnett
- Mike Morrison
- Greg Grant
- Jeff Hodge
- Toney Mack
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Persondata |
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Edwards, Jay |
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Short description |
American basketball player |
Date of birth |
January 3, 1969 |
Place of birth |
Marion, Indiana |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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