2025-26 (Senior): Started first 28 games before missing the rest of the season due to injury... 12.7 points (30th ACC), 5.9 rebounds (17th ACC), 4.9 assists (7th ACC, 67th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1st ACC, 12th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (5th ACC, 66th NCAA)... 47.4% FGs, 37.2% on 3FGs, 77.1% FTs... Only player nationally with three games of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 24 points (8-13 FG, 3-5 3FG, 5-7 FT), 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals and a block in the win at Wake Forest 1/20... Added 15 points (6-9 FG, 2-4 3FG), 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in the win vs [12/12] North Carolina 1/3...Triple-double of 21 points (8-10 FG, 3-5 3FG), 11 rebounds (career high), and 10 assists with 5 steals in the win vs Cal State Fullerton 12/28... Had a near triple-double of 9 points, season-high 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals in the win vs Texas A&M 12/7... Triple-double with career highs of 24 points, 13 assists and an SMU-record 10 steals plus 5 rebounds vs Arkansas State 11/21... Had 20 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and a block in the win vs Murray State 11/11... New career-high 20 points with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in opening win vs Tarleton State 11/3....
TRIPLE-DOUBLE X2: Had 21 points, 11 rebounds (career high) and 10 assists with 5 steals in the win vs Cal State Fullerton 12/28 to become the first player in the country with multiple triple-doubles this season... Had 24 points, 13 assists and 10 steals vs Arkansas State 11/21 for the sixth triple-double in SMU history and the 42nd in ACC history (the first with steals), the 10 steals set an SMU record and tied for second in ACC history... AWARDS: All-ACC Honorable Mention, ACC All-Defensive Team, votes for ACC Defensive Player of the Year, votes for ACC Most Improved Player... 3-time ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Jan. 26)....
SMU CAREER RECORDS: Steals average (1.9, T-3rd), Steals (180, 5th), Games started (93, T-12th), Assists (364, 14th), Assists average (3.6, T-15th), Assist-to-turnover ratio (2.30, 6th), 3fG% (36.2, T-28th)...
SMU SEASON RECORDS: Steals average (2.3, T-5th), Steals (65, 7th), Assist-to-turnover ratio (2.56, T-6th).
2024-25 (Junior): Started all 35 games... 9.9 points (52nd ACC), 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists (10th ACC), 2.4 steals (2nd ACC, 11th NCAA), 2.02 assist-to-turnover ratio (10th ACC), double-double...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Team-highs of 16 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for first career double-double in NIT First Round win vs UNI 3/19... Totaled 18 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in the win at Cal 2/26... Had 6 points, 8 assists (1 turnover), 8 rebounds and 2 steals in the win at Virginia Tech 2/5... Had 15 points, career-high 9 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal in win vs Cal 1/29...Career-highs of 19 points (8-11 FGs, 2-2 3FGs) and 6 steals with 6 assists and 3 rebounds in win vs Georgia Tech 1/11... Had 16 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 3FG, 3-3 FT) with 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds in win at Boston College 12/21... 12 points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3FGS, 5-6 FTs), 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals in win vs LSU 12/14... 17 points with 4 assists and 3 steals in Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal vs Cal Baptist 11/26... 17 points, 5 steals, 7 rebounds vs UNC Greensboro 11/11...
HONORS: ACC All-Defensive Team...received votes for ACC Most Improved Player...
SMU SEASON RECORDS: 83 steals (1st), 2.4 steals (T-2nd), 2.02 assist-to-turnover ratio (17th).
2023-24 (Sophomore): Played all 33 games (30 starts)... Averaged 3.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists with a 2.43 assist-to-turnover ratio...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Career-high 10 points with 6 assists and 3 steals in win vs Temple 1/16... Added 6 points (2-2 FG, 2-2 FT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in the win at ECU 1/13...Had 8 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals in the win vs Western Illinois 11/8.
Summer 2023 (SMU 3-0 in Spain): In three games, he averaged a team-best 6.0 assists with 5.3 points and 6.0 rebounds and a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio… nearly had a triple-double in the win in Valencia (10 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists).
2022-23 (Freshman at Tennessee): Played 14 games for a team that made the NCAA Sweet 16… Logged a season-high 10:25 of playing time in UT's home win over South Carolina (2/25/23), finishing with two points and two assists… Earned first-half minutes in consecutive road games at Kentucky (2/18/23) and Texas A&M (2/21/23)… Saw six minutes of action in the first half against Missouri (2/11/23) and scored four points… Appeared in the closing minutes of the win at South Carolina (1/7/23) and against Georgia (1/25/23)… In his first extended action of the season, played 10 minutes against Alcorn State (12/4/22) and dished out a season-high three assists… Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in the closing minutes of the Battle 4 Atlantis win over Butler (11/23/22)… Made his collegiate debut off the bench in Tennessee's season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (11/7/22) and totaled five points on 2-of-2 shooting along with one block.
Prep: Graduated from Knoxville Catholic High School, where he was coached by Michael Hutchens… In four varsity seasons at Catholic, he played in 116 games, scored 2,240 total points and averaged 19.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 52 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-point range (161 of 494)… A consensus four-star prospect, he was rated as the nation's No. 71 overall prospect in the Class of 2022 by Rivals.com… A Mr. Basketball finalist as a senior in 2021-22, Edwards was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II-AA All-State Team after leading the Fighting Irish to the Division II-AA state championship game… Averaged 20.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior… In the 2022 state semifinals, he totaled 23 points (18 in the second half), 13 rebounds and five assists to propel Catholic past unbeaten Brentwood Academy… During his junior season in 2020-21, Edwards led Catholic to a 21-4 record and state semifinal appearance, averaging 19.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game… Was named the 2021 TSSAA Division II-AA Mr. Basketball, becoming the first player in Catholic's history to earn the award; he was also named 2020-21 MaxPreps Tennessee High School Basketball Player of the Year… As a sophomore in 2019-20, Edwards led the Fighting Irish to the Division II-AA state championship—the school's first ever state title… In the 2020 state championship game, he scored 14 points to lead Catholic past a Briarcrest Christian team that featured former Vol Kennedy Chandler; for that 2019-20 campaign, Edwards averaged 19.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game and was named a finalist for 2020 Division II-AA Mr. Basketball—an award ultimately won by Chandler… Also led the Fighting Irish in scoring and assists as a freshman and sophomore at Catholic… Played his AAU ball with the BMaze Elite program, founded by former Tennessee point guard Bobby Maze (2008-10).
Personal: Born Nov. 2002 in Johnson City, Tenn… Son of Tiffany Greenlee and Brian Edwards Sr… His father played football at East Tennessee State University… Academic Major: Exploratory… Recipient of the Earl Keister II Basketball Endowment
