Mike Edwards

Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Westland, Mich.
High School:
John Glenn High School

• Kevin Brophy Memorial Scholarship recipient.

Final Bio (PDF)

2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Posted playing time in 14 contests, including six SEC outings.
• After attempting just one 3-pointer in 237 shots from the floor in his first three seasons at Georgia, put up two attempts from behind the arc during his senior campaign.
• Made a strong showing in Georgia’s exhibition win at UAB, scoring nine points in 13 minutes.
• Saw first-half action at Alabama, scoring two points and grabbing a board in six minutes played.

2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Played in 29 contests, including 17 of 18 SEC regular-season contests.
• The first Bulldog off the bench – along with Juwan Parker – in the season opener.
• Notched the first DNP of his career when he missed the San Diego State game due to a stomach ailment.
• That was the first time he failed to see action during his collegiate career and snapped the longest active games played streak on the Bulldogs’ roster at 72 outings.
• Scored a season-high 11 points in 22 minutes of playing time against Winthrop.
• Chipped in nicely at Missouri, scoring four points, grabbing four boards, dishing out an assist and swatting a shot in 12 minutes.

2016-17 Season Highlights:
• One of just four Bulldogs to see action in all 34 games, with a pair of starts at Tennessee on Feb. 11 and against Belmont in the first round of the NIT on March 15.
• Logged double-digit minutes in 33 contests, including 20 or more MP in 12 games and a career-high 34 against Kentucky in Athens.
• Posted a trio of double-digit scoring outputs, doing so against Gardner-Webb, Marquette and Kentucky in Athens.
• Saw considerable improvement at the free throw line, going from a 29.7 percent clip as a freshman to 62.3 percent as a sophomore...and was an even better 65.5 percent at the line in SEC play.
• Also upped his field goal percentage in SEC action by a significant clip – 34.9 percent as a freshman to 56.0 percent (UGA’s best effort) as a sophomore.
• Joined Pape Diatta as the first Bulldogs off the bench in the season opener at Clemson, both checking in at the 15:17 mark of the first half.
• Active early at Clemson, with five points and four rebounds in the opening period against the Tigers.
• Equaled his career-best rebounding effort with eight boards against Morehouse.
• Forced into extended minutes versus Kentucky in Athens when Yante Maten suffered a knee sprain 95 seconds into the game. Responded with his first-ever double-digit scoring output in SEC play (10 points) in a career-most 34 minutes.
• A bright spot at Arkansas, where he scored nine points and grabbed five boards in 16 minutes of action.

2015-16 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in all 34 games, including his first career start at Missouri.
• Posted double-digit playing time in 31 of 34 games, including 10 contests when he played 20 minutes or more.
• Georgia’s leading scorer with 11 points in the Bulldogs’ exhibition victory over Armstrong State.
• Hauled in a season-high eight rebounds in the second game of the campaign against Murray State on Nov. 20, a tally he later matched at Auburn on Feb. 24.
• Reached double figures for the first time with a 14-point outburst against Oakland on Dec. 1, connecting on 7-of-8 shots from the field against the Grizzlies.
• Also logged a season-high 29 minutes of PT against Oakland, a school located less than an hour from his hometown.
• Most productive SEC outing included seven points and four boards in just 14 minutes of action at LSU on Jan. 26.
• Averaged 19.8 minutes per game during the final four postseason outings – SEC Tournament matchups with South Carolina and Kentucky and NIT outings versus Belmont and Saint Mary’s.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Rod Watts at John Glenn High School.
• Tabbed captain of the Class A All-State by the Detroit Free Press as a senior.
• Selected to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan “Best of the Best” 10-player All-State team as a senior.
• Named first-team All-State by the AP in 2015, as well as second team by the Detroit News and third team by Preps Hoops Michigan.
• As a senior, averaged a double-double of 18.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, as well as 2.5 blocks and 2.3 steals.
• Helped lead the Rockets to the finals of the Class A, District 15 Tournament.
• Poured in a career-high 25 points in three separate outings – vs. Canton, Plymouth and Taylor Truman in the playoffs.
• Posted career-high tallies of 20 rebounds and eight blocks as a senior.
• Notched 10 20-point outings in 23 games played as a senior.
• Scored 22 points versus Detroit Western, the eventual 2015 Michigan Class A state champions, in the Detroit PSL Holiday Hoops Classic in December 2014.
• Averaged 4.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a junior before his breakout senior campaign.

Personal:
• Full Name: Michael Markus James Edwards
• Birthdate / Birthplace: May 20, 1997 / Westland, Mich.
• Parents: Michael Edwards and Jill Edwards
• Academic Major: Communication Studies
• His father, also named Mike, played defensive end at Michigan State from 1990-92 and tied for team-high sack honors during his senior season with 3.0 for -18 yards.