Justin Stefan Edwards (born October 31, 1992) is a Canadian professional

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player for BC Körmend of the Hungarian first division. He attended and played college basketball for the

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and

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...

College career

Edwards played two seasons at

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and averaged 16.7 points and 5.2 rebounds as a sophomore. He transferred to

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and sat out a season. As a junior at Kansas State, he posted 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Before his senior year, he exercised more in anticipation for an expanded role and led the Wildcats to a 7-1 start. Edwards had his best game at Kansas State in his last match, an 85-63 loss to

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in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals; he scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. As a senior, he averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

Professional career

2016–17 season

On July 28, 2016, Edwards started his professional career with the Hungarian

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, signing a one-year deal. On November 2, 2016, Edwards recorded 22 points by playing just 24 minutes, shooting 9-of-11 from the field, along with three rebounds, six assists and three steals in 111–91 blowout win over

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. He was subsequently named FIBA Europe Cup Top Performer of Week 3. Edwards won the 2017 Hungarian Cup and the 2017 Hungarian League Championship titles with Alba, leading the team to its first titles in five years. In 47 games played during the 2016–17 season (played in the FIBA Europe Cup and all Hungarian competitions), he averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

2017–18 season

On June 27, 2017, Edwards joined the

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for the

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. On July 24, 2017, Edwards signed with the Italian team

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. On November 12, 2017, Edwards recorded 24 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in an 88–81 win over

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. He was subsequently named LBA Round 7 MVP. On November 20, 2017, Edwards was transferred from Orlandina to the South Korean team

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. On December 5, 2017, Edwards recorded a career-high 41 points, shooting 17-of-30 from the field, along with seven rebounds, three assists and four steals in a 100–99 win over the

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. In 38 games played for the Orions, he averaged 17.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. On March 3, 2018, Edwards joined the French team

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for the rest of the season. Edwards helped Nanterre reach the 2018 Pro A Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Strasbourg.

2018–present

On July 24, 2018, Edwards signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team

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. However, on December 13, 2018, Edwards parted ways with Nahariya after appearing in seven games. On August 29, 2019, Edwards returned to Hungary for a second stint, signing with Egis Körmend for the 2019–20 season. On July 6, 2020, Edwards has signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională. On 5 August 2021, Edwards signed a contract with KK Studentski centar (later SC Derby) of the

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and the

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