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Darnell Edge

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Darnell Edge
Edge with Gemlik BK in 2021
No. 1 – Ironi Ness Ziona
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-12) August 12, 1997 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaugerties (Saugerties, New York)
CollegeFairleigh Dickinson (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Starogard Gdanski
2020–2021Mykolaiv
2021–2022Gemlik BK
2022–2023Dinamo București
2023Mersin BBGSK
2023–2024Trepça
2024Indios de San Francisco
2024–presentIroni Ness Ziona
Career highlights and awards

Darnell Antonio Edge (born August 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Fairleigh Dickinson, where he was named first-team All-NEC and NEC tournament MVP as a senior. He has played professionally in Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Kosovo, Dominican Republic, and Israel. With Trepça in 2024, he helped the team win the Kosovo Superleague championship while earning the Finals MVP award.

Early life and high school career

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Edge grew up in Saugerties, New York.[1] He attended Saugerties High School, where he was a sophomore varsity player.[2] He went on to lead the Sawyers to back-to-back championships in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League (MHAL) as a junior and senior[3] while earning back-to-back MHAL Division I and II most valuable player honors.[3][4] The championship in 2013–14 was the school's first ever title.[4]

In 2014–15, the Sawyers won the their first Section 9 Class A championship. Edge had 10 points in the win against Red Hook High School in the final.[5] He was subsequently named the Player of the Year by the Hudson Valley chapter of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) for Section 9 Class A.[6] He was also named Freeman Boys Basketball Player of the Year[2] and earned New York State Sportswriters Association Class A boys basketball All-Stars second team honors.[7] He averaged 18.5 points per game and led Class A with an 83.6 percent free-throw percentage.[2]

Edge reached the 1000-point milestone, finishing with 1016 points in his Saugerties career.[2]

College career

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Freshman season

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As a freshman at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2015–16, Edge appeared in all 33 games, making one start and averaging 4.4 points per game.[8] He scored a season-high 20 points off the bench against Saint Francis on January 28, 2016.[9]

Sophomore season

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As a sophomore in 2016–17, Edge appeared in all 30 games, making 16 starts and averaging nine points, three rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[8] He scored a season-high 19 points twice.[10]

Junior season

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Edge with the FDU Knights in November 2018

As a junior in 2017–18, Edge was named All-NEC Third Team and led the NCAA in Free-Throw Percentage (94.4%).[8] He subsequently became the first Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball player to lead the NCAA in a category in the program's 68-year history.[11] He started all 30 contests in which he played and averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 34.1 minutes per game.[8] On November 18, 2017, he had 18 points and a career high-tying seven steals against Kean University.[12] On January 27, 2018, he scored 21 points with a career-high five 3-pointers against Bryant.[13] He scored a season-high 23 points twice during the season.[14] In the season finale, he suffered a torn patella tendon in his right knee.[15]

Senior season

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As a senior in 2018–19, Edge was named All-NEC First Team and NABC All-District First Team.[8] He was also selected for the Metropolitan Basketball Writer Association's All-Met First Team[16] and was named the NEC tournament MVP in the 2019 tournament.[8] He averaged 16.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. His 92 3-pointers were the second most in FDU single-season history and his 582 total points were fifth-most in FDU single-season history.[8] He was named NEC Player of the Week on November 26, 2018, after averaging 22.5 points on 53.6 percent shooting from the field, including scoring 28 points against Princeton.[17] He scored 32 points against Bryant on February 16, 2019. He made 11 of 14 shots, including 7 of 8 on 3-pointers.[18][19] On March 19, he scored a career-high 33 points in an 82–76 win over Prairie View A&M. It marked FDU's first NCAA Tournament win in school history.[20][21]

Edge finished as the team's 11th all-time leading scorer with a career total of 1,431 points.[22] On December 27, 2019, he was selected to the All-Decade New Jersey college basketball team, an honor given to the top 15 Division I players in New Jersey schools from 2010–2019.[23]

Professional career

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Edge with the Utah Jazz during the 2019 NBA Summer League.

After playing for the Utah Jazz in the 2019 NBA Summer League,[24] Edge joined Polish team SKS Starogard Gdanski in August 2019.[25] He played three games for Starogard Gdanski between September 29 and October 12.[26]

For the 2020–21 season, Edge joined Ukrainian team MBC Mykolaiv. In 32 games, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[26]

For the 2021–22 season, Edge joined Gemlik BK of the Turkish Basketball League. In 30 games, he averaged 22.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[26][27]

For the 2022–23 season, Edge joined Romanian team CS Dinamo București. In 25 games, he averaged 12.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[26] In April 2023, he joined Mersin BBGSK in Turkey. In eight games to finish the TBL season, he averaged 16.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[26]

In November 2023, Edge signed with Trepça for the rest of the 2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Superleague season.[28] He went on to help the team win the Kosovo Cup, the Kosovo Superleague championship, and the Liga Unike championship.[28] He was named Kosovo Superleague Finals MVP[29] and Liga Unike MVP.[30] In the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup season, he averaged 21.5 points and 6.0 assists per game.[31]

In June 2024, Edge joined Indios de San Francisco de Macorís of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. In nine games, he averaged 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[26]

On July 14, 2024, Edge signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[32]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Poland SKS Starogard Gdański I liga 3 23.2 31.8 0.0 100.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 6.3
2020–21 Ukraine MBC Mykolaiv USL 30 24.5 47.8 38.0 91.4 2.7 2.1 0.9 0.0 11.9
2021–22 Turkey Gemlik BK TBL 30 36.3 47.6 35.2 92.2 4.0 4.8 1.1 0.0 22.5
2022–23 Romania CS Dinamo București Liga Națională 25 28.3 52.4 38.8 92.9 3.0 3.2 1.0 0.0 12.6
2023 Turkey Mersin BBGSK TBL 8 30.4 43.6 44.7 95.0 3.6 3.6 1.0 0.0 16.0
2023–24 Kosovo Trepça Kosovo Superleague 21 32.7 91.7 47.9 100.0 4.2 5.8 1.1 0.0 18.8

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson 33 1 13.2 44.5 42.2 95.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 .0 4.4
2016–17 Fairleigh Dickinson 30 16 28.1 50.3 36.6 90.4 3.0 1.3 0.9 .0 9.0
2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson 30 30 34.1 44.9 36.1 94.4 2.9 2.4 1.3 .0 14.5
2018–19 Fairleigh Dickinson 35 35 37.0 47.3 47.7 89.4 3.5 2.4 1.3 .0 16.6
Career 128 82 28.1 46.8 41.4 91.5 2.7 1.8 1.0 .0 11.2

References

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  1. ^ "Saugerties basketball standout Darnell Edge learns the ropes in NBA Summer - Hudson Valley One". hudsonvalleyone.com. July 20, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Disbrow, Jesse (April 11, 2015). "SCHOLASTIC BOYS BASKETBALL: Saugerties' Darnell Edge is Freeman Player of the Year". Daily Freeman. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Rodriguez, Justin. "Saugerties' Edge earns MHAL division MVP honors". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Disbrow, Jesse (February 21, 2014). "SCHOLASTIC BOYS BASKETBALL: Saugerties wins first MHAL championship". Daily Freeman. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Saugerties wins first Section 9 boys title". Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ staff, Freeman staff Freeman (March 28, 2015). "SCHOLASTIC BOYS BASKETBALL: Darnell Edge, Justin Etts named BCANY Players of Year". Daily Freeman. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "SCHOLASTIC BOYS BASKETBALL: Darnell Edge leads state Class A All-Stars". Daily Freeman. April 23, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Darnell Edge - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Darnell Edge 2015-16 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Darnell Edge 2016-17 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Darnell Edge is the NCAA Free-Throw Percentage Champion". FDU Knights Athletics. April 4, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Edge and Holloway combine for 35 in Fairleigh Dickinson win". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson 89-78 Bryant (Jan 27, 2018) Game Recap". ESPN. January 27, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Darnell Edge 2017-18 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  15. ^ "Darnell Edge is the NCAA Free-Throw Percentage Champion". NorthJersey.com. April 4, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "NEC Quintet Named To All-Met Hoops Teams". northeastconference.org. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/26)". northeastconference.org. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson 97-84 Bryant (Feb 16, 2019) Game Recap". ESPN. February 16, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "Edge lifts Fairleigh Dickinson over Bryant 97–84". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson 82-76 Prairie View A&M (Mar 19, 2019) Game Recap". ESPN. March 19, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  21. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Gets Its First Win in the N.C.A.A. Men's Basketball Tournament". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 20, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  22. ^ Devetori, J. P. "Former FDU guard Darnell Edge to play for Utah Jazz in the NBA Summer League". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  23. ^ Carino, Jerry. "New Jersey college basketball's All-Decade team 2010–19". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  24. ^ "Jazz Announce Mini-Camp Roster for 2019 Summer League". www.nba.com. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  25. ^ "Darnell Edge w Polpharmie" (in Polish). plk.pl. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019.
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  27. ^ "Darnell Edge Player Profile, Fairleigh Dickinson – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  28. ^ a b Arsim Maxhera (May 27, 2024). "Darnell Edge tregon pse është e veçantë të luash për Trepçën". Koha (in Albanian). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  29. ^ "KB Trepça, champion of Kosovo after 12 years". koha.net. May 23, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  30. ^ "Super Edge, Super Spektakël: Trepça triumfon në Ligën Unike". Liga Unike (in Albanian). March 31, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  31. ^ "BC Trepça 23–24". fiba.basketball. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  32. ^ "Ironi Hais Motor Nes Ziona official arrival of Darnell Edge". Sportando.basketball. July 14, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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