[1] His performances during his high school career earned him several honors; he was selected in the Parade All-America Third Team and was the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year in 1992,[2] and some sources ranked him among the top 10 seniors of his class.
The following season he could start again for the Hurricanes, was the top scorer of the team and improved his rebounding average, which went up to 4.5 per game; he also recorded a .771 free throw percentage, which was the best of his college career and among the best of the Big East (ranked 4th in the conference).
He was named team co-captain for his senior season (the other being Alex Fraser), and led again the Hurricanes in scoring with a 12.9 points per game average.
[10] Edwards then moved to Europe and was part of the roster of the St. Petersburg Lions: with the Russian team he played 5 Euroleague games, averaging 13.4 points and 3.8 rebounds.
He spent part of the 2001–02 season with Universidad Complutense, and in April 2002 he signed for the Cantabria Lobos, with which he played 4 games in the top level of Spanish basketball, averaging 5.5 points and 1 rebound.