Carsen Edwards

Basketball player and NCAA standout

Carsen Edwards - Basketball player and NCAA standout
Born

March 12th, 1998
27 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played college basketball at Purdue University, where established a reputation as a prolific scorer. Helped lead Purdue to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight in 2019. Entered the NBA after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft. Played for the Celtics and later joined the Detroit Pistons, contributing as a guard with sharpshooting capabilities.

Averaged over 24 points per game in 2019 NCAA Tournament

Named to the All-Big Ten First Team

Selected 33rd overall in the 2019 NBA Draft

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