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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Kyler Edwards
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Findlay Prep [Henderson, Nev.]
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 29 | at Tulsa (1/15/22) | ||
| FG | 10 | at Tulsa (1/15/22) | ||
| FGA | 21 | at Tulsa (1/15/22) | ||
| 3FG | 7 | at Tulsa (1/15/22) | ||
| 3FGA | 15 | at Tulsa (1/15/22) | ||
| FT | 9 | vs. Abilene Christian (12/9/20) | ||
| FTA | 10 | vs. Abilene Christian (12/9/20) | ||
| Rebounds | 11 11 11 |
vs. Memphis (3/13/22) vs. Hofstra (11/9/21) vs. Grambling State (12/6/20) |
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| Assists | 8 8 |
vs. Tulane (3/12/22) at South Florida (1/5/22) |
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| Steals | 3 (10X) | Most recently at Memphis (3/6/22) |
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| Blocks | 4 | vs. Baylor (1/7/20) | ||
| Minutes | 48:40 | at Wichita State (2/20/22) | ||
• 2021-22 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team
• 2021-22 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2021-22 NABC All-District 24 First Team
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2021-22 All-Texas Third Team (Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball)
• 2021-22 All-Texas Defensive Team (Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball)
• 2021 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• The American Player of the Week (Jan. 24, 2022)
• The American Player of the Week (Jan. 17, 2022)
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 20, 2020)
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Joined Houston in April 2021 as a transfer from Texas Tech... Chose Houston over Texas and LSU.
SENIOR (2021-22)
Started in all but one game in his first season at Houston... Led all available Houston student-athletes and ranked 11th in the American Athletic Conference with 13.8 points per game... Stood second among the Cougars and 10th in the league with 5.9 rebounds per game... Was one of three players to rank among The American’s Top-11 leaders in both scoring and rebounding... Led the Cougars and ranked among the league’s Top-10 leaders in 3-point field goal percentage (33.3, 5th) and 3-point field goals made per game (2.7, 3rd)... Stood fourth in the league with a 2.05 assist-turnover ratio... Tied for eighth in The American witih three double-doubles... Posted a double-double in his Houston debut with 10 points and 11 rebounds in overtime win over Hofstra inside the Fertitta Center... Drained two 3-pointers and added an assist win over the Pride (11/9)... Totaled 18 points with three 3-pointers and added six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals in win over Rice (11/12)... Led all players with five 3-pointers on the way to 18 points in win over rv/#25 Virginia... Added two rebounds with a blocked shot against the Cavaliers (11/16)... Totaled 10 points with three rebounds and four assists in Maui Jim Maui Invitational First-Round win over Butler (11/22).. Led Houston with 18 points, thanks to 6-of-8 shooting from the 3-point line, and grabbed five rebounds with an assist and steal against Wisconsin in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Semifinals (11/23)... Posted nine points with six rebounds and two steals in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Third-Place Game win over rv/#23 Oregon (1/24)... Scored 10 points with three rebounds, four assists and two steals in win over Northwestern State (11/30)... Recorded second double-double of season with 12 points and 10 rebounds in home win over Bryant... Added two assists against the Bulldogs (12/3)... Posted 12 points with seven rebounds and a blocked shot in win over Alcorn State (12/6).... Scored 12 points with seven rebounds and two steals in win over Louisiana (12/14)... Totaled 13 points with six rebounds and added a steal and blocked shot in win over Oklahoma State at Hoop Hype XL in Fort Worth, Texas... Moved past 1,000 points in his collegiate career with a 3-pointer in the first half against the Cowboys (12/18)... Finished with 14 points and four 3-pointers and grabbed four rebounds in win over Texas State (12/22)... Returned from ankle injury to post 15 points with eight rebounds, eight assists and two blocked shots in win at South Florida (1/5)... Grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists in home win over Wichita State (1/8)... Led all players with 29 points and seven 3-pointers and added three assists in road win at Tulsa (1/15)... Topped all players with 23 points and six 3-pointers in home win over South Florida (1/18)... Led all players with 25 points and six 3-pointers and added eight rebounds with seven assists in home win over East Carolina (1/22)... Topped all players with 17 points and four 3-pointers and added seven rebounds with four assists in win at UCF (1/29)... Finished with eight points, six rebounds and tied for game-high honors with six assists and three steals in home win over Tulane... Became first player in school history to play all 40 minutes in a regulation game inside the Fertitta Center against the Green Wave (2/2)... Totaled 17 points with four rebounds and four assists at –/rv SMU (2/9)... Nearly posted a triple double with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in home win over UCF (2/17)... Finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds in win at Wichita State (2/20)... Led all players with 21 points and four 3-pointers in win at Tulane (2/23)... Posted 12 points with four rebounds and four assists in home win over Cincinnati (3/1)... Recorded nine points with five rebounds, six assists, three steals and a pair of blocked shots in home win over Temple (3/3)... Led Houston with 19 points, seven rebounds and added four assists and three steals at Memphis (3/3). The American Championship: Finished with 12 points and four rebounds in Quarterfinal win over Cincinnati (3/11)... Led all players with 20 points, eight assists and six 3-pointers in Semifinal win over Tulane (3/12)... Finished with eight points, five assists, three steals and a game-high 11 rebounds in Title Game win over Memphis (3/13)... Named to All-Tournament after averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. NCAA Tournament: Led Cougars with 25 points, seven rebounds and six 3-pointers and dished out three assists in First-Round win over UAB (3/18)... Posted 15 points with six rebounds and four assists in Second-Round win over No. 19/16 Illinois (3/20)... Finished with 19 points and led all players with five 3-pointers in Sweet 16 win over #2/2 Arizona... Added five rebounds with three assists and a steal against the Wildcats (3/24).
JUNIOR (2020-21 at Texas Tech)
Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after averaging 10.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.1 steals and a team-leading 2.8 assists per game in his third season with the Red Raiders... Scored a season-high 20 points in a home win over TCU where he was 7-for-8 from the field, including 4-for-5 on 3-pointers... Had two 19-point games wins over Abilene Christian and at Iowa State... Led the Red Raiders with 56 3-pointers on the season, making at least one in 27 of 29 games played... Finished the year shooting 56-for-134 (41.8 percent) from beyond the arc and made 3+ in eight games after going 3-for-6 and finishing with 11 points and five assists against Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament Second Round loss... Scored 12 points and had six rebounds and four assists in the NCAA Tournament First Round win over Utah State... Averaged 2.8 assists for the season started with a career-high seven assists in the season opener against Northwestern State and also included a six-assist performance against West Virginia at home... Recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Grambling where he also had five assists and two steals... Scored in double figures in 15 games, including leading the team with 18 points at Baylor in the regular-season finale, where he was 4-for-6 on 3-pointers to go along with four assists... Through 98 games, has now scored 856 points and recorded 218 assists and 347 rebounds... Along with his success on the court, was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20 at Texas Tech)
Averaged 11.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game... A starter in all 31 games, scored a career-high with 24 points at Kansas State where he went 9-for-14 from the field with three 3-pointers and followed it by making a career-best five 3-pointers in a 22-point performance against Iowa State... Led the Red Raiders in scoring in four games and had a career-high nine rebounds at West Virginia with nine points... Scored in double figures in 17 of 31 games with three games of 20+ scoring with the addition of a 20-point game against CSU Bakersfield... Finished the season making 48 3-pointers, which was third most on the team with 14 games of 2+... Along with hitting five 3-pointers against Iowa State, also had four 3-pointers in the 46-point win over TCU at home... In conference play, averaged 11.4 points per game... Along with his scoring, had 95 assists for the season with 20 games of 3+ assists, including matching his career-best with six assists at Kansas... Earned Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 20 after his performances at Kansas State and against Iowa State.
FRESHMAN (2018-19 at Texas Tech)
Averaged 5.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game where he helped lead the Red Raiders to the National Championship Game... Scored 12 points in the national final against Virginia after going 4-for-5 from the field, including going 2-for-3 on 3-pointers and then also knocking down two free throws in the overtime game... Played in all 38 games in his first season as a reserve and finished the year with 42 assists, 23 steals and 31 3-pointers... Scored a career-high 19 points in a win over Northern Colorado where he went 7-for-7 from the field with four 3-pointers and had five double-digit scoring performances on the year... Began his collegiate career with 10 points in the season opener against UIW and followed it with nine points against Mississippi Valley State... Scored 10 points in games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Abilene Christian... In conference play, had a high of nine points in games against Kansas State and Iowa State... Averaged 5.8 points per game in six NCAA tournament games capped by the 12-point performance against Virginia... Also had eight points in Elite Eight win over Gonzaga, where he hit two 3-pointers... Added six points in the Final Four semifinal victory over Michigan State where he also had four rebounds... Finished the season shooting 31-for-69 (44.9 %) from beyond the arc.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Celester Collier at James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas, and for Rodney Haddix at Findlay Prep in Nevada ... Rated as a four-star prospect and received an 81 scout grade from ESPN.com... Posted 16.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a senior... Poured in a team-leading 23 points versus La Lumiere from Indiana in quarterfinal round of GEICO Nationals in New York. James Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas): Amassed 22.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game during his junior season... Tabbed District 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year... Signed his National Letter of Intent in November 2017... Received nearly 30 scholarship offers out of high school... Chose Texas Tech over Butler, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kyler Alexander Edwards... Born in Arlington, Texas... Son of Lori Alexander and Kelvin Edwards... Father played wide receiver in the NFL for New Orleans, Dallas and San Francisco after playing collegiately at Liberty University... Also played for the Dallas Texans in the Arena Football League... Has brothers, Keldrick Edwards, Carl McKenzie, Kaleb Edwards and Kelvin Edwards Jr., and sisters Kelvina Edwards, Shadia C, Kristina Edwards, Keria Edwards, Kindal Black, Krystal Alexander and Kailee Edwards... Majoring in retailing and consumer sciences.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
