Allen Edwards (basketball)

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1975)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Allen Edwards

| image =Allen Edwards in 2020.jpg

| alt =

| image_upright =

| caption = Edwards in 2020.

| current_title = Assistant Coach

| current_team = UMass

| current_conference = Atlantic 10 Conference

| current_record =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|12|16}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1994–1998

| player_team1 = Kentucky

| player_years2 = 1998–1999

| player_team2 = Rockford Lightning

| player_years3 = 1998–1999

| player_team3 = Dakota Wizards

| player_years4 = 1999–2001

| player_team4 = Cincinnati Stuff

| player_positions = Shooting guard, small forward

| coach_years1 = 2003–2006

| coach_team1 = Morehead State (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2006–2009

| coach_team2 = VCU (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 2009–2010

| coach_team3 = Towson (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2010–2011

| coach_team4 = Western Kentucky (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2011–2016

| coach_team5 = Wyoming (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2016–2020

| coach_team6 = Wyoming

| coach_years7 = 2020–2022

| coach_team7 = Loyola Marymount (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2022–present

| coach_team8 = UMass (assistant)

| overall_record = 60–76

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 5–1 (CBI)

| championships = CBI (2017)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Allen Eugene Edwards (born December 16, 1975) is an American basketball coach and former basketball player. He is best known for winning two NCAA championships at the University of Kentucky as a player. Edwards was formerly the head basketball coach at the University of Wyoming.

Playing career

Edwards, a 6'5" shooting guard from Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, went to Kentucky to play for coach Rick Pitino. Edwards played for the Wildcats from 1994 to 1998, a period where the program went 132–16, won three Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships and two national championships. Edwards played a reserve role for the Wildcats on their 1995–96 national title team, averaging 3.3 points per game. With the departure of Tony Delk, Edwards then moved into the starting lineup as a junior, averaging 8.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Kentucky again reached the NCAA championship game, but were upset by Arizona. As a senior in 1997–98, Edwards averaged 9.2 points per game and led the Wildacts to their third straight NCAA title game appearance. This time, Kentucky beat Utah to win their second title in three years.

After the conclusion of his college career, Edwards went undrafted in the 1998 NBA draft. He instead went to the Continental Basketball Association, where he played for the Rockford Lightning.1999-2000 CBA Guide and Register, page 258 He split the 1998–99 season between the Lightning and the Dakota Wizards of the International Basketball Association. He played the next two seasons with the Cincinnati Stuff of the International Basketball League, until the league ceased operations in 2001.{{cite web | title =With the Hiring of Allen Edwards as Assistant Coach, Wyoming Cowboy Basketball Coaching Staff Finalized | publisher =Wyoming athletics | url =http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aac.html | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130209154522/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aac.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =February 9, 2013 | access-date =September 11, 2012 }}

Coaching career

Edwards returned to Kentucky in 2002 to both complete his degree and to serve as an unofficial assistant/manager to his former coach Tubby Smith with the 2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.{{cite web | url=http://www.wildcatworld.com/?page_id=665 | title=2002-2003 Kentucky Basketball Roster }} He then joined the staff of former Wildcat Kyle Macy at Morehead State as a full-time assistant coach in 2003 and remained for three seasons. From 2006 to 2009, Edwards was an assistant at VCU under Anthony Grant.{{cite web|title=Allen Edwards|url=http://vcuathletics.com/mbb/0708bios/edwards.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202115803/http://vcuathletics.com/mbb/0708bios/edwards.php|archive-date=February 2, 2009|publisher=VCU Athletics|access-date=March 30, 2016}} Edwards then was an assistant at Towson in 2009–10 under Pat Kennedy and Western Kentucky in 2010–11 under Ken McDonald, Edwards was hired to coach Larry Shyatt's staff at Wyoming in 2011.{{cite web| title =Allen Edwards USBasket profile | publisher = USBasket profile | url =http://www.usbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=USA&PlayerID=22433 | access-date = September 11, 2012}} He was announced as the 21st head coach at the University of Wyoming on March 21, 2016. In his first year as head coach, Wyoming went 23–15 and took home the 2017 CBI championship. On March 9, 2020 it was announced that Edwards had been let go as the head basketball coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. Edwards coached the team for four years posting an overall record of 60–76 and a conference record of 24–49.{{cite news |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=Allen Edwards out as Wyoming coach after 4 seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28873074/allen-edwards-wyoming-coach-4-seasons |access-date=March 9, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=March 9, 2020}} On April 8, 2020, Edwards was announced as a part of Stan Johnson's first coaching staff at Loyola Marymount.{{cite news |title=Stan Johnson's Experienced Staff Has Coached 27 Postseason and 20 Conference Championship Teams |url=https://lmulions.com/news/2020/4/8/mens-basketball-stan-johnsons-experienced-staff-has-coached-27-postseason-and-20-conference-championship-teams.aspx |access-date=13 April 2020 |work=LMULions.com |publisher=Loyola Marymount University |date=8 April 2020}}

Personal life

Edwards is the younger brother of former NBA player Doug Edwards{{cite web | title =Ex-Cat Allen Edwards Talks Past, Present and Future | publisher =Allkyhoops.com | date =September 14, 2009 | url =http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aac.html | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130209154522/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aac.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =February 9, 2013 | access-date =September 11, 2012 }} and of former Miami Hurricanes player Steve Edwards.[http://www.umsportshalloffame.com/steve-edwards.html Steve Edwards 1992-1996]

Head coaching record

{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Wyoming Cowboys

| conference = Mountain West Conference

| startyear = 2016

| endyear = 2020

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = postseason

| season = 2016–17

| name = Wyoming

| overall = 23–15

| conference = 8–10

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = CBI Champion

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017–18

| name = Wyoming

| overall = 20–13

| conference = 10–8

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2018–19

| name = Wyoming

| overall = 8–24

| conference = 4–14

| confstanding = 10th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2019–20

| name = Wyoming

| overall = 9–24

| conference = 2–16

| confstanding = 11th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Wyoming

| overall = 60–76 ({{winpct|60|76}})

| confrecord = 24–49 ({{winpct|24|49}})

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = 60–76 ({{winpct|60|76}})

}}

References

External links

[https://gowyo.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1253&path=mbball Wyoming profile]
[http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Edwards_Allen.html Kentucky statistics]

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