Aaliyah Edwards

Aaliyah Edwards
	Edwards with UConn in 2022
Washington Mystics
Position	Forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	July 9, 2002 (age 21); Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Crestwood Prep; (Toronto, Ontario)
College	UConn (2020–2024)
WNBA draft	2024: 1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
	WBCA Coaches' All-American (2024); Honorable Mention All-American – AP (2024); Second-team All-American – USBWA (2024); Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2023); 2× First-team All-Big East (2023, 2024); Big East Most Improved Player of the Year (2023); Big East Sixth-Woman of the Year (2021); Big East All-Freshman Team (2021);
Women's basketball
Representing Canada
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship

Aaliyah Edwards (born July 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at UConn. Edwards played high school basketball at Crestwood Preparatory College, in Toronto, Ontario, where she led her school to three championships and played for Canadian national U16, U17 and senior FIBA Cup teams. Recruited by UConn's Geno Auriemma and the Huskies, Edwards excelled in her junior and senior seasons, both years appearing on NCAA women's All-America teams.

College career edit

Edwards graduated after playing with the UConn Huskies women's basketball team for four seasons.^[1] As a junior, she averaged double-double of 18.3 points and 11 rebounds per game, an improvement from her sophomore season, when she averaged 7.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The sturdy junior forward became the first UConn player with 20 points and 20 rebounds since Maya Moore in 2010.^[2] Edwards was selected first-team All-Big East and second-team All-America as a senior, a season in which UConn narrowly lost against Iowa in the Final Four after playing to a record-breaking 14.4 million ESPN basketball viewers.

National team career edit

Edwards has won silver at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship as part of the junior team, and then silver with the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.

In July 2021, Edwards was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.^[3]^[4]

Personal life edit

Aaliyah Edwards was born in Kingston, Ontario, to parents Jacqueline and Stanford Edwards. She wears purple and yellow braids to pay homage to the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant.

Career statistics edit

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

College edit


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020–21	UConn	29	6	21.8	68.9	0.0	63.6	5.7	0.9	1.0	1.0	2.0	10.7
2021–22	UConn	36	26	24.9	52.1	40.0	74.0	5.1	1.4	1.1	0.5	2.1	7.9
2022–23	UConn	37	37	32.7	58.9	100.0	77.3	9.0	2.4	1.2	1.1	3.0	16.6
2023–24	UConn	37	37	30.3	59.3	0.0	74.7	9.2	2.1	1.7	1.0	2.5	17.6
Career	139	106	27.8	59.3	33.3	73.6	7.3	1.8	1.3	0.9	2.4	13.4