OFFICIAL: WVU Signs Jesse Edwards

On Monday, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins announced the signing of Syracuse transfer Jesse Edwards. The 6'11" forward will have one year of eligibility.

“Obviously, we are excited to have Jesse join our basketball program,” Huggins said in a release by the university. “We haven’t had a rim protector like Jesse since Sagaba Konate and Derek Culver. We should be able to turn it up more defensively, knowing that we will have a rim protector like Jesse behind you. He can really score and rebound the ball, and he’s a guy we will be able to throw the ball inside to score consistently.”

The Amsterdam native averaged 14.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game last season as a senior, including scoring a career-high 27 points in the season finale versus Wake Forest, nabbed a career-best 21 rebounds against Bryant in November and twice swatted a season-high six blocks (Pitt, Richmond), a notch below his career-high set as a junior.

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