Edwards played college basketball for the UConn Huskies from 2020 to 2024.[4] As a junior, she averaged a 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. She became the first UConn player with 20 points and 20 rebounds since Maya Moore in 2010.[5] As a senior, Edwards was selected first-team All-Big East and second-team All-America after UConn made the final four of the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Professional career
WNBA
Washington Mystics (2024–2025)
On April 15, 2024, Edwards was selected in the first round of the 2024 WNBA draft as the sixth pick by the Washington Mystics.[6] On April 18, she signed her rookie scale contract with the team.[7] On May 15, Edwards made her debut in an 80–85 loss to the New York Liberty, recording 6 points and 2 rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench.[8] She made her first career start on May 19 in a 75–84 loss to the Seattle Storm, posting 9 points and 11 rebounds.[9] Edwards had her best game of the season on June 6 in a 71–79 loss to the Chicago Sky, with career highs in points (23), rebounds (14), and blocks (4).[10] Throughout the season, she alternated between starting and playing off the bench, usually replacing the starting center, Shakira Austin, who struggled with injuries.[8] Edwards herself missed three games in June and the final three games of the season in September due to back and ankle injuries, respectively.[11][12] Overall, in her rookie season, she played in 34 games and started 17, averaging 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game.[13]
Edwards missed the start of the 2025 season due to a back injury and lost her spot in the rotation to rookie Kiki Iriafen. Edwards struggled to carve out minutes throughout the season, and on July 1, it was reported that the Mystics were working to trade her.[14] Overall, she played in 21 games for Washington in 2025, averaging 6.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game.[15]
Connecticut Sun (2025–present)
On August 7, 2025, Edwards was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Jacy Sheldon and the right to swap 2026 first-round picks (Washington's Minnesota pick for Connecticut's New York pick).[16] She made her debut on August 11 in an 86–94 loss to the Las Vegas Aces, recording 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 17 minutes off the bench.[17]
Edwards was once again the youngest member of the team for the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, where Canada finished fourth.[22] In July 2021, she was named to team Canada's roster for the Tokyo Olympics. She was the team's youngest member.[23][24] In the Olympic tournament, Edwards played only 31 seconds across two group stage games, as Canada failed to advance to the quarterfinals.[22]
In the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, Edwards was one of the key players on the team that won bronze medals. Over the course of seven games, she averaged 26.4 minutes, 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game.[25]
In July 2024, Edwards was named to team Canada's roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[26] In the Olympic tournament, she played in all three group stage games, averaging 3.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.3 steals in 20.8 minutes per game. Canada once again failed to progress to the quarterfinals.[27]
Edwards was born in Kingston, Ontario, to Jacqueline and Stanford Edwards. She wears purple and yellow braids to pay homage to the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant, and her late brother Jermaine.[30][3] She is of Jamaican descent.[31] Edwards is a vegetarian.[32]
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