Simone Edwards
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

THE Edwards FILE

Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Bachelor's Degree/Year: Iowa/1997
Years at Radford: 1

Contact Phone: 540-831-5123
Contact Email: sedwards57@radford.edu

Edwards ON
The Court

Coaching

2007-Current

Asst. Coach, Radford

Playing

1993-95
Seminole J.C.
1995-97
Iowa
1998
Elitzur Delek (ISR)
1999-00
Bnei Yehuda (ISR)
2000-05
Seattle Storm (WNBA)
2000-01
Ranana (ISR)
2001-03
Maccabi Ramat-Hen (ISR)
2004
Centro Energia Caserta (ITA)
2005
Levoni Taranto (ITA)
2006
Perfumerias Avenida
(ESP)
2007
Pesci (Hungary)

Profile:

Former WNBA player Simone Edwards has joined the Highlander coaching staff as an assistant. Edwards, who played for the Seattle Storm and is currently a member of the Jamaican National Team, will work primarily with RU’s post players.

“I love what coach Porter is building here at Radford,” commented Edwards. “I enjoy the competitive edge and I wanted to be part of a program that is rebuilding and help them get to the next level.”

The last original member of the Seattle Storm, Edwards retired on May 19, 2006 after six seasons with Storm. She came to Seattle as a free agent in 2000 after spending one season as a developmental player for the New York Liberty. Edwards averaged 7.4 points per game her first two seasons and started 27 games in 2002. She left ranked third in Storm career rebounds with 625 and fourth in points with 936

“Simone is a tremendous hire and a great fit for Radford Women’s Basketball at this time,” stated Porter. “She brings a wealth of playing experience on the highest level of women’s basketball, from the collegiate level to the professional and the international levels.”

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Edwards played her collegiate ball at Seminole Junior College (1993-95) and Iowa (1995-97). A Junior College All-American, she was a two-time Most Valuable Player of the Bi-State West Conference and the NCJAA Region II as she averaged 22.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. At Iowa, she averaged 7.1 ppg and led the Hawkeyes in field goal percentage (.557) as a senior.

“She has competed with and against the best in the world and has also had the benefit of learning from one of the best post players of all time in Anne Donovan,” said Porter. “Along with that, she opens the door to international recruiting with her connections to the Caribbean countries and specifically to her native country of Jamaica. I believe that her expertise will enable us to take our recruiting and our inside presence to an entirely new level. We are extremely excited that she has decided to join our basketball family and we welcome her to Radford University.”

Edwards also has international playing experience, competing overseas in Israel (1998-03), Italy (2004-05), Spain (2006) and Hungary (2007). Playing for Maccabi Ramat-Hen, she led the Israeli League in scoring, averaging 18.7 points per game for the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.

“I love teaching the game,” said Edwards. “I was given the opportunity to get a scholarship, play basketball on every level and learn from some of the best coaches in the world. Now, I would like to take all of the knowledge I gained throughout the years and give back by teaching young athletes the game of basketball.”

Off the court, she is involved with her own charitable organization. She created the Simone4Children foundation which was created to assist economically disadvantaged children in Seattle and Jamaica.