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VJ Edgecombe, 19, was named the 2024-25 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year and earned All-Big 12 Second Team honours after producing 15.0 points on 43.6-percent shooting (34.0% 3FG, 78.2% FT), 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.1 steals, and 32.7 minutes in thirty-three games during his lone collegiate season. His sixty-eight steals last season were tied for the fourth-most throughout the conference and set the all-time record by a freshman in programme history.
The Baylor product led all Big 12 freshmen in scoring whilst also ranking third in both rebounds and assists among the conference’s freshmen class. He produced six games of at least twenty points at the collegiate ranks, including a career-best thirty points on 8-of-13 shooting (11-12 FT) against Kansas State on January 22. Edgecombe also had at least three makes from beyond arc on seven occasions last season, shooting at least 50.0-percent from deep in five of those contests.
Edgecombe’s versatility was on full display at the college ranks, having finished the 2024-25 campaign as one of seven players nationwide – and one of only two freshmen – to average at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals.
A member of the Bahamian National Team at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Edgecombe reached the 20-point mark in two of the team’s four games, averaging 16.5 points on 57.1-percent shooting (38.5% 3FG) and 2.0 steals in FIBA competition. He was also named the New York Gatorade Player of the Year in consecutive years from 2022-24, in addition to being selected as a 2024 McDonald’s All-American prior to attending Baylor.
