Cesare Edwards

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hartsville, S.C.
High School:
Hartsville

2022-23
Contributed six points on 3-3 shooting, two rebounds and two assists vs. Butler on March 4 ... Played in 23 games, including each of the last 16 games... Played a career-high 18 minutes in the BIG EAST Championship Game vs. Marquette on March 11 ... Had five points and five rebounds at Seton Hall ... Contributed seven points and five rebounds in that DePaul game ... Hit two big shots in three minutes of action at St. John's on Dec. 28 ... Hit 3-4 from the field for six points vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 30.

2021-22
Played in 11 of the last 14 games, contributing a big 3-pointer in the second half of the Vanderbilt win on March 22 ... Had four points and three rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 26 and four points and two rebounds in five minutes vs. Georgetown on March 5 ... Saw his first action since Dec. 8 on Feb. 9 at Seton Hall, contributing eight points on 4-5 shooting in nine minutes of action ... Played a season-high 13 minutes in the Virginia Tech win on Nov. 26 ... Saw the first regular season action of his Xavier career on Nov. 21, contributing three rebounds in nine minutes vs. Norfolk State.

AT HARTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Scored over 1,000 career points and grabbed over 800 career rebounds ... Averaged 17.2 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior under head coach Yusef English, while being named Region Co-Player of the Year, 4A Boys SCBCA All-State, North-South All-Star game selection and a nominee for McDonalds All-American ... Averaged two made 3-pointers per game as a senior while shooting 37 percent from behind the arc ... Averaged 15.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.3 assists as a junior ... Earned a four-star and No. 87 composite ranking from 247Sports.

PERSONAL
Full name is Cesare Moray Edwards ... Nicknamed Cae ... Entrepreneurial studies major ... Parents are Tarshia and Joshua Edwards ... Has a brother, Connor ... Born December 26, 2002 in Columbia, S.C.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	8	at Seton Hall (February 9, 2022)
Field Goals Made	4	at Seton Hall (February 9, 2022)
Field Goals Attempted	5	DePaul (February 18, 2023), Seton Hall (February 26, 2022), at Seton Hall (February 9, 2022)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	1	Vanderbilt (March 22, 2022), Ball State (December 8, 2021)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	1	Nine Times
Free Throws Made	3	St. John's (February 4, 2023)
Free Throws Attempted	4	St. John's (February 4, 2023)
Rebounds	6	Marquette (March 11, 2023)
Assists	2	Butler (March 4, 2023)
Blocks	1	Four Times
Steals	1	Six Times