Edmond Sumner

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
183
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Country Day

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches ... Led Xavier in assists at 5.0 apg. during the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 29 vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden ... Contributed 17 points, four rebounds and seven assists to the XU victory over SJU before suffering the injury in what proved to be his last game as a Musketeer ... Also was second on the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg., including a team-high 16.9 ppg. in BIG EAST play ... Contributed 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22 ... Scored all of his game-high 22 points at Butler on Jan. 14 in the second half, his fourth 20-point game of the season ... posted a 20-point, seven-assist game vs. St. John's on Jan. 7 which earned him a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for a second straight week ... BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 2, in large part for his game at Georgetown on Dec. 31: career-high 28 points with eight rebounds and six assists ... Career-high tying nine assists with no turnovers vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20 ... Scored in double figures in 19 of his 21 games ... Scored 19 points on Dec. 3 at Baylor ... 24 points with six assists vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11 ... 17 vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 20, including 11 in the decisive second half.

2016-17 ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE
Named 2016-17 preseason First Team All-BIG EAST ... Named on the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list ... Atlanta Tipoff Club had Sumner on the preseason watch list of 50 players in consideration for the 2017 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year ... Also named on the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List ... The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons ... Selected by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as one of the 20 watch list members for the 2017 Bob Cousy Award, an honor which recognizes the top point guard in men’s college basketball.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team (collegeinsider.com) .... Unanimous selection to the 2015-16 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team by the BIG EAST coaches ... Second Team All-BIG EAST selection by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report ... 19 points (11-of-13 free-throw shooting), a career-high nine assists and six rebounds in the win over Villanova on Feb. 24 and 21 points to go with a career-high tying nine rebounds and four assists vs. Seton Hall on March 11 ... Second on the team in scoring at 11.0 ppg. (27th in the BIG EAST), including 20 points to go with five assists vs. Marquette on Feb. 6 ... Scored a team-high 14 points in the AdvoCare Invitational championship game win over Dayton and 11 points to go with five assists and three steals vs. Cincinnati on Dec. 12 ... Scored in double figures in 22 games, including 10 of the last 13 games ... Second on the team in assists at 3.6 apg. (10th in the BIG EAST), including seven assists with one turnover vs. Marquette on March 10 ... Started each of the first 13 games before suffering an injury less than three minutes into the game at Villanova on Dec. 31 ... Returned to the court for the game at Marquette on Jan. 16, coming off the bench to contribute 15 points and five assists.

NATIONAL AND FIVE-TIME BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOREE IN 2015-16
BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week five times, including Feb. 22 after averaging 16.5 points and 2.0 assists with 0 turnovers in Xavier wins over No. 23/20 Providence on Feb. 17 and at Georgetown on Feb. 20 ... Shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the field, including 66.7 percent (2-of-3) from 3-point range, and 100 percent (11-of-11) from the free-throw line for the week; led Xavier with a season-high 22 points in the win at Georgetown ... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Feb. 8 after averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Xavier’s wins over St. John’s on Feb. 3 and Marquette on Feb. 6, where he had 20 points to go with five assists ... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 18 after contributing 15 points, five assists and three rebounds in the Jan. 16 victory at Marquette ... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week two straight weeks before the game at Villanova (Dec. 21 and 28): Dec. 28 after scoring 21 points in the win at Wake Forest on Dec. 22, while grabbing a career-high nine rebounds ... In addition to the BIG EAST award that week, he was named Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week for games ending the week of Dec. 27; selected by CBSSports.com’s Matt Norlander, in partnership with the USBWA ... Earned the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor Dec. 21 after scoring 13 points to go with five assists vs. Auburn on Dec. 19 ... Scored 13 points in the USC win on Nov. 27 ... 19 points in the season-opening win over Miami on Nov. 13, including 13 second-half points.

AS A MUSKETEER (2014-15)
Member of the 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Played in six early games last season before being shut down for medical reasons.

AT COUNTRY DAY
An explosive combo guard who averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game as a senior team captain while shooting 50 percent from the field ... All-State selection each of his final two seasons ... Two-time selection to the All-County “Dream Team” ... All-Metro “Dream Team” selection as a senior ... BCAM’s BEST as voted by coaches ... Candidate for Michigan’s “Mr. Basketball” and McDonald’s All-American ... Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee ... Won one state title, two regional championships and three district championships during his career, while also reaching the 1,000-Point Club ... Averaged 16.3 points, 6.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game as a junior while leading his team to a 25-3 overall record and the MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association) Class B State Championship ... Excellent student who earned Cum Laude honors in grade years 9-11 and Magna Cum Laude in the 12th grade ... Basketball coach: Mark Bray.

HIGHLY RANKED
A four-star recruit by ESPN.com, ranked No. 78 overall and No. 17 at point guard ... Four-star recruit by Scout.com who was ranked No. 96 overall and No. 23 at shooting guard ... Regarded by 247sports.com as a three-star recruit and the No. 148 overall prospect (No. 28 point guard).

PERSONAL: Computer science major ... Parents are Ernest Sumner and Felicia Sumner ... Siblings are Shanequa and Ernest ... Born on December 31, 1995 in Detroit, Mich.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	28	at Georgetown (December 31, 2016)
Field Goals Made	8	vs. Lehigh (November 11, 2016) and vs. St. John's (January 7, 2017)
Field Goals Attempted	23	vs. Seton Hall (March 11, 2016)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	3	Three times; last vs. Seton Hall (March 11, 2016)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	9	vs. Seton Hall (March 11, 2016)
Free Throws Made	14	at Georgetown (December 31, 2016)
Free Throws Attempted	17	at Georgetown (December 31, 2016)
Rebounds	9	at Wake Forest (December 22, 2015) and vs. Seton Hall (March 11, 2016)
Assists	9	vs. Villanova (February 24, 2016) and vs. Eastern Washington (December 20, 2016)
Blocks	2	Five times; last vs. Creighton (January 16, 2017)
Steals	3	Six times; last vs. St. John's (January 7, 2017)