David Edwards, a former guard for the Texas A&M basketball team has died of complications from the coronavirus.
Edwards played in the early 1990s and holds the school’s single-season record for total assists.
A university official confirmed the news to The Dallas Morning News.
Edwards’ former Aggies teammate Charles Henderson posted about it on social media earlier Monday.
“Never in a million years would I have even imagined my backcourt teammate would go before his time. I just got the news that Dave Edwards passed away. For those that have been praying for him, he is now in a better place,” Henderson wrote on Facebook.
“This coronavirus has hit me in the heart. Dave was one of the fiercest competitors and best point guards that I’ve ever met. Nearly unstoppable. Learned how to become tough as nails competing against him everyday and shaking off adversity.”
A native of Queens, New York, Edwards started his collegiate career at Georgetown. He transferred to Texas A&M prior to the 1991-92 season. In 85 games for the Aggies, he averaged 13.5 points, 7.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds. As a senior, he led the Southwest Conference with 8.8 assists per game, and his 265 assists that season remains a Texas A&M school record.
Edwards is one of six players in Division I history to record a triple-double in consecutive games. He also is a three-time all-SWC player.
However, Edwards is not the only former college hoops star to succumb to the virus. Former St. John’s guard Lee Green also died after battling the coronavirus. Green played for St. John’s from 1991 to ’94, averaging 2.4 points.
