- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of the great academic success and the awesome men's basketball program"
- Selected VWC over Christopher Newport University, Randolph-Macon College, Longwood University, and Virginia State University
Career Highs
Points: 17 – (at Eastern Mennonite – 2/11/15)
Rebounds: 11 - (Emory & Henry - 1/17/15)
Assists: 5 – (TCNJ - 11/15/14)
Steals: 3 – (2x, most recent, Bridgewater - 2/4/15)
Blocks: 1 – (5x, most recent, Guilford – 2/21/15)
Junior (2014-15): Appeared in all 33 games, starting two while spending most of the season as a key reserve for Coach Macedo… Averaged 20.7 minutes per game… Strong on the glass, averaging 4.4 rebounds per contest… Contributed with 5.9 points per game while shooting 42.1% from the field.
Sophomore (2013-14): Played in 22 games as a sophomore… Shot 83.3% from the free throw line, including a 7-for-8 effort against Lynchburg College on December 7.
Academic Accomplishments: Dean's List honoree spring '14
Before VWC: Attended high school at Kadena High in Okinawa, Japan, and at Westover High in Albany, Ga… Kadena serves Department of Defense dependent students… Played both football and basketball… Selected as best All-Around Player in basketball at Okinawa… Helped guide Kadena football to the Okinawa Island Championship… Averaged 12 points, five rebounds and four assists for his U.S. Marine basketball team… Played All-Marine basketball for three years and All-Armed Forces basketball for one.
Personal: Son of Isha Odom and Francis Edwards… Mom attended the University of Maryland University College… Has five siblings: Alex and Jasmine Nurse, Ashley and Trayvian Lewis, and Jordan Edwards; Jasmine attends Kaplan University and Ashley attends Tidewater Community College.
Get to Know Brandon
- Enjoys rhythm and blues
- A fan of basketball's LeBron James and football Atlanta Falcons
- Favorites include the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad," the movie "Casino," and the TV series "Mad Men"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "ambitious, out-going, hard-working"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being a part of a group of people working towards a common goal"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my jump shot and overall knowledge of the game of basketball"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to help win a conference championship, followed by a national championship"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Steve Jobs, because I would like to know how he persevered through all the rejection received for his genius ideas"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I am here in Virginia Beach, retired from the military, coaching basketball at a high school or university"
- The most important advice I've received is: "make the choices you can live with for the rest of your life" -- Cathy Mitchell
