Senior forward Jabari Edwards blocks an opponent's shot at La Salle, a game where he posted a career-high six blocks. | File Photo
Jabari Edwards will once again don his Colonial uniform next season, as the senior plans to use his remaining year of NCAA eligibility at GW.
Edwards was granted a medical hardship waiver after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on the cartilage in his right knee in 2007.
Edwards said his plan to return was first discussed with former head coach Karl Hobbs but incoming men’s basketball head coach Mike Lonergan made the final decision.
Edwards lead the Colonials in blocked shots this season, slamming back 36 attempts despite only playing in 16 games. It was a late-season resurgence for the 6-foot-10 forward, who missed the beginning of the season due to a second round of arthroscopic surgery- this time on his left knee.
The forward was blocking 21.2 percent of opponents’ two-point attempts, a full three percentage points better than the national leader in the category, by March. Edwards was not eligible to rank amongst the national leaders in any statistical category because he had not played in more than 40 percent of the team’s minutes this season.
Among players who have played in at least 15 games, Edwards was fourth in the country in blocks per 40 minutes with 6.2. He posted a career-high six blocks against La Salle Feb. 19, the most blocks by a Colonial in a single game since Nov. 8, 2008, when former Colonial Damian Hollis recorded five against Binghamton.
