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American basketball player

Franklin Edwards
Personal information
Edwards, circa 1986
Born	(1959-02-02) February 2, 1959 (age 65) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Julia Richman (Manhattan, New York)
College	Cleveland State (1977–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1981–1988
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 22, 10
Career history
1981–1984	Philadelphia 76ers
1984–1985	Lancaster Lightning
1985–1986	Los Angeles Clippers
1986–1988	Sacramento Kings

Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1983) No. 14 retired by Cleveland State Vikings

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Franklin Delano Edwards (born February 2, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. A 6'1" point guard from Cleveland State University, Edwards played in 7 NBA seasons from 1981 to 1988. He played for the 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings.

In his NBA career, Edwards played in 296 games and scored a total of 1,802 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1985–86 NBA season as a member of the Clippers, appearing in 73 games and averaging 9.0 ppg.

External links

NBA stats @ basketballreference.com

v t e 1981 NBA draft
First round	Mark Aguirre Isiah Thomas Buck Williams Al Wood Danny Vranes Orlando Woolridge Steve Johnson Tom Chambers Rolando Blackman Albert King Frank Johnson Kelly Tripucka Danny Schayes Herb Williams Jeff Lamp Darnell Valentine Kevin Loder Ray Tolbert Mike McGee Larry Nance Alton Lister Franklin Edwards Charles Bradley
Second round	Jay Vincent Tracy Jackson Brian Jackson Howard Wood Gene Banks Eddie Johnson Ed Rains Danny Ainge Mike Olliver Sam Williams Ken Green Charles Davis Ray Blume Al Leslie Clyde Bradshaw Harvey Knuckles Greg Cook Claude Gregory Elvis Rolle Elston Turner Steve Lingenfelter Ed Turner Vernon Smith

v t e Philadelphia 76ers 1982–83 NBA champions
2 Malone (Finals MVP) 4 Richardson 6 Erving 8 Iavaroni 10 Cheeks 14 Edwards 22 Toney 24 Jones 25 Cureton 31 McNamara 33 R. Johnson 45 C. Johnson
Head coach: Cunningham
Assistant coaches: Guokas McMahon
Regular season Playoffs

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