# Darnell Edge

Darnell Antonio Edge (born August 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Fairleigh Dickinson, where he was named first-team All-NEC and NEC tournament MVP as a senior. He has played professionally in Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Kosovo, Dominican Republic, and Israel. With Trepça in 2024, he helped the team win the Kosovo Superleague championship while earning the Finals MVP award.

## Early life and high school career

Edge grew up in Saugerties, New York. He attended Saugerties High School, where he was a sophomore varsity player. He went on to lead the Sawyers to back-to-back championships in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League (MHAL) as a junior and senior while earning back-to-back MHAL Division I and II most valuable player honors. The championship in 2013–14 was the school's first ever title.
In 2014–15, the Sawyers won the their first Section 9 Class A championship. Edge had 10 points in the win against Red Hook High School in the final. He was subsequently named the Player of the Year by the Hudson Valley chapter of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) for Section 9 Class A. He was also named Freeman Boys Basketball Player of the Year and earned New York State Sportswriters Association Class A boys basketball All-Stars second team honors. He averaged 18.5 points per game and led Class A with an 83.6 percent free-throw percentage.
Edge reached the 1000-point milestone, finishing with 1016 points in his Saugerties career.

## College career
### Freshman season

As a freshman at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2015–16, Edge appeared in all 33 games, making one start and averaging 4.4 points per game. He scored a season-high 20 points off the bench against Saint Francis on January 28, 2016.

### Sophomore season

As a sophomore in 2016–17, Edge appeared in all 30 games, making 16 starts and averaging nine points, three rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He scored a season-high 19 points twice.

### Junior season

As a junior in 2017–18, Edge was named All-NEC Third Team and led the NCAA in Free-Throw Percentage (94.4%). He subsequently became the first Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball player to lead the NCAA in a category in the program's 68-year history. He started all 30 contests in which he played and averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 34.1 minutes per game. On November 18, 2017, he had 18 points and a career high-tying seven steals against Kean University. On January 27, 2018, he scored 21 points with a career-high five 3-pointers against Bryant. He scored a season-high 23 points twice during the season. In the season finale, he suffered a torn patella tendon in his right knee.

### Senior season

As a senior in 2018–19, Edge was named All-NEC First Team and NABC All-District First Team. He was also selected for the Metropolitan Basketball Writer Association's All-Met First Team and was named the NEC tournament MVP in the 2019 tournament. He averaged 16.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. His 92 3-pointers were the second most in FDU single-season history and his 582 total points were fifth-most in FDU single-season history. He was named NEC Player of the Week on November 26, 2018, after averaging 22.5 points on 53.6 percent shooting from the field, including scoring 28 points against Princeton. He scored 32 points against Bryant on February 16, 2019. He made 11 of 14 shots, including 7 of 8 on 3-pointers. On March 19, he scored a career-high 33 points in an 82–76 win over Prairie View A&M. It marked FDU's first NCAA Tournament win in school history.
Edge finished as the team's 11th all-time leading scorer with a career total of 1,431 points. On December 27, 2019, he was selected to the All-Decade New Jersey college basketball team, an honor given to the top 15 Division I players in New Jersey schools from 2010–2019.

## Professional career

After playing for the Utah Jazz in the 2019 NBA Summer League, Edge joined Polish team SKS Starogard Gdanski in August 2019. He played three games for Starogard Gdanski between September 29 and October 12.
For the 2020–21 season, Edge joined Ukrainian team MBC Mykolaiv. In 32 games, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
For the 2021–22 season, Edge joined Gemlik BK of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). In 30 games, he averaged 22.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
For the 2022–23 season, Edge joined Romanian team CS Dinamo București. In 25 games, he averaged 12.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. In April 2023, he joined Mersin BBGSK in Turkey. In eight games to finish the TBL season, he averaged 16.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
In November 2023, Edge signed with Trepça for the rest of the 2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Superleague season. He went on to help the team win the Kosovo Cup, the Kosovo Superleague championship, and the Liga Unike championship. He was named Kosovo Superleague Finals MVP and Liga Unike MVP. In the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup season, he averaged 21.5 points and 6.0 assists per game.
In June 2024, Edge joined Indios de San Francisco de Macorís of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. In nine games, he averaged 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
On July 14, 2024, Edge signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

## Career statistics
### Domestic leagues

| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2019 | SKS Starogard Gdański | I liga | 3 | 23.2 | 31.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| 2020–21 | MBC Mykolaiv | USL | 30 | 24.5 | 47.8 | 38.0 | 91.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.9 |
| 2021–22 | Gemlik BK | TBL | 30 | 36.3 | 47.6 | 35.2 | 92.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| 2022–23 | CS Dinamo București | Liga Națională | 25 | 28.3 | 52.4 | 38.8 | 92.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | Mersin BBGSK | TBL | 8 | 30.4 | 43.6 | 44.7 | 95.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| 2023–24 | Trepça | Kosovo Superleague | 21 | 32.7 | 91.7 | 47.9 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 18.8 |

### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2015–16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 33 | 1 | 13.2 | 44.5 | 42.2 | 95.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .0 | 4.4 |
| 2016–17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 30 | 16 | 28.1 | 50.3 | 36.6 | 90.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .0 | 9.0 |
| 2017–18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 30 | 30 | 34.1 | 44.9 | 36.1 | 94.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .0 | 14.5 |
| 2018–19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 35 | 35 | 37.0 | 47.3 | 47.7 | 89.4 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .0 | 16.6 |
| Career | Career | 128 | 82 | 28.1 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 91.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.2 |