Allen Edwards (basketball)

Allen Edwards

Edwards in January 2016.
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Wyoming
Conference	Mountain West
Record	19–14 (.576)
Biographical details
Born	(1975-12-16) December 16, 1975 (age 41) Miami, Florida
Playing career
1994–1998	Kentucky
1998–1999	Rockford Lightning
1998–1999	Dakota Wizards
1999–2001	Cincinnati Stuff
Position(s)	Shooting guard / Small forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2006	Morehead State (asst.)
2006–2009	VCU (asst.)
2009–2010	Towson (asst.)
2010–2011	Western Kentucky (asst.)
2011–2016	Wyoming (asst.)
2016–present	Wyoming
Head coaching record
Overall	19–14 (.576)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× NCAA champion (1996, 1998)

Allen Eugene Edwards (born December 16, 1975) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is best known for winning two NCAA championships at the University of Kentucky as a player. Edwards is currently the head basketball coach at the University of Wyoming. He is the younger brother of former NBA player Doug Edwards.

Edwards, a 6'5" shooting guard from Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, went to Kentucky to play for coach Rick Pitino. Edwards played for the Wildcats from 1994–1998, a period where the program went 132–16, won three Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships and two national championships. Edwards played a reserve role for the Wildcats on their 1995–96 national title team, averaging 3.3 points per game. With the departure of Tony Delk, Edwards then moved into the starting lineup as a junior, averaging 8.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Kentucky again reached the NCAA championship game, but were upset by Arizona. As a senior in 1997–98, Edwards averaged 9.2 points per game and led the Wildacts to their third straight NCAA title game appearance. This time, Kentucky beat Utah to win their second title in three years.