GW Hoops / Maximus Edwards

**Posted by The Dude** 12/19/2022 3:55 pm

A10 Rookie of the Week honors goes to Maximus Edwards!

**Posted by The Dude** 1/16/2023 4:41 pm

Maximus again named rookie of the week

Leads the league in scoring for newcomers. Rookie of the Year???

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**Posted by The Dude** 1/23/2023 5:04 pm

Maximus wins Rookie of the Week honors for a 3rd time

James Bishop named A10 player of the week yet again,for leading GW to wins over Dayton and George Mason

**Posted by Free Quebec** 1/23/2023 5:55 pm

If GW can shock the world and finish to 4, there’s a legitimate possibility that Bishop wins player of the year, Edwards wins rookie of the year, Adams wins most improved, and Caputo wins coach of the year. But that’s truly a best case scenario with a lot of basketball yet to be played.

**Posted by BM** 1/23/2023 6:32 pm

Best freshman recruit (yeah I know he was technically a transfer) by a first-year coach since Val Brown and Chris Monroe by Penders (on the back of Jarvis's success).

^^^^

[EDIT: Nevermind, Val and Chris came in Penders’ second year (I always think of that last Shawnta season as a Jarvis year). So best freshman recruit since Alvin Pearsall with Jarvis??? Before that, it was Mike Brown and Gimelstob.]

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**Posted by jf** 1/23/2023 7:21 pm

Good point.
Long way to catch Chris Monroe, of course. But Chris is actually around to impart some things Max, who already is a good player.
Max is really turning out to be an excellent recruit. If CC's recruits are like this and we got some in frontcourt, too, we definitely got the right guy to get GW out of its basketball doldrums.
One thing especially, is Max's nose for the ball and rebounding. That really helped Saturday and has
helped throughout the season.

**Posted by The Dude** 1/23/2023 7:59 pm

Free Quebec wrote:
If GW can shock the world and finish to 4, there’s a legitimate possibility that Bishop wins player of the year, Edwards wins rookie of the year, Adams wins most improved, and Caputo wins coach of the year. But that’s truly a best case scenario with a lot of basketball yet to be played.

I can see the case for POY being mostly top of the standings (the way MVP voters lean heavily to the top teams) but shouldn't the Rookie of the Year and the MIP just be the best/most improved respectively?

GW was picked 2nd to last by the writers/coaches so if CC finishes top 4 he's def got a very good shot. CC would be our 2nd ever Coach of the Year winner in the 45 year history of the league (Hobbs, 2006)

Martelli won the award 4 times. He should be on the sidelines Wed night, deserved to go out on his own terms like Mike Brey.

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**Posted by The Dude** 2/08/2023 11:52 pm

Along with Shawnta, Is Maximus the best pound for pound rebounder we've had at GW???

**Posted by The Dude** 2/13/2023 4:31 pm

Maximus named A10 rookie of the week yet again, his 4th win already

Rookie of The Year???

**Posted by The Dude** 2/23/2023 4:33 pm

Is Maximus Edwards The Rookie of The Year???

Seems like every other week he's winning Rookie of the Week Honors

In addition to Maximus Edwards who are the top candidates in your view??

**Posted by The Dude** 2/24/2023 3:09 am

Can you guess the last GW Rookie of The Year winner?

Been a lot longer than I would have guessed

On a side note, we did have 4 of the first 16 winners... Can you name them???

**Posted by DC Native** 2/24/2023 9:37 am

99-00 SirValiant Brown
94-95 Alexander Koul
92-93 Yinka Dare
82-83 Troy Webster
81-82 Mike Brown

**Posted by The Dude** 2/24/2023 1:52 pm

Were those guesses!?

**Posted by BC** 2/27/2023 12:54 pm

Max is rookie of the week again https://gwsports.com/news/2023/2/27/mens-basketball-edwards-tabbed-a-10-rookie-of-the-week-for-fifth-time.aspx

**Posted by The Dude** 2/27/2023 1:35 pm

BC wrote:
Max is rookie of the week again https://gwsports.com/news/2023/2/27/mens-basketball-edwards-tabbed-a-10-rookie-of-the-week-for-fifth-time.aspx

Wow, impressive stuff

The leading candidate for A-10 Rookie of the Year, Edwards tops all conference rookies in points per game (10.8), rebounds per game (6.6) and minutes played (33.2). He also ranks among the A-10's top freshmen in steals (3rd) and assists

his fifth A-10 Rookie of the Week award, Maximus is the first Colonial with five Rookie of the Week awards since SirValiant Brown in 1999-00

**Posted by The Dude** 3/10/2023 8:15 pm

Maximus Edwards Rookie of the Year win, the 6th in GW history, but also the 3rd in the last 4 years to make 1st Team All Rookie:

Maximus.
Brayon
Jamison Battle

Zero for the prior 10 years, dating back to the last 1st Team All Rookie, Lasan Kromah in 2009-10.

Hobbs had 6 of them:

Lasan. Damian Hollis. Carl Elliott. JR Pinnock. Mike Hall and TJ

We haven't had one who stayed since Hollis, so time to break that streak.

**Posted by Long Suffering Fan** 3/11/2023 5:42 pm

Tweet by Max: 2022 I had 2 surgeries and wasn’t able to play in a single college game…I was told to put myself in the portal with a no film..2023 I’m A10 Rookie of the year + all rookie team !I’m truly blessed and grateful to be in this position… I can’t thank this staff at GW enough!!

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**Posted by GW0509** 3/11/2023 6:13 pm

Long Suffering Fan wrote:
Tweet by Max: 2022 I had 2 surgeries and wasn’t able to play in a single college game…I was told to put myself in the portal with a no film..2023 I’m A10 Rookie of the year + all rookie team !I’m truly blessed and grateful to be in this position… I can’t thank this staff at GW enough!!

You missed the best part! In a reply to Assistant Zak Boisvert…

Appreciate you ZB!!!!! Crazy thing is we just getting started 🤝🏾
https://twitter.com/maxgotgame2/status/1634244213847015450

**Posted by Tennessee Colonial** 3/11/2023 9:12 pm

Wonderful!

**Posted by The Dude** 3/11/2023 11:45 pm

Every guy buried on a Power 5 bench would benefit starting down one level. Look how much better thing are for Maximus, not sure he'd be playing for #12 Kansas State this year. Rookie of The Year at GW.

On the flip side you have the case of JoeBam, who could have starred for 4 years at GW but is not getting into most games at Oklahoma.

A much wiser transfer situation, was Sincere Carey going back home and carrying Kent State into the Dance. They're a #12 seed no one is going to want to play in the NCAA Tourney.