Gavin Edwards

Six-foot-nine is tall anywhere, but when you're a UConn product who ends up making your professional name in Japan of all places, there's clearly something more going on than just the height. He took Japanese citizenship in 2020 and went on to play for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics, which is a real commitment to the country he chose. He came out of one of the most storied basketball programs in the country, crossed half the world to compete, and kept his head down. That's a whole personality right there.

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Gavin Edwards is a US-born Japanese professional basketball player, born on January 15, 1988, in Gilbert, Arizona, who plays for Utsunomiya Brex. Standing 206 cm tall, he attended the University of Connecticut before pursuing a career in professional basketball. He became a Japanese citizen in 2020 and played for Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and has announced he will retire after the 2026–27 season.

Name (English)

Gavin Edwards

Name (Japanese)

ギャビン・エドワーズ

Reading

ぎゃびん・えどわーず

Born

January 15, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

Height

206 cm

Occupation

Basketball Player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

University

University of Connecticut

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gavinedwards21/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3758987

Tags

• Basketball Player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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