LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Yes, Carsen Edwards phone blew up after he and the Purdue Boilermakers advanced to their first Elite Eight since 2000, a step away from the schools first Final Four since 1980.
No, the junior doesnt think all the love means people are actually comparing him to Steph Curry, even though his performances echo Currys run at Davidson a decade ago.
“I havent really done enough yet to consider my name getting thrown around with Steph Curry,” Edwards said Friday. “But just kind of the stats was something thats similar to his. For the most part, I dont look at it like my names thrown around with Steph Curry. Just a cool statistic I was able to do in the last four games.”
Edwards is the first player since Curry to score at least 25 points in four straight tournament games. Currys streak was five straight with at least 25 points at Davidson in 2007 and 2008. Edwards can match that Saturday night in the South regional final against top-seeded Virginia (32-3) if he keeps knocking down 3s.
Edwards has picked up where he left off in the NCAA Tournament last year, when he scored 30 in a loss against Texas Tech. The junior guard opened this tournament scoring 26 against Old Dominion, followed up with a career-high in knocking off defending champ Villanova in the second round, then had 29 Thursday night in a 99-94 overtime win over Tennessee.
“Hes a great shooter, and he comes off a lot of off-ball screens,” Virginia freshman guard Kihei Clark said of Edwards. “Im going to have to stay on his hip pocket and make sure I get a hand up and contest.”
If Edwards keeps shooting 3s the way he has, hell have a chance to match another Curry streak.
STATS noted Edwards has made four or more 3-pointers in four consecutive NCAA Tournament games after he went 5 for 15 outside the arc against Tennessee. Only Curry has a longer streak. Curry made four or more 3s in five straight games over 2007 and 2008.
Edwards entered this tournament after a chilly 4 for 17 shooting performance, losing to Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament.
Purdue coach Matt Painter doesnt worry when the 6-foot-1, 200-pound guard from Atascocita, Texas, is missing and keeps shooting. Hes also confident Edwards will handle any extra attention on the Boilermakers biggest stage yet the same way by focusing on the next game and next shot.
“He just plays,” Painter said. “I think that helps because he can get in some different situations, and hes always very confident whether hes making shots or hes not. He thinks hes going to make the next one. I think thats a good quality to have as long as you have the skills to doRead More – Source
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Yes, Carsen Edwards phone blew up after he and the Purdue Boilermakers advanced to their first Elite Eight since 2000, a step away from the schools first Final Four since 1980.
No, the junior doesnt think all the love means people are actually comparing him to Steph Curry, even though his performances echo Currys run at Davidson a decade ago.
“I havent really done enough yet to consider my name getting thrown around with Steph Curry,” Edwards said Friday. “But just kind of the stats was something thats similar to his. For the most part, I dont look at it like my names thrown around with Steph Curry. Just a cool statistic I was able to do in the last four games.”
Edwards is the first player since Curry to score at least 25 points in four straight tournament games. Currys streak was five straight with at least 25 points at Davidson in 2007 and 2008. Edwards can match that Saturday night in the South regional final against top-seeded Virginia (32-3) if he keeps knocking down 3s.
Edwards has picked up where he left off in the NCAA Tournament last year, when he scored 30 in a loss against Texas Tech. The junior guard opened this tournament scoring 26 against Old Dominion, followed up with a career-high in knocking off defending champ Villanova in the second round, then had 29 Thursday night in a 99-94 overtime win over Tennessee.
“Hes a great shooter, and he comes off a lot of off-ball screens,” Virginia freshman guard Kihei Clark said of Edwards. “Im going to have to stay on his hip pocket and make sure I get a hand up and contest.”
If Edwards keeps shooting 3s the way he has, hell have a chance to match another Curry streak.
STATS noted Edwards has made four or more 3-pointers in four consecutive NCAA Tournament games after he went 5 for 15 outside the arc against Tennessee. Only Curry has a longer streak. Curry made four or more 3s in five straight games over 2007 and 2008.
Edwards entered this tournament after a chilly 4 for 17 shooting performance, losing to Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament.
Purdue coach Matt Painter doesnt worry when the 6-foot-1, 200-pound guard from Atascocita, Texas, is missing and keeps shooting. Hes also confident Edwards will handle any extra attention on the Boilermakers biggest stage yet the same way by focusing on the next game and next shot.
“He just plays,” Painter said. “I think that helps because he can get in some different situations, and hes always very confident whether hes making shots or hes not. He thinks hes going to make the next one. I think thats a good quality to have as long as you have the skills to doRead More – Source
