Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - New York

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BOYS BASKETBALL

VJ Edgecombe

Wing
LONG ISLAND LUTHERAN HS
BROOKVILLE, NEW YORK
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.5

Average Points (per game)

5

Average Rebounds (per game)

2.4

Average Assists (per game)

2.1

Average Steals (per game)
“VJ is one of the best athletes in our league. He has developed great ball skills and shooting to go alongside his elite athleticism.”
Luke Barnwell
Head Coach - head coach of Sunrise Christian (Kan.) High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 190-pound junior wing player has led the Crusaders to a 21-2 record and a berth in the GEICO High School Nationals tournament. Edgecombe is averaging 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game through 23 contests. In his first year playing high school basketball, Edgecombe, a native of the Bahamas, led the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference in scoring. He is ranked as the nation’s No. 52 recruit in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.com. 

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Academic Achievement

Edgecombe has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Edgecombe has been an active member of his church in the Bahamas, and he volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach.