Recruiting update: Corey Edwards' team falls OT of the New York State Federation Class AA championship

2011 George Mason recruit Corey Edwards

Thought I would share a recruiting update on one of George Mason's two incoming freshman for 2011. Point guard Corey Edwards and Christ the King high  school (where Ryan Pearson attended) lost in overtime to Mount Vernon (Sherrod Wright's high school team) in the New York State Federation Class AA championship.  Christ the King had won the previous two years and used clutch free throws and big shots down the stretch to win.  That was not the case this past weekend as future Mason point guard Edwards missed three free throws in OT and was 5-for-10 overall from there for the game.  I am sure you must be thrilled to see the Patriots are continuing to bring in talent that cannot shoot free throws. All kidding aside Edwards is actually a very clutch player and this was very uncharacteristic of him to miss big time shots.  In the NY Post story he was quoted as 'blaming the loss on himself' which speaks to his leadership qualities.  

Edwards will join a George Mason team next season that is still pretty deep at the guard position despite losing senior guards Cam Long and Isaiah Tate to graduation. Vertrail Vaughns, Rashad Whack, and Bryon Allen will all be getting more minutes next season along side starter Andre Cornelius so it's tough to predict how much of an impact Edwards will have as a freshman.  It seems like it would be a great opportunity for a kid like him to redshirt for a season like Kevin Foster did his freshman year but I imagine that's a hard sell for the coaching staff.