history. Iowa statistics Source USA Basketball Edwards played with the USA team at the 1991 Pan American Games. The team finished with a record of 4–2, but managed to win the bronze medal. The USA team lost a three-point game to Brazil, then responded with wins over Argentina and Cuba, earning a spot in the medal round. The next game was a rematch against Cuba, and this time the team from Cuba won a five-point game. The USA beat Canada easily to win the bronze. Edwards averaged 4.7 points per game. Professional career Two years after she graduated, the school honored her by retiring her jersey. Although she appreciated it at the time, the honor did not sink in until years later, when she reflected on all the players that have played at Iowa, and she realized she is the only one to have her jersey retired. After graduation, there were no major professional options for women in the United States. She wanted to play basketball, so decided to head to Italy to play for one of the club teams. Edwards had mixed feelings and cried on her trip over to Italy. However, she ended up play for nine seasons, earning All-Star Game MVP of the Italian League on three occasions. Over the nine years, she played for club teams Faenza, Pistoia, Ferrara and Pavia. Awards and honors 1988—Big Ten Player of the Year 1988—Kodak All-American 1988—USBWA All-American 1988—Naismith All-American 1988—WBCA Player of the Year 2014—Women's Basketball Hall of Fame WNBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"|1997 | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 20 || 14 || 31.1 || .447 || .231 || .523 || 3.5 || 4.5 || 1.7 || 0.2 || 3.9 || 10.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|1998 | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 23 || 9 || 23.2 || .417 || .324 || .620 || 2.3 || 2.8 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 7.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|1999 | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 31 || 28 || 24.0 || .359 || .217 || .620 || 2.3 || 2.6 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 2.3 || 7.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2000* | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 3 || 0 || 5.7 || .400 || .000 || .000 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2000* | style="text-align:left;"|Seattle | 20 || 13 || 22.8 || .357 || .188 || .657 || 1.7 || 2.0 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 1.9 || 6.6