At a NY Liberty tryout camp, Edwards was one of three players selected from among more than 300 competitors.
The New York Liberty signed him in 1997 as a development player, but he didn’t play until 2000 when he joined the brand-new Storm.
Simone Edwards Obituary
In high school, Edwards didn’t participate in basketball. After competing in a track meet in Jamaica, she was noticed by a collegiate basketball coach from the United States.
She gained notoriety for the first time on the court while attending Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma, when she helped the team to a perfect conference record and a top-10 rating in the National Junior College Athletic Association. She became the first Kodak All-American in the school’s history when she was there.
During her senior year in 1996–1997, she had the highest field-goal percentage for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes (.557).
She was the only player on the squad for each of its first six seasons, appearing in every game. In 2004, Edwards and the Seattle Storm won a WNBA title.
Just days before the 2006 WNBA season began, on May 19, Edwards announced that she was leaving the league. She left the team and has accumulated the most rebounds, games, and playing time.
For the month of June 2017, Edwards will serve as the national spokesperson for Caribbean American Heritage Month. Unstoppable: A Memoir of Adversity, Perseverance & Triumph was published by her on June 9, 2017.