Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards (born early 1950s) is an American former basketball player best known for his high school and collegiate careers in the United States rather than his professional career in Mexico. He played for the University of Tennessee between 1970–71 and 1972–73 and was named the 1972 co-Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He has been enshrined in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2003, and in February 2009 was chosen to the Tennessee All-Century Team, commemorating the greatest 20 players in program history.

High school A native of Greenfield, Indiana, Edwards starred at Greenfield High School from 1965–66 to 1968–69. During his four-year career, the 6'2", 180-pound shooting guard scored 2,343 points and averaged 34.4 points per game between his junior and senior years. Edwards earned the nickname the "Greenfield Gunner" for his shooting and scoring abilities. He scored 572 field goals on 1,265 attempts during an era when no three-point field goal line existed. They finished in second place in the SEC with a 13–5 conference record. The following year, Edwards helped lead Tennessee to an SEC regular season co-championship with Kentucky behind a 14–4 conference record. They did not qualify for any postseason tournament, although Edwards was named the co-SEC Player of the Year. Edwards concluded his collegiate career with a second consecutive All-SEC First Team selection as well as a third consecutive Academic All-SEC selection.

After college he played professionally in Mexico before officially retiring from basketball. He then got into coaching, first at various high schools and then at Emory and Henry College, Maryville College and finally Carson–Newman University. having formerly taught at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.

On June 9, 1973, he married Debra J. McCulley from Maryville, TN.