Taja Edwards
Taja Edwards

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.

High School:
Long Beach Poly

Height:
5-11

Position:
G/F

Fresno State: (2007-08) Played in 32 games ... averaged 8.5 minutes a game, 1.9 points and 2.2 rebounds ... scored a career high six points against Cal-State Bakersfield and had seven rebounds against Cal ... played a season-best 18 minutes against Cal-State Northridge ... had two steals against BYU and New Mexico State.

Long Beach Poly HS: Lettered four years in basketball ... team went 36-1 as a senior and were two-time CIF champions ... won back-to-back state championships ... earned First-Team All-League and Second Team All-State honors ... team was the top team in California all four years and ranked No. 2 in the nation by USA Today ... was a McDonalds All-American candidate ... earned Second Team All-CIF honors ...averaged 10 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a senior.

Personal: Born November 4, 1989 in Long Beach, Calif. ... parents are Brett and Cynthia Edwards ... has two sisters, Adrienne and Alaja ... enjoys writing songs and poetry ... won the Pursuit of Excellence award for English ... favorite athlete is Tracy McGrady ... biggest athletic thrill was winning CIF for the first time ... most admires her parents because "they never give up and they always give their all in everything they do" ... attending Fresno State because "coach Wiggins and his staff can bring out the best in me" ... recruited by Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, UCLA, Arizona State, UNLV and Indiana ... graduated from high school with a 3.04 GPA .

Fresno State Women's Basketball
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