NEW ORLEANS – Georgia State senior center Cesare Edwards has been named Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after averaging a double-double while leading the Panthers to a 2-0 record in league play.
 
Edwards averaged 26.5 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 23-for-32 (.719) from the field. The Hartsville, S.C., native recorded a double-double with a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds on 12-for-13 shooting from the floor with four blocks and two assists in the Panthers' 97-75 home win over Old Dominion on Feb. 13.
 
Two days later, Edwards played all 40 minutes and scored 24 points on 11-of-19 shooting to go with nine rebounds and three blocks in Georgia State’s 70-65 home win over App State. He also shot 2-for-3 beyond the 3-point arc in the contest.
 
Edwards is the first Georgia State player to receive the league’s top weekly honor since Corey Allen on Nov. 16, 2021.
 
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Jackson Fields, Troy (Jr., F – Missouri City, Texas)
Week 2 – Nate Martin, Marshall (Sr., F – Houston, Texas)
Week 3 – Bryce Lindsay, James Madison (R-Fr., G – Baltimore, Md.)
Week 4 – Myles Corey, South Alabama (Gr., G – Ontario, Calif.)
Week 5 – Denijay Harris, Southern Miss (Gr., F – Columbus, Miss.)
Week 6 – Taryn Todd, Arkansas State (Sr., G – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada)
Week 7 – Robert Davis Jr., Old Dominion (So., G – Detroit, Mich.)
Week 8 – Tyrel Morgan, Texas State (Gr., F – Atlanta, Ga.)
Week 9 – Tayton Conerway, Troy (Sr., G – Burleson, Texas)
Week 10 – Sean Durugordon, Old Dominion (R-Sr., G – Harlem, N.Y.)
Week 11 – Tylan Pope, Texas State (R-Sr., F – Franklinton, La.)
Week 12 – Jalen Speer, Marshall (Gr., G – Gainesville, Fla.)
Week 13 – Mark Freeman, James Madison (R-Sr., G – Memphis, Tenn.)
Week 14 – Myles Tate, App State (R-Sr., G – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Week 15 – Cesare Edwards, Georgia State (Sr., C – Hartsville, S.C.)