Syracuse Orange center Jesse Edwards is coming off a season-ending wrist injury. Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Syracuse center Jesse Edwards fully cleared for basketball-related activities

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 6/28/22

With Mike Krzyzewski officially out of the picture at rival-Duke, Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange now stands alone at the top of the all-time wins leaderboard for active head coaches in Division I men's basketball. The 2021-2022 campaign was an underwhelming one for Syracuse, as it failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for just the fourth time in 14 seasons and finished under .500, remarkably, for the first time in the Boeheim-era.

One of the biggest blows to the Orange's tournament chances last winter was the season-ending wrist injury to starting center Jesse Edwards in February. On Tuesday morning, CBS Sports insider Jon Rothstein gave an update on Edwards.

Syracuse's Jesse Edwards (wrist) has been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Jim Boeheim. Averaged 12 PPG, 6.5 RPG, and 2.8 BPG last season.

DNP after February 8th due to injury.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 28, 2022

Edwards' points and rebounds per game were career highs through his first three seasons, as were his steals (1.1) and minutes per contest (27.8.) He has also shot a team-best 69.1% from the field and 59.8% from the free throw line.

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