Dunbar's Edwards visits future home
When Dunbar shooting guard Derrell Edwards committed to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last month, he did so without ever having visited the Southland Conference school.
Last weekend, Edwards made the nearly 1,670-mile trip from Baltimore to Corpus-Christi for Island Invasion -- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s version of Midnight Madness.
“It turned out really nice and I really enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun down there,” Edwards said. “They had a dunk contest, a 3-point shootout and a scrimmage. So it was nice down there. It was real hot. I think it was about 80. There’s no winter down there.”
Edwards watched the team practice, took a tour of the campus and saw Corpus-Christi’s downtown, which he likened to “a smaller version of Miami.”
Edwards, 6-2, 195 pounds, also spent plenty of time off the court with senior small forward Kevin Palmer (Parkville) and sophomore guard Terence Jones (Lake Clifton). Edwards stayed with his fellow Baltimore natives on the trip, making Corpus Christi feel more like home.
“I was different, but it wasn’t really weird,” Edwards said. “I felt comfortable [there] more than any other place I took unofficial visits to. Every other place I went, the players never showed me as much love as they did. I just related to them. It was like I was already down there playing. They even gave me a nickname -- Rello.”
Edwards plans to sign his letter of intent next month. For now, he’s focusing on his football season, as the No. 13 Poets are 6-1. But after his weekend in Texas, Edwards is convinced more than ever that he made the right decision.
“I know I can play there and really be an impact player in the Southland Conference,” Edwards said. “I think I can come in as a freshman and do my thing.”
