Edgar Padilla

Player
Seasons: 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97
Number: 12
Position: G
Height: 6' 2“
Weight: 175 lbs.
Hometown: Toa Alta, PR
High School: Springfield (MA) Central
Prep School: none
Transfer From: none
Birthdate: May 9, 1975

At UMass

Point guard for our Final Four run in 1995-96.
UM's all-time leader in steals, with 249.¹⁾
Also first in steals (110) in conference games.²⁾
597 career assists ranks fourth in UM history.³⁾
135 games played is tied for second (with Sampson Carter) in UM history.⁴⁾

1996-97 Senior year

Shared team captain role with Carmelo Travieso and Tyrone Weeks.
Atlantic 10 Third Team.
NABC All-District Second Team selection.
Second in the A-10 in total assists (164), third in average (5.5 per game).
Stole 65 in the season, fifth-most in UM history.⁵⁾
Summer 1996: Along with Carmelo Travieso, played for the Under-22 USA team. Video

1995-96 Junior year

Atlantic 10 Second Team.
Led the A-10 in assists, in both total (247) and average (6.7 per game).
The 247 assists ranks second-most all time in A-10 history.⁶⁾ Ranks most in a season in UM history.⁷⁾
Led the A-10 in steals with 108, also second-most all time in A-10 history.⁸⁾ Ranks most in a season in UM history.⁹⁾
Stole 7 in the games at Duquesne (1/20) and vs UCF (3/14), one short of the UM single-game record.¹⁰⁾
Stole 6 in the overtime win over Saint Joseph's (2/28).
Improved his Assist to Turnover ratio to 2.5 from 1.2 the year before.
Played 1351 minutes, the most in UM history.¹¹⁾

1994-95 Sophomore year

Stole 6 in the win over Stanford (3/19) to help UM advance to the Sweet 16.
Backed up Derek Kellogg at Point Guard

1993-94 Freshman year

Backed up Derek Kellogg at Point Guard

Statistics

Season	G	GS	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	APG	TOV	A:TO	STL	SPG	BLK	PF	FO
1993-94	35	7	529	15.1	50	121	.413	29	53	.547	21	68	.309	35	43	.814	156	4.5	4	47	51	1.5	88	2.5	68	1.3	34	1.0	6	75	0
1994-95	33	22	697	21.1	83	203	.409	48	94	.511	35	109	.321	34	44	.773	235	7.1	10	50	60	1.8	98	3.0	83	1.2	42	1.3	18	70	2
1995-96	37	36	1351	36.5	102	245	.416	61	125	.488	41	120	.342	85	120	.708	330	8.9	20	110	130	3.5	247	6.7	99	2.5	108	2.9	17	105	1
1996-97	30	24	948	31.6	84	244	.344	45	110	.409	39	134	.291	40	53	.755	247	8.2	11	72	83	2.8	164	5.5	76	2.2	65	2.2	6	88	2
Career	135	89	3525	26.1	319	813	.392	183	382	.479	136	431	.316	194	260	.746	968	7.2	45	279	324	2.4	597	4.4	326	1.8	249	1.8	47	338	5

Post-UMass

1997: Played for Team Puerto Rico in the FIBA U22 World Championship¹²⁾

Personal

Born on the same day as UMass teammate Carmelo Travieso.
Article: Our Forgotten Héroes: Padilla & Travieso
Brother Giddel played for the Minutemen in 1992-93, and was Edgar's teammate in the 1995-96 season.
Son Edgar Jr. played with the University of Illinois in the 2020-21 season as a walk-on.¹³⁾¹⁴⁾¹⁵⁾ Entered the transfer portal after the season.¹⁶⁾

External Links

Sports Reference - Edgar Padilla
Twitter - Edgar Padilla

Edgar Padilla, Guards, Jersey # 12, Played for John Calipari, Played for Bruiser Flint, Players from Puerto Rico, Born in 1975

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Through the end of the 2020-21 season.

²⁾

Through the end of the 2019-20 season.

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Through the end of the 2018-19 season.

¹⁰⁾

Record of 8 in a game stands through the end of the 2019-20 season.

¹²⁾

https://twitter.com/Alcides_Coop/status/1684951681413349376

¹³⁾

https://writingillini.com/2020/08/25/illinois-basketball-illini-add-2020-walk-guard-edgar-padilla-jr/

¹⁴⁾

https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/edgar-padilla-jr-/10551

¹⁵⁾

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/edgar-padillajr-1.html

¹⁶⁾

https://247sports.com/college/kentucky/Article/kentucky-basketball-recruiting-edgar-padilla-jr-john-calipari-orlando-antigua-166493695/

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