• 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

• 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⁾

• 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

• 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⁾

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

• Backed up Derek Kellogg at Point Guard

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

• 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⁾

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