Boys' Basketball
2024 Player of the Year
Valdez (VJ) Edgecombe
Long Island Lutheran High School
Glen Head,
New York Impact Statement
Edgecombe, a five star recruit, will immediately impact Baylor.
Biography
Edgecombe, a five star recruit, was named the NIBC Player of the Year (National Invitational Basketball Conference). He was also the Leading Scorer in NIBC and Selected to NBPA Top 100 Camp.
His senior season, he averaged 17.3 points a game. He was selected to the 2024 McDonald’s All Star game where the East narrowly knocked off the West 88-86. Additionally, he was named the Gatorade New York Player of the Year his junior and senior years.
Edgecombe will continue his academic and athletic career at Baylor University.