Ed Turner

Position:
G/F
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 180
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Central Florida CC

Prior to Louisiana-Lafayette: Played one year at Central Florida Community College after transferring from University of Pittsburgh, where he was a squad member for two years, redshirting and playing one season...Averaged 18 points and eight rebounds and shot 60 percent from field during sophomore year at Central Florida CC...Played in eight games with Pittsburgh during redshirt freshman season...Averaged 20 points and nine rebounds as a senior and 16 points and seven rebounds as a junior at Turner-Carroll and helped lead team to back-to-back city championship finals.

Personal: Full name is Edward Terrance Turner...Son of Edward and Sherry Turner...Father Edward was a 1982 second-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets and was a three-time All-American at Texas A&M-Kingsville...Born on April 13, 1984 in Buffalo, N.Y. ...Has one sister – Tamara...Attended Turner-Carroll High School in Buffalo, N.Y. ...Is a sociology major.