Standout basketball player Dre’una Edwards, who is enrolled at Baylor after transferring from Kentucky, said Thursday on social media that Kentucky coach Kyra Elzy will not sign a waiver that will allow her the chance to play at her new school. Here’s what you need to know:
- Edwards played in 53 games for Kentucky, starting in 23 contests, during her redshirt sophomore and junior years. She transferred to Kentucky after her freshman year playing for Utah. She sat out her first season with the Wildcats due to NCAA transfer rules while recovering from injuries.
- Edwards said in a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday: “The NCAA has other rules in place that could help me see the floor this year with Baylor if I met the requirements and Kentucky would allow me to play … I was hopeful Kentucky would sign off to let me compete this season, as they have told me before that they hope nothing but the best for me. But instead, they will not sign the waiver.”
- Elzy issued a statement later Thursday, saying in part that Edwards “transferred with the understanding that she would have to sit out unless she graduated, which she did not do.”
#FreeDree pic.twitter.com/fRhfg4mo8J
— Dre’una Edwards (@DreeEdwards44) January 5, 2023
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