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Jersey Number 6
Shakirah Edwards
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Panama City, Fla.
- High School:
- Rutherford HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Sophomore (2025-26)
Played in 32 games for 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 blocks … Debuted for the Trojans with two points and a team-high three steals against Toledo - she followed it with three blocks, seven rebounds and four assists against Mississippi Valley State ... Hit one of Troy’s 13 threes in the win over Missouri ... Had first career game in double-figures against Texas Southern with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting ... Finished with six points, two blocks, two steals, three rebounds and three assists against Longwood ... Stuffed the stat sheet against Oakwood with five points, six assists, two steals, three rebounds and a block ... Produced seven points and four rebounds against No. 24 Alabama ... Returned to the scoring column with four points and a block against Louisiana ... Had two critical blocks in the win over Arkansas State ... Blocked a shot in 16 games with multiple in six and stole a ball in 15 games with multiple in eight ... Had a block and steal in nine games
Mississippi State
Freshman (2024-25)
Appeared in 11 games for 4.5 minutes to average 1.1 points, 0.5 assists and 0.5 rebounds … Scored eight points for a season-high at Chicago State on Dec. 8 … Debuted against Memphis with a 2-of-3 showing for four points – she also got her first block
High School
Rated a four-star recruit by ESPNW HoopGurlz and No. 49 overall by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report – Dan Olsen … Became the first Bay County Basketball recruit to sign with a Power-Four school (Mississippi State) since 2010 … Member of the winningest class in Rutherford High School with a 93-14 combined record with four FHSAA Class 4A District 2 Championships and three straight FHSAA Class 4A Elite Eight appearances … Led the program to a 26-2 record on 15.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.7 blocks in her senior season … Awarded the 2021, 2022 and 2024 Bay County Girls Basketball Player of the Year … Averaged 17.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in her junior season … Also ran track & field as a two-time FHSAA Class 2A State Champion, finishing runner-up in the women’s high jump – leaped to personal bests of 1.72 meters in the high jump and 5.8 meters in the long jump … Played for the FBC United Family Organization in AAU
Personal
Full name is Shakirah Naomi Edwards … Born on Feb. 15, in Panama City, Fla. … Has five siblings in UV, Zay, Urbriah, Brian and Zach … Owns a bearded dragon named Rexy
Played in 32 games for 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 blocks … Debuted for the Trojans with two points and a team-high three steals against Toledo - she followed it with three blocks, seven rebounds and four assists against Mississippi Valley State ... Hit one of Troy’s 13 threes in the win over Missouri ... Had first career game in double-figures against Texas Southern with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting ... Finished with six points, two blocks, two steals, three rebounds and three assists against Longwood ... Stuffed the stat sheet against Oakwood with five points, six assists, two steals, three rebounds and a block ... Produced seven points and four rebounds against No. 24 Alabama ... Returned to the scoring column with four points and a block against Louisiana ... Had two critical blocks in the win over Arkansas State ... Blocked a shot in 16 games with multiple in six and stole a ball in 15 games with multiple in eight ... Had a block and steal in nine games
Mississippi State
Freshman (2024-25)
Appeared in 11 games for 4.5 minutes to average 1.1 points, 0.5 assists and 0.5 rebounds … Scored eight points for a season-high at Chicago State on Dec. 8 … Debuted against Memphis with a 2-of-3 showing for four points – she also got her first block
High School
Rated a four-star recruit by ESPNW HoopGurlz and No. 49 overall by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report – Dan Olsen … Became the first Bay County Basketball recruit to sign with a Power-Four school (Mississippi State) since 2010 … Member of the winningest class in Rutherford High School with a 93-14 combined record with four FHSAA Class 4A District 2 Championships and three straight FHSAA Class 4A Elite Eight appearances … Led the program to a 26-2 record on 15.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.7 blocks in her senior season … Awarded the 2021, 2022 and 2024 Bay County Girls Basketball Player of the Year … Averaged 17.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in her junior season … Also ran track & field as a two-time FHSAA Class 2A State Champion, finishing runner-up in the women’s high jump – leaped to personal bests of 1.72 meters in the high jump and 5.8 meters in the long jump … Played for the FBC United Family Organization in AAU
Personal
Full name is Shakirah Naomi Edwards … Born on Feb. 15, in Panama City, Fla. … Has five siblings in UV, Zay, Urbriah, Brian and Zach … Owns a bearded dragon named Rexy
2025-26 Women's Basketball Season Recap
Monday, April 06
Underdogs Untold: WBIT
Saturday, March 21
Chanda Rigby Postgame Press Conference (WBIT) - No. 2 Kansas
Thursday, March 19
No. 2 Troy vs. No. 4 James Madison - SBC Championship (Full Highlights)
Monday, March 09
