16-04-2025
Rutherford alum, Edwards transferring to Troy University
TROY, AL. (WMBB) – Rutherford High School alum, Shakirah Edwards has announced she is transferring from the Mississippi State Women's Basketball team to Troy University.
As a true freshman in Starkville, Edwards played in 11 games for the Bulldogs, who were a 9-seed at the NCAA Tournament.
Edwards was the first Bay County basketball player to sign with a Power Five school in over a decade (Arnold's Nate Hicks, Georgia Tech in 2010) and the first female basketball player to do so in nearly 50 years.
She started for the Rams' high school varsity since middle school and led Rutherford to the Class 4A Elite Eight in three consecutive seasons.
Edwards joins a strong Troy program that is coming off a runner-up finish at the Women's NCAA NIT.
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