University of North Georgia Athletics

Joe Edwards enters his third season with the University of North Georgia men's basketball program and his first as an assistant coach.

Edwards joined the coaching staff for the 2024-25 season as a volunteer assistant coach. From there, he transitioned to a graduate assistant for the 2025-26 campaign before his promotion to a full-time assistant coach prior to the 2026-27 season.
 
Prior to joining the Nighthawks in 2024, Edwards the previous three years as an assistant coach for the varsity boys team at Jefferson High School. At Jefferson, Edwards was a member of a program that made a GHSA Elite Eight appearance in 2022 and were Region Runner-Ups in 2023. 
 
Edwards also served as the head coach of a travel team, Blue Collar Basketball, for one season back in 2023. 
 
After graduating from Lanier Christian Academy in 2019 where Edwards was a three-year letterman and a 2019 All-Region selection, he then worked as an assistant coach at his alma mater for the 2019-20 season.  
 
Updated: July 2026