What is the story about?
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, point guard Preston Edmead from Hofstra. Preston has been compared favorably to UT’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie as being super quick and aggressive. A great addition, a player to get excited about.
Stats:
- Ht / Wt: 6’1” / 170
- Position: Point Guard
- Eligibility: 3 seasons
- PPG / RPG / APG: 16.1 ppg / 3.5 rpg / 4.4 apg
- Shooting: 40.1% / 38.7% (96-248) / 83.3%
’25-’26 season Highs:
- Points: 26 points, 29 games in double figures, 10 games with 20+
- 3PT Shooting: 13 games making 4+ 3PT shots
- Hit 6 3PT shots in their NCAA tournament game against Alabama
- Rebounds: 9 rebounds, 12 games with 5+
- Assists: 9 assists (2x), 16 games with 5+
Background:
Preston is a 4-star transfer, ranked 156 from Easthampton, MA.
His brother Aaren played at NC A&T ’17-’18 and ’18-’19.
He played one season at Hofstra. He was the CAA Rookie of the Year, Second Team All-CAA, CAA All-Rookie
team and was the CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player.
HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Edmead (#1) hits winner in OT versus Towson
Edmead (#1) goes for 24 / 4/ 4 against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament












