William Allen Edwards (born August 28, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a tall small forward-power forward. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dollar Bill" Edwards.
Edwards played college basketball at Wright State University, with the Wright State Raiders, where he became one of the school's legends. He was voted the Summit League Player of the Year in 1993.
Edwards was never drafted by an NBA franchise. He spent his rookie season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1994. Despite having played a few games with the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1993âÂÂ94 season, it was in Europe that he had a significant 12-year career. He played in the EuroLeague with the Greek club PAOK, in the 1999âÂÂ00 season, and in the FIBA SuproLeague, with the French club ASVEL, in the 2000âÂÂ01 season.
Edwards was a member of the bronze medal-winning senior men's Team USA at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.
Edwards is the father of former Middletown High School standouts Bill Edwards Jr., who on May 6, 2009, signed a Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Penn State, and Vincent Edwards, a former NBA player, who played college basketball for Purdue.