Ed Daniel

Edward Daniel (born June 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Scafati Basket of the Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball at Murray State University.

Ed Daniel

Daniel (with ball) at Murray State.
Scafati Basket
Position	Power forward / center
League	Serie A2 Basket
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-13) June 13, 1990 (age 35) Birmingham, Alabama, US
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school	Woodlawn (Birmingham, Alabama)
College	Murray State (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Pistoia Basket 2000
2014–2015	Pallacanestro Varese
2015	Vanoli Cremona
2015–2016	Fortitudo Bologna
2016–2017	Maccabi Ashdod
2017–2018	Châlons-Reims
2018–2019	Peristeri
2019–2020	Fortitudo Bologna
2020–2021	Iraklis
2021	Rahoveci
2021–present	Scafati Basket
Career highlights
First-team All-OVC (2013)

College career

After starring at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Daniel committed to play college basketball for the Murray State Racers in Murray, Kentucky and was a key member of the winningest recruiting class in Racer history.^[1] As a junior, Daniel was a starter on the Racers' 2011–12 team, which won 23 straight games to start the season and went 31–2 overall. As a senior the following year, Daniel averaged a double-double (13.2 points and 10 rebounds per game) and was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference.^[2]

Professional career

After the close of his college career, Daniel worked out for several NBA teams,^[3] but ultimately was not selected in the 2013 NBA draft. He signed with Pistoia Basket 2000, averaging 8.9 points and 7.5 rebounds for the 2013–14 season.

For the 2014–15 season, Daniel signed with Pallacanestro Varese.^[4] On February 12, 2015, he signed with Vanoli Cremona.^[5]

On July 19, 2016, Daniel signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod.^[6]

On July 4, 2017, Daniel signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.^[7] He posted 8.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in Pro A.

Daniel signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League on August 27, 2018.^[8] He was released from the Greek team on September 26, 2018, and subsequently joined Peristeri on a two-month contract. He eventually spent the entire 2018–19 season with the Greek club.

Daniel spent the 2019–20 season in Italy for Fortitudo Bologna, averaging 6.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On July 25, 2020, he signed with Iraklis of the Greek Basket League.^[9] On August 5, 2021, he signed with Scafati Basket of the Serie A2 Basket.^[10]