V.J. Edgecombe Jr.

V.J. Edgecombe was born and spent his childhood in Bimini, he Bahamas. He immigrated to the United States when was in ninth grade, originally settling in Florida. Edgecomb attended Victory International Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida for two years before transferring to Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville, New York as a boarding student. He averaged 30.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.2 steals per game during his junior season as the Crusaders won the state championship. At the end of the season, Edgecombe was named the New York Gatorade Player of the Year and the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference Player of the Year. As a senior, Edgecombe averaged 17.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. Edgecombe, a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class committed to play basketball at Baylor University after considering offers from Duke and Kentucky.