Former Texas A&M basketball player David Edwards passed away Monday in New York City due to the effects of the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19. The news was broken by Edwards's former teammate Charles Henderson who posted the following on Facebook. A Texas A&M spokesperson confirmed the news to the Dallas Morning News.

Never in a million years would I have even imagined my backcourt teammate would go before his time. I just got the news that Dave Edwards passed away. For those that have been praying for him, he is now in a better place.

This coronavirus has hit me in the heart. We need to find a vaccine. Dave was one of the fiercest competitors and best point guards that I've ever met. Nearly unstoppable. Learned a how to become tough as nails competing against him everyday and shaking off adversity. Will also remember the 4 years we were together after you transferred from Georgetown to Texas A&M. RIP Dave Boogie!!!!

Edwards transferred to Aggieland from Georgetown in time for the 1991-94 seasons and averaged 13.5 points, 7.1 assists, and 2.7 steals in 85 total games during his career. Edwards led the Aggies to the NIT in 1993-94 which was the first season that they had made the post season since 1986-87 under the late Tony Barone.

The team finished 19-11 and 10-4 which was good enough for second place in the Southwest Conference and Edwards led the way along with teammate Joe Wilbert. Edwards averaged 13.6 points, 5.6 boards, and a SWC leading 8.8 assists per game, which was also second nationally. The Aggies lost in the finals of the SWC conference tournament to Texas.

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Large, crowded areas should be avoided as movie theaters, work conferences and other traffic-heavy events are being shutdown across the country per state jurisdictions at the urging of the CDC. Disneyland in California closed two weeks ago amid coronavirus concerns as well as Disney World and Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, Florida, whose closures went into effect last week.

Coronavirus symptoms include fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. While flu symptoms are similar, they're often differentiated by high fever, exhaustion, chills, dry cough and body aches.

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