Will be a key contributor to the Wildcats in 2013-14.

Independence (Kan.) Community College (2012-13): Edmonson comes to Abilene following one season at Independence (Kan.) Community College, where he appeared in 30 of 32 games alongside fellow ACU newcomer James Pegues. ... Coming off the bench, Edmonson averaged 9.4 points per game and shot just a hair under 40 percent from the field (.396) and 3-point range (.379). ... He twice knocked down a season-best six 3-pointers in games against Brown Mackie and Moberly Area and had four against Fort Scott. ... Edmonson also knocked down better than 70 percent of his free throws (33-of-46).

Middle Tennessee State (2011-12): Edmonson began his collegiate career in the fall of 2011 with Middle Tennessee State and appeared in 10 games, which included a season-high eight points against Louisiana Monroe.

High school: A Fort Worth native who played high school basketball for Fossil Ridge, Edmonson averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals as a senior. In 2011, the 6-foot-2 inch guard was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 5A-District 7 and earned district Newcomer of the Year honors two years earlier. Edmonson also appeared in the DFW East-West All-Star Game and the North Texas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game.

Personal: Son of Barbara and Keith Edmonson. ... Julian's father, Keith, played basketball at Purdue and then played three seasons in the NBA after being the 10th overall pick of the Atlanta Hawks in the 1982 NBA Draft. ... Keith Edmonson played alongside Joe Barry Carroll on a Purdue team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1980. ... Julian was born 13 May 1993. ... 2011 graduate of Keller Fossil Ridge High School.