In 1968 and 1969, Edison Hicks led the Johnson High School basketball team to consecutive Metro League titles. As a senior he averaged a league best 19.1 ppg, which included a 38-point game in a win over Woodland, and Johnson finished second in the Tournament of Champions (the equivalent of today’s Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs). He was voted first team all-league, first team all-city, and first team all-Northern California. Additionally, Edison was named the Player of the Year by the Sacramento Observer. Edison, a 6’5” guard, enrolled at Sac City where he played for Jerry Anderson as a freshman. He was the team co-MVP and first team all-league after leading the conference and finishing 8thin the state with 377 rebounds (just under 14 per game). He was second on the team with 16.2 ppg, and led in assists and field goal percentage (56.1). He set a school record by grabbing over 20 rebounds in 3 consecutive games, including 24 (to go with 25 points) in a win over ARC and 22 (to go with 27 points) in a loss to league champion Delta. He shot 15/15 from the line and 9/10 from the field (90%) to set two other single game school records. As a sophomore, Edison played for Tom Sekul and repeated as first team all-conference after averaging 14.7 points and 10.1 rebounds, while again leading the team in shooting percentage (52.3). He remains the second leading rebounder in SCC history with 631.

Success followed Edison as he transferred to Idaho State, where he was a 2-time second team all-Big Sky selection. He led the league in rebounding as a junior (10.9 per game). He is currently in the top 10 in Idaho State history in career rebounding average, single season total rebounds, and rebounds in a game (22). In his 2 seasons, he averaged 10.3 ppg and 9.2 rpg at Idaho State. He returned to Sacramento and became a Sac City assistant for 7 seasons (1976-78 under Tom Sekul and 1982-87 under Mike Syas).  The 1982-83 team won the league title, and the1985-86 team was league and state champions. Edison also worked with youth for over 10 years, managing a summer youth basketball program of up to 160 under-privileged kids per summer, which included exposing the participants to community leaders, motivational speakers, and college tours.  Edison is retired from City of Sacramento, where he was the Division Manager for the Department of  Utilities and PublicWorks.