Although Purdue was dominant in the first two rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament over the weekend, ESPN does not believe the Boilermakers are among the best teams remaining in March Madness.
Zach Edey knows a thing or two about being a finalist for a major college basketball award. So, with the John Wooden Award releasing its list of top-20 candidates for the prestigious honor, the former Purdue superstar and two-time National Player of the Year has some of advice for players.
The Purdue Boilermakers had a lot to replace this year with the graduation of Zach Edey. A week into the season, they had found the ultimate answer in Daniel Jacobsen.
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — We're still in wait-and-see mode with Purdue's basketball team this year as they move on from two-time national player of the year Zach Edey.
It might be too early to compare 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen to Zach Edey, the national Player of the Year in the past two seasons. But Jacobsen did a passable imitation of Edey in No.
Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points Monday night and Braden Smith dished out 15 assists as No. 14 Purdue fended off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the second half for a season-opening 90-73 win in West Lafayette, Ind.
In an era where the most important words in college basketball are transfer portal and the most critical acronym is NIL, No. 14 Purdue is going about things the old-fashioned way.
For the past two seasons, Will Berg might've had the worst job in college basketball. Every day for two years, The 7-foot-2 center from Sweden was tasked with defending two-time National Player of the Year and NBA lottery pick Zach Edey.
Matt Painter has never been dismissive of the impact Zach Edey had on Purdue's program. The two-time National Player of the Year was a big reason why the Boilermakers won back-to-back Big Ten regular season titles and reached the National Championship game.
Purdue has been picked to win the Big Ten in 2024-25. It returns three starters, three contributors from the bench and brought in a top-20 recruiting class.
Will his skills translate in the NBA or will he become lost in the faster-paced game? The Grizzlies obviously think he will be a helpful addition.
There has been talk that his game won’t translate well to the NBA, but he has been working to improve in areas that will make him a better pro prospect.
Zach Edey, Purdue's standout player and the consensus National Player of the Year, is set to enter the 2024 NBA Draft next week. Concluding a stellar college career, Edey led the Boilermakers to their first national championship game appearance since 1969.
Purdue is a special place for Zach Edey. And on NBA Draft night, he wants to spend at least one more evening on campus, celebrating his journey to the next level with those closest to him.
Eight additional players have emerged as green room invitees for this month’s forthcoming 2024 draft. Sources have informed Jonathan Givony of ESPN (via
Zach Edey is set to work out for the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the NBA Draft, according to a report.
After playing for a national title in April, two-time men's college basketball player of the year Zach Edey might quickly contend for an NBA title, according to where he lands in a recent mock draft.
Let’s just say that Edey probably wishes the video never came out with how badly he missed the catcher.
Edey is one of the most polarizing prospects in recent memory, making it hard to peg where he’ll go in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound big man left Purdue as the leading scorer and rebounder in program history.
Purdue center Zach Edey, the two-time national player of the year, has officially entered the 2024 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-4 behemoth, who posted a brief message to Instagram last week saying Purdue "changed his life," told ESPN on Tuesday that he's submitted the paperwork to enter the draft.
Two-time college basketball Player of the Year Zach Edey officially declared for the NBA Draft on Tuesday, and the intriguing pro prospect already has one fan.
Purdue center Zach Edey, the NCAA’s two-time national player of the year, has submitted paperwork to the NBA league office making himself eligible for the 2024 draft.
At this point in time, Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark and Purdue Boilermakers big man Zach Edey are two of college basketball’s biggest names. But after a photo of the two standing next to each other surface, people are astonished with how tall the latter is over the former.
As he exited Monday night’s national championship game against UConn., the look on the face of Purdue basketball center Zach Edey told the story. There was disappointment.
No one knows what to make of Zach Edey's NBA potential. Players aren't named National Player of the Year twice by accident, and Edey's size alone should make him an attractive center prospect.
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