Purdue Rumors & News

The Score "Purdue standout center Zach Edey, the consensus men's college player of the year, will return to the Boilermakers for his senior season, he announced Wednesday. The Canadian big man had a dominant junior campaign, tallying 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game...." June 01

The Athletic "He hasn’t watched a replay of the game. He will one day. “Get out a pair of No. 2 pencils, and just jab them in my eyes,’’ Matt Painter tells The Athletic, ruefully. The Purdue coach doesn’t need to cue up the tape, though, to know what..." April 14

Bleacher Report "Purdue center Zach Edey etched his name alongside the likes of Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant and Larry Bird as winners of the men's Wooden Award, which is given to the best college basketball player in the country in a given season. The winner was announced Tuesday..." April 04

Sportsnet "This weekend, Zach Edey will complete the most successful season a Canadian has ever had in U.S. college basketball. The star centre for the Purdue Boilermakers is the odds-on favourite to be named the Naismith men’s player of the year on as part of the festivities for the Final..." April 03

The Score "Purdue star Zach Edey was named the recipient of the 2023 Naismith Men's Player of the Year award Sunday. The Toronto-born center received all but one of the 58 votes cast by a media panel to earn The Associated Press men's player of the year on Friday. " April 02

Bleacher Report "Purdue's abrupt departure from the NCAA tournament hasn't stopped Zach Edey from continuing to rack up end-of-season awards for his dominant year. The Boilermakers center was named the 2022-23 Associated Press Men's Basketball Player of the Year after receiving 57 of 58..." March 31

The Big Lead "On Tuesday, Dan Dakich released another report about something he was hearing from his "people" and it went about as well as it usually does. The former ESPN commentator claimed Purdue center Zach Edey had entered the transfer portal. As he's done most of the..." March 29

The Score "Fairleigh Dickinson shocked the world Friday night, stunning Purdue 63-58 to pull off the NCAA Tournament's second-ever 16-over-1 upset, following in UMBC's footsteps when it beat Virginia in 2018. Yes, the Retrievers won by an eye-popping 20 points, but the Knights'..." March 18

The Score "Zach Edey is impossible to miss nowadays. The 7-foot-4 junior is literally the center of attention each time Purdue takes the court. Every opponent's game plan focuses on limiting Edey's impact, but few have had success against this season's Wooden Award..." March 14