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Purdue Basketball’s Zach Edey is getting a ringing endorsement from another college basketball coach. UConn’s head basketball coach Dan Hurley says Edey should be a lottery pick in this coming year’s NBA draft. Hurley made the comments on the Colin Cowherd show. "If Zach Edey is not like a lottery pick and a tremendous NBA […]

Purdue basketball most recently defeated Tennessee in the Elite Eight 72-66, as they continue their March Madness journey. Big man Zach Edey led the way for the Boilermakers with a jaw-dropping 40-point, 16-rebound double-double. Edey’s performance has led to further conversation about where he may fall in the 2024 NBA Draft. So will Edey be […]

What happens when an immovable force meets an unstoppable object on the court in the Final Four round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament? We are all about to find out soon, with Zach Edey and the Purdue Boilermakers scheduled to take on the surprising NC State Wolfpack, who are being led by no other than […]

Purdue basketball locked up a Final Four spot after failing to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament in previous seasons. It was an emotional moment for Zach Edey, who belted out a NSFW message after securing the win. Now, the star center fires back at the coaches and doubters who overlooked him. During […]

The Tennessee basketball program suffered a 72-66 loss to Purdue in the Elite Eight on Sunday, and while his team got eliminated, he seemed to feel no shame about the loss, giving Purdue credit for the performance. “There’s no doubt in my. mind I think we could win a national championship,” Rick Barnes said, via […]

College basketball fans have roasted Purdue over recent years for their early exits from the NCAA Tournament. However, this year is a bit different as Zach Edey and the Boilermakers punched their ticket to the Final Four. After defeating Illinois, Edey went viral for his NSFW outburst and cutting down the net without a ladder. […]

The Purdue basketball program has advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1980 with a 72-66 win over Tennessee, and Zach Edey’s legacy with the program gets even better after his incredible performance to help take down Dalton Knecht’s squad. Zach Edey scored 40 points and grabbed 16 boards, with a game-sealing […]

The Tennessee Volunteers take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our Men’s March Madness odds series for our Tennessee Purdue prediction and pick. Find how to watch Tennessee Purdue. Here we go. This is the most pressure-packed game of the whole NCAA Tournament, including next week’s national championship game. Think that’s wrong? Remember: Everyone hopes […]

Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few is very happy for one of his colleagues in the coaching profession. Few is praising Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter following the Boilermakers’ victory over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue used a red-hot second half on Friday to defeat the Bulldogs, 80-68. "They're hunting right now. They're not being […]

Gonzaga coach Mark Few is very impressed with Purdue basketball. The Bulldogs coach had nothing but compliments to give the Boilermakers after they handled business in the NCAA tournament, defeating Gonzaga in the Sweet 16. "They're hunting right now. They're not being hunted. That's how you get to Final Fours and that's how you get […]

Last season, the Purdue basketball team was a one seed in the NCAA Tournament, but they were eliminated in their very first game by 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson. The Boilermakers had that on their mind all of this season, and they are now back in the tournament as a one seed yet again. The first […]

A huge weekend is approaching for the Purdue basketball team and Zach Edey in general as they hope to reach the Final Four, and Jon Rothstein recently spoke about why Edey’s game is viewed as one that will not translate to the NBA. Rothstein made an eye-opening comparison between Zach Edey and Yao Ming as […]

It is the first game of the Sweet Sixteen for the Midwest Region as Gonzaga faces Purdue. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Gonzaga-Purdue prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Gonzaga earned the five seed in the Midwest Region. They started their tournament with a game against the 12-seed McNeese. It was […]

Gonzaga basketball head coach Mark Few has a tough nut to crack. Advancing to the Sweet 16, the fifth-seeded Bulldogs will be taking on Zach Edey and the number-one Purdue basketball this coming Friday. Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center has been dominating in the March Madness tournament lately, and Few himself had words of praise for the […]

The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament are complete, and the contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. While the number of upsets in the early rounds was underwhelming, it set up some titanic tussles in the Sweet 16. Purdue-Gonzaga, Houston-Duke, and North Carolina-Alabama are among the fascinating contests […]

Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter didn’t hold back in his defense of Zach Edey amid criticisms that the star big man is just tall and not really skilled. Edey had another dominant performance as he helped the Boilermakers secure a Sweet 16 spot on Sunday against Utah State. The Aggies simply had no answer […]

In the fervent whirlwind of March Madness, where heroes are forged on the hardwood and legends etch their names into NCAA lore, Purdue’s towering sentinel, Zach Edey, has ignited a rallying cry from former NBA star and current analyst, Kendrick Perkins, demanding the behemoth’s due respect from the pro ranks. Edey’s tour-de-force in Purdue’s dismantling […]

The Utah State Aggies take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our Men’s March Madness odds series for our Utah State Purdue prediction and pick. Find how to watch Utah State Purdue. The Utah State Aggies gave the Mountain West a big boost in this NCAA Tournament. They were one of two Mountain West teams […]

Purdue basketball gets a bad rap for constantly being bounced out early in the March Madness Tournament. Star center, Zach Edey, may receive the most hate of all. However, this year could be different, as the Boilermakers aim to prove the haters wrong. With that in mind, it sounds like Charles Barkley is an Edey […]

The first round of the NCAA Tournament continues as Grambling State faces Purdue. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Grambling State-Purdue prediction, pick, and how to watch. Grambling State won their first-ever NCAA tournament game in their first try facing Montana State. After winning their first SWAC tournament, Grambling […]

A lot of vitriol and animosity has existed between different fanbases of college basketball and the Purdue basketball program. It has long been rooted in Coach Matt Painter’s lack of success in getting a national title for the Boilermakers despite having a good standing in the Big Ten Conference. They have got the star talent […]

March Madness is the craziest time of the year on the sports calendar. A total of 68 teams battle it out in an effort to become national champions, and along the way, tons of brackets are busted because of a number of Cinderella stories and surprising upset victories. Everyone loves to root for the underdog, […]

Purdue basketball finds themselves once again firmly entrenched in the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers are a no.1 seed for the second consecutive year, and they surely hope things go a lot better for them this time around. Purdue got bounced by a no.16 seed in the first round last year, which was the second time […]

The first draft of this editorial had eighteen questions in total, but in order to not take up more of your day than I already was planning to, I decided to scale it back to ten total. March Madness generally offers far more than just ten important questions — or eighteen for that matter — […]

Howard University and Grambling State University have both earned a bid to compete in the 2024 March Madness tournament. Both teams clinched their conference championships yesterday. Howard triumphed over Delaware State to claim their second consecutive MEAC Championship, while Grambling defeated Texas Southern to clinch their first bid in the March Madness tournament. Both teams […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket is here. Yes, March Madness is back in full force as fans get ready to predict their champion. It was a wild weekend of conference tournaments with some stunning upsets. As such, the projected field changed from everybody’s bracketology (including ClutchPoints own version). Here are the No. 1 seeds for […]

Zach Edey is the biggest reason the Purdue basketball team will get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The 7-foot-4 center leads the nation in scoring with 24.3 points per game and is about to win back-to-back National Player of the Year Awards. So why does the big Boilermaker get so much criticism […]

Purdue basketball has been one of the best teams in the nation all season long with Zach Edey leading the way. Even so, the Boilermakers couldn’t get it done in the BIG Tournament after losing the semifinals to Wisconsin. It’s something that’s become the norm for the Boilermakers. They tend to be a top team […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey already has many accolades, but is continuing to make history for the program. The Boilermakers’ big man became the school’s all-time leading scorer in a game Saturday against Wisconsin, per the school. Edey now sits at 2,324 points and counting, after reaching that number in the Big Ten Tournament on […]

The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team have a bit of a problem. Braden Smith, the team’s star point guard, went down with an apparent injury during their game against Michigan State in their Big Ten tournament game. Smith looked like he was hurt, but he was able to come back into the game and finish the […]

The Purdue basketball team is playing Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament on Friday. In the second half, the Boilermakers saw Braden Smith go down with a concerning injury. He came up limping and went to the locker room for further evaluation, per Andy Katz. ‘Braden Smith being evaluated in back by locker room […]

It is the third round of the Big Ten tournament as Michigan State faces Purdue. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan State-Purdue prediction, pick, and how to watch. Michigan State finished the season 18-13 overall while sitting 10-10 in conference play. They entered the tournament as the eighth […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are the regular season Big Ten Champions and Coach Matt Painter’s team now has its sights set on bigger prizes. The Boilermakers haven’t made a Final Four since 1980 and haven’t won the national championship since 1932. The 2023-2024 Purdue squad is seen by many as the university’s best hope to win […]

A year after a shocking upset as a number-one seed, the Purdue Boilermakers are once again one of the best teams in college basketball. Purdue is 28-3 on the season and set to earn another one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Zach Edey is the overwhelming favorite for the national player of the year and the […]

March Madness is here, and the NCAA tournament is just around the corner. That means it’s conference tournament season. The Big Ten has several solid teams, not to mention a whole host of bubble teams that can solidify or lose their spot in the NCAA tournament, depending on their performance this week. The Big Ten, […]

It was senior day at Purdue on Sunday afternoon, and among the six seniors on the Boilermakers roster who were honored before the game was three-year starter at center Zach Edey. Edey, a 7’4″ behemoth who is averaging 24 points and nearly 12 rebounds per game this season, will likely win his second consecutive Naismith […]

The Big Ten basketball regular season wrapped up on Thursday night, confirming what many had known for months — that Purdue was the champion. The Boilermakers were the league’s best team at the beginning, during the middle, and at the end of the year, so it was no surprise to see this squad win the […]

March has not been an issue for Matt Painter’s Purdue basketball program so far. They wrecked Illinois on the road and notched the title for being the Big Ten Conference’s outright champions. Braden Smith may have been the one to shut the doors on the Fighting Illini’s hopes of winning the championship but it was […]

The 28-3 Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is No. 3 in the AP Poll behind UConn (26-3) and Houston (26-3), but after a stirring 77-71 upset on the road over Illinois, at least one college basketball analyst thinks that Zach Edey and company should be the No. 1 overall team in March Madness. “Purdue has nine […]