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Defending national player of the year Zach Edey is back at the Purdue basketball program for this season, and he is worrying about winning games rather than impressing NBA scouts by showing off an outside shot. “A lot of people get lost in trying to shape their game for the NBA and do things they’re […]

The Purdue basketball squad hopes to redeem their name during March Madness. Coach Matt Painter had a top prospect in Jaden Ivey but still could not get the elusive national title. Now, he has one more shot at terrorizing teams outside of the Big 10 conference. With a loaded cast of talents featuring Ethan Morton, […]

Purdue basketball is making a comeback not just to haunt the Big 10 conference but all of college basketball. The return of Zach Edey for one last year prompts huge expectations. They could be able to use him more efficiently with a stronger squad that could hopefully shoot better than they did against the FDU […]

Last season, the Purdue basketball team had an incredible regular season that saw them win the Big Ten championship, and they followed it up by winning the Big Ten Tournament to earn a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That is when things took a turn for the worst. Purdue became just the second #1 […]

Zach Edey is making his last season with Coach Matt Painter’s Purdue basketball program count. The decision to run it back for one more year with the Boilermakers came as a shock to many. This was because he had come off a terrific Big Ten Conference season but only fell short of March Madness to […]

Zach Edey is not the only person running it back with Purdue basketball. His former teammate, Sasha Stefanovic, also had a huge announcement about Matt Painter’s coaching staff that most Boilermaker fans are going to love. Sasha Stefanovic will join Matter Painter on his staff. The former Purdue basketball player announced that he will be […]

A blood-hungry Zach Edey decided to run it back for Purdue basketball. A historically bad first-round loss to Fairleigh Dickinson may have prompted him to forego the NBA Draft. One thing is certain and that is he is continuing the trend set by Kentucky basketball’s Oscar Tshiebwe. National Player of the Year winners often go […]

The NBA can wait. For now, Zach Edey will have his full attention on helping the Purdue Boilermakers rise from the ashes of an embarrassing experience in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Edey is returning for at least one more season in West Lafayette after announcing that he will “run it back,” via Twitter. In other […]

Purdue Boilermakers superstar Zach Edey has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, he announced on social media on Tuesday. “My basketball journey has been unorthodox to say the least, but I wouldn’t change a thing about it,” the AP College Basketball National Player of the Year said in a tweet. “From ranked 437 in my class […]

Purdue Boilermakers superstar Zach Edey is the recipient of the AP College Basketball National Player of the Year award, the Associated Press announced on Friday morning. Edey was outstanding this season, averaging 22.3 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game for Purdue Basketball. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1641799611420647425 “The season ended in disappointment, which really sucks, but it’s always […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey fired back at a transfer portal claim from NBA Insider Dan Dakich in a Tuesday tweet. “My people are telling me Zach Edey is in the transfer portal,” Dakich wrote on Tuesday. “The transfer portal and NIL suck.” Edey responded just minutes later. “My sources are telling me this is false,” Edey […]

The NBA season is up and running, but all basketball eyes will be on the 2023 NCAA Tournament this month. NBA organizations will have the chance to analyze and evaluate the top prospects in the upcoming class and take some final notes before the 2023 NBA Draft. Contending teams such as the Golden State Warriors should […]

Purdue center Zach Edey once again had his way against the Michigan State Spartans this season. Mere weeks after he scored 32 points in the No. 1 ranked Boilermakers’ narrow one-point win over Michigan State, Edey followed it up with a keen encore performance on Sunday. The versatile center tallied 38 points on 62.5 percent […]

Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter is going to protect his players, just like any good coach would do. That’s why when it comes to star center Zach Edey, he has no desire to bite his tongue. “He’s like a piñata out there,” Painter tells Kelly Hallinan of WLFI News. “You guys been to a […]

Purdue entered the 2022 NCAA Tournament with a lot of harsh lessons from their past. The team has historically been one of the better collegiate teams in the country. However, they’ve been on the receiving end of some major upsets over the last few years. Getting knocked out last year by the thirteenth-seeded North Texas […]