He also leads the country with 26 double-doubles. Should he be named All-American by the AP, the USBWA and NABC, Edey would become Purdue's fourth consensus All-American in the last seven years, joining Swanigan (2017), Carsen Edwards (2019) and Jaden Ivey (2022).Įdey, a 7-foot, 4-inch center from Toronto, currently averages 22.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.6 assists per game while shooting almost 60 percent from the field and nearly 75 percent from the free throw line – ranking sixth nationally in scoring and second in rebounds. He becomes Purdue's first recipient of National Player of the Year honors since Glenn Robinson in 1994.Įarlier this season, Edey joined an exclusive list of Boilermakers to win the Big Ten Player of the Year, joining the late Caleb Swanigan (2017), JaJuan Johnson (2011), Glenn Robinson (1994) and Steve Scheffler (1990) as winners of the league's top honor.Įdey has also been named to the Sporting News' first-team All-America squad. He was named named the USBWA District V Player of the Year, the organization announced today.Įdey has already won National Player of the Year honors by The Sporting News and Big Ten Player of the Year accolades after helping Purdue to a Big Ten regular-season title and a No. Edey is considered a front-runner to win all the major awards this season.

Jaden Ivey was a consensus All-American in 2022.Įdey has already been announced as a semifinalist for the Naismith Player of the Year and Wooden Award, as well as the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award given to the nation's top center. Should he receive All-America honors from those two organizations, Edey will be a consensus All-American, giving the Boilermakers consensus All-Americans with different players in back-to-back years for the first time in modern history.

Two more by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and USBWA will come out Wednesday. It marks his second, first-team All-America selection after earning a spot on the Sporting News' first team.

– Purdue's Zach Edey and head coach Matt Painter both picked up awards today from the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).Įdey was voted a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, being the only unanimous selection among the 58 voters.

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