Purdue's Zach Edey Leads in Sales at NIL Store for May

Zach Edey's career at Purdue may have come to a close in April, but he still saw great sales numbers at the NIL Store in May. He and teammate Braden Smith were among the top sellers for the month.

Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey dunks / Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

Zach Edey's career at Purdue officially ended in April, but the 7-foot-4 center is still selling a lot of merchandise through the NIL Store. The two-time National Player of the Year had the best sales for the month of May.

This week, the NIL store released its top-10 schools and players for sales in May. Edey topped the charts, sitting in the No. 1 spot. As a school, Purdue finished with the second-highest sales totals. UConn was the top-selling school for the month.

Purdue had been the top-performing school for six months. Not a bad run for the Boilermakers.

Top-10 Earning Male Athletes in May!

1. @zach_edey
2. @AloyWehiwa
3. @NolanSouza808
4. @3bradensmith
5. Jaixen Frost
6. @BausleyXavier
7. @jac_caglianone
8. @colehawk23
9. @Monster_Milam99
10. @hagensmith32 pic.twitter.com/Z3P3yBsLwu

— The NIL Store (@nil_store) June 5, 2024

Edey's former teammate, Purdue guard Braden Smith, also did pretty well in earnings for the month of May. The sophomore ranked fourth in sales for the month. The only other basketball player to make the list was Illinois' senior Coleman Hawkins, who ranked eighth.

Several Big Ten schools ranked in the top-10 in sales for May. Purdue was the highest-ranked school from the conference at No. 2, with Iowa coming in at No. 4, Illinois landing at No. 6, Northwestern getting the No. 7 spot and Indiana finishing at No. 9.

For the first time in almost six months, @uconnnilstore has slid into the number one performing store taking over for the reigning @purduenilstore !

Who's going to take the top spot next month? pic.twitter.com/Z7PO7LE24e

— The NIL Store (@nil_store) June 4, 2024

After an outstanding college career at Purdue, Edey has been working towards the 2024 NBA Draft. He's a projected first-round pick and could potentially work his way into being a lottery selection.

In his four years with the Boilermakers, Edey scored 2,516 points and collected 1,321 rebounds. He became Purdue's all-time leader in both categories and was a two-time All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year and National Player of the Year.

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