Purdue Center Zach Edey Named First-Team All-American by Sporting News

Purdue junior center Zach Edey was named a first-team All-American by Sporting News, it was announced Tuesday. He is averaging 21.9 points and 12.8 rebounds per game this season for the Boilermakers.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue junior center Zach Edey was tabbed a first-team All-American by the Sporting News, one of the four organizations used for consensus status, the organization announced Tuesday.

🇨🇦 The Canadian is an All-American. 🇺🇸@zach_edey named First-Team All-American by the @sportingnews.

✅ First of four used for consensus A-A honors (SN, AP, USBWA, NABC). pic.twitter.com/rEcGsdglBE

— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 7, 2023

Edey is looking to join Caleb Swanigan (2017), Carsen Edwards (2019) and Jaden Ivey (2022) as the fourth Boilermaker to be a consensus All-American. He would need to earn first-team All-American honors from the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. 

Spearheading a Purdue team that's ranked inside the top five of the AP Top 25 college basketball poll for 15 straight weeks, Edey is averaging 21.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 61.1 percent from the field and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. 

He ranks ninth in the country in scoring and second in rebounds while leading the nation with 23 double-doubles in 30 games played. Edey has scored in double figures in every game this season, including a career-high 38 points in a 77-61 win against Michigan State on Jan. 29 at Mackey Arena. 

Edey is on pace to become the first Big Ten player in over 50 years to average at least 22.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game in a single season.

The Boilermakers finished the regular season with a 26-5 overall record and a 15-5 mark in Big Ten play to win the conference regular-season title outright. They have the No. 1 seed heading into the league tournament at the United Center in Chicago. 

Edey has also been named a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.

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