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Grizzlies' Zach Edey Has Already Tied His Career NCAA Three-Point Total in the NBA

That didn't take long.

Patrick Andres

Zach Edey of the Grizzlies dunking.
Zach Edey of the Grizzlies dunking. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Back on Feb. 10, in the midst of No. 2 Purdue's blowout 79–59 win over Indiana, Boilermakers center Zach Edey did something extraordinary: he knocked down a three-pointer.

Edey had never done that despite amassing one of the most decorated careers in the history of college basketball; he won the AP Player of the Year award in 2023 and he would win it again in 2024. The three-pointer looked like a once-in-a-lifetime event—a rare concession by the throwback big man to the forces of modernity.

On Saturday night, however, Edey did it again.

It came during the Memphis Grizzlies' game against the Orlando Magic, as the rookie contributed five points to the Grizzlies' 69–43 halftime lead. Unguarded off an inbound pass from guard Ja Morant, Edey stood in the corner and calmly swished a trey.

Edey remains green (his 10 personal fouls entering Saturday lead the league), but he clearly has the versatility to merit Memphis drafting him ninth this past June.

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PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .

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