WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Following a record-setting performance against Michigan State on Sunday, Zach Edey was named the Player of the Week by multiple outlets on Monday.
Edey's five Big Ten Player of the Week awards this season are the second most by a Purdue player in school history (Caleb Swanigan – 6) and the fourth most in Big Ten history (Evan Turner – 7; Swanigan, Keegan Murray – 6).
Edey has five 30-10 games this season. The only major-conference players with more in the last 15 years are Duke's Marvin Bagley (2017-18) and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin (2008-09). For the season, he ranked third in the country in scoring (22.1 PPG) and third in rebounds (13.0), currently being one of four players in the last 20 seasons ranked in the top 5 in both (South Dakota's Mike Daum – 2018-19; Kansas State's Michael Beasley – 2007-08; Texas' Kevin Durant – 2006-07).
Edey is doing most of his damage against the nation's top teams. In 10 games against the nation's top-50, he is averaging 24.7 points and 12.5 rebounds, while shooting over 60.0 percent. He is ranked No. 1 in KenPom's Player of the Year ratings by a significant number over the 2nd-ranked player. In fact, the space between No. 1 (Edey) and No. 2 (Kansas' Jalen Wilson) is the same as the distance between No. 2 and No. 40 in the Player of the Year ratings.
Edey and the No. 1-ranked Boilermakers host Penn State on Wednesday night in Mackey Arena, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
- Big Ten Player of the Week
- Dick Vitale Star of the Week
- NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week
- Naismith Award National Player of the Week
- Canada Basketball Player of the Week
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 watch list
Edey's five Big Ten Player of the Week awards this season are the second most by a Purdue player in school history (Caleb Swanigan – 6) and the fourth most in Big Ten history (Evan Turner – 7; Swanigan, Keegan Murray – 6).
Edey has five 30-10 games this season. The only major-conference players with more in the last 15 years are Duke's Marvin Bagley (2017-18) and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin (2008-09). For the season, he ranked third in the country in scoring (22.1 PPG) and third in rebounds (13.0), currently being one of four players in the last 20 seasons ranked in the top 5 in both (South Dakota's Mike Daum – 2018-19; Kansas State's Michael Beasley – 2007-08; Texas' Kevin Durant – 2006-07).
Edey is doing most of his damage against the nation's top teams. In 10 games against the nation's top-50, he is averaging 24.7 points and 12.5 rebounds, while shooting over 60.0 percent. He is ranked No. 1 in KenPom's Player of the Year ratings by a significant number over the 2nd-ranked player. In fact, the space between No. 1 (Edey) and No. 2 (Kansas' Jalen Wilson) is the same as the distance between No. 2 and No. 40 in the Player of the Year ratings.
Edey and the No. 1-ranked Boilermakers host Penn State on Wednesday night in Mackey Arena, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.