WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue's Zach Edey has been named a consensus first-team All-American after picking up accolades by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
He previously earned honors from The Sporting News and the Associated Press, giving him first-team accolades in all four of the major organizations comprising the All-America ballots, thus making him a consensus first-team All-American, Purdue's first since Caleb Swanigan in 2017.
It marks the second straight year that Purdue had a consensus All-American after Jaden Ivey was a second-team selection in 2022. Edey is the fourth consensus All-American in the last seven years for the Boilermaker program (2017 1st team – Swanigan; 2019 2nd team – Carsen Edwards; 2022 2nd team – Ivey; 2023 1st team – Edey).
Since the 2016-17 season, Purdue has had three players earn at least one first-team All-America distinction (Ivey was a first-team honoree by the NABC a year ago), the third-highest total in the country (Kansas – 5; Gonzaga – 4).
Edey 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. Edey is considered a front-runner to win all the major awards this season.
Edey 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. 1 national ranking for seven weeks. He becomes Purdue's first recipient of National Player of the Year honors since Glenn Robinson in 1994.
Earlier 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.
Edey has also been named to the Sporting News' first-team All-America squad. 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).
Edey, 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 also leads the country with 26 double-doubles.
He is one of just two Big Ten players in league history to have at least 700 points and 400 rebounds in a season is close to becoming the first player in NCAA history with 750 points, 450 rebounds, 50 blocks and 50 assists in a season (assists became an official NCAA statistic in 1983-84).
His eight games of 30 points and 10 rebounds are the most for a major-college player in the last 20 years, surpassing Blake Griffin's and Kevin Durant's seven games of 30 and 10.
Edey became the second player in Big Ten history and the first since Ohio State's Gary Bradds in 1963-64 to lead the league in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage, and he is one of just nine players (Blake Griffin, Ike Diogu, Antawn Jamison, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Walton, Lew Alcindor, Gary Bradds) to lead a major-college conference in all three categories in NCAA history. Griffin was the last to do so in 2009.
Edey was also named a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award and earned a spot on the Big Ten's All-Defensive team.
The Boilermakers will face the winner of Texas Southern and Fairleigh Dickinson in Friday's NCAA Tournament first-round game in Columbus, Ohio.
He previously earned honors from The Sporting News and the Associated Press, giving him first-team accolades in all four of the major organizations comprising the All-America ballots, thus making him a consensus first-team All-American, Purdue's first since Caleb Swanigan in 2017.
It marks the second straight year that Purdue had a consensus All-American after Jaden Ivey was a second-team selection in 2022. Edey is the fourth consensus All-American in the last seven years for the Boilermaker program (2017 1st team – Swanigan; 2019 2nd team – Carsen Edwards; 2022 2nd team – Ivey; 2023 1st team – Edey).
Since the 2016-17 season, Purdue has had three players earn at least one first-team All-America distinction (Ivey was a first-team honoree by the NABC a year ago), the third-highest total in the country (Kansas – 5; Gonzaga – 4).
Edey 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. Edey is considered a front-runner to win all the major awards this season.
Edey 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. 1 national ranking for seven weeks. He becomes Purdue's first recipient of National Player of the Year honors since Glenn Robinson in 1994.
Earlier 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.
Edey has also been named to the Sporting News' first-team All-America squad. 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).
Edey, 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 also leads the country with 26 double-doubles.
He is one of just two Big Ten players in league history to have at least 700 points and 400 rebounds in a season is close to becoming the first player in NCAA history with 750 points, 450 rebounds, 50 blocks and 50 assists in a season (assists became an official NCAA statistic in 1983-84).
His eight games of 30 points and 10 rebounds are the most for a major-college player in the last 20 years, surpassing Blake Griffin's and Kevin Durant's seven games of 30 and 10.
Edey became the second player in Big Ten history and the first since Ohio State's Gary Bradds in 1963-64 to lead the league in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage, and he is one of just nine players (Blake Griffin, Ike Diogu, Antawn Jamison, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Walton, Lew Alcindor, Gary Bradds) to lead a major-college conference in all three categories in NCAA history. Griffin was the last to do so in 2009.
Edey was also named a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award and earned a spot on the Big Ten's All-Defensive team.
The Boilermakers will face the winner of Texas Southern and Fairleigh Dickinson in Friday's NCAA Tournament first-round game in Columbus, Ohio.