Purdue's Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press Feb 23, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 Updated Aug 29, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy.kAm%96 D49@@=VD 4@2496D H6C6 72D4:?2E65 H:E9 E96 32D<6E32== ?6H4@>6CVD D:K6[ 9:D A@E6?E:2=] %96J =:<65 9:D 92?5D 2?5 E96 7@@EH@C< 96 56G6=@A65 A=2J:?8 @E96C DA@CED] %96J E9@F89E 96 4@F=5 36 4@==686 32D<6E32==VD ?6IE 3:8 E9:?8]k^AmkAmu:G6 J62CD =2E6C[ E96 EC2?D7@C>2E:@? D66>D 2=>@DE 4@>A=6E6 — E@ E96 DFCAC:D6 @7 }2D9[ x|v’D 5:C64E@C @7 32D<6E32== @A6C2E:@?D] t56J[ E96 f\7@@E\c[ b_d\A@F?5 r2?25:2?[ :D 4@>A:=:?8 ?F>36CD E92E D9@H p>6C:42VD 3:886DE A=2J6C >:89E 2=D@ 36 :ED 36DE A=2J6C]k^Am kAm“w6VD E96 >@DE 5@>:?2?E A=2J6C :? E96 4@F?ECJ 2?5 x H@F=5 92G6 ?6G6C E9@F89E E92E H@F=5 92AA6? 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