7ft 4in future NBA superstar Zach Edey shows his skills at the 2023 NCAA March Madness tournament
, a 7ft 3.5in generational talent from France, sent the basketball world into a frenzy as the most promising NBA prospect sinceThe 20-year-old's silky shooting touch, ball-handling abilities and passing skills, combined with out of this world length, shot-blocking and rim-protecting abilities made him a wholly unique talent which had never been seen before.
The 21-year-old is just the second player since 2000 to win the award in consecutive seasons, and was also named to the All-Defense team and 1st Team All-Big Ten. This season, the 300lb centre has averaged 24.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game for the Boilermakers, who also won the Big Ten regular-season title.
The 7-footer recently had his home finale at Mackey Arena where he finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds in a 78-70 win over Wisconsin.The towering senior has 2,339 career points, and recently passed Rick Mount's program record of 2,323 at the Big Ten Tournament last weekend. Edey will lead Purdue out at 'The Big Dance' over the next month in the hopes of avenging last year's embarrassing first round exit to Farleigh Dickinson and finishing his college career with a national title.
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