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    Purdue's Zach Edey is the overwhelming choice for 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award

    by Michael Marot Apr 05, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    The child who wanted Zach Edey's autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip apparently saw something others missed.

    Big Maple was destined to be a basketball star.

    While many college coaches passed on the unpolished Canadian prospect as the basketball world became enamored with perimeter play and 3-point shooting, Purdue coach Matt Painter took a swing on his third center in the recruiting class and found a gem who led the Boilermakers to their first Final Four since 1980.

    On Friday, Edey collected his second Associated Press from 1981-83. Edey received 57 of 62 votes from journalists who vote in the weekly Top 25. 's Dalton Knecht received three votes and Houston's Jamal Shead got two.

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