The 7 ‘4’’ big man is the center for Boilermakers and was regarded as the Big Ten Player of the Year last season. He is in his final year of college eligibility and has a bright future ahead.
Coach Jordi Fernandez has also picked the center on the roster for the upcoming Basketball World Cup in Indonesia. The team is placed in the group H alongside Lebanon, Latvia, and France. The team has to make its place in the top two teams from the American region in order to secure a free berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In the 2022-23 campaign, with an average playing time of 36 minutes, the center scored 22.3 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. His rebound numbers show how versatile the player is at the defensive boundary line. Additionally, his shooting accuracy is 60 percent from the paint area. After a successful third year of college, Edey initially gave his name for the 2023 draft but as the deadline came close, he decided to withdraw his name from the draft and prefers to continue with his completing college basketball.
