Zach Edeythe Canadian giant 2,24 m. y 138 kg.se definitively established in the NCAA with his great performance to bring Purdue to win 78-75 a Marquette and proclaim to the ‘Boilermakers’ champions of the Maui Invitational.
The colossal 21-year-old center born in Ontario, who this season averages 22 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3 blockssigned 28 points and 15 rebounds.
Zach Edey doesn’t have the nonsense that a lot of young guys who get drafted have; He doesn’t have that. He goes to play and wants to win what he gets
Matt Painter
“Zach Edey is a horse. He’s a moose on the track. Zach doesn’t have the nonsense that a lot of young guys who get recruited have; he doesn’t have that. He goes to play and wants to earn what he gets,” explained his trainer Matt Painter about the Canadian giant.
Zach Edey, who averaged last year 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks to be named ‘Big Ten Player of the Year’was named the MVP of the Maui Invitational thanks to his 25.3 points and 13 rebounds on average.
How did Zach Edey get started in basketball?
Zach Edey, who started playing lacrosse, soccer, tennis, ice hockey and baseball before making the jump to basketball at the age of 12 after being discovered by Vidal Massiahhas left behind critics as harsh as those of “He’s just tall, if he wasn’t 2.24m tall he would be making hamburgers”.
“He came home excited. He said, ‘That was so much fun.’ And I said, ‘What did you do?’ “He was very excited. He said, ‘We have suicides (a basketball drill.’ And I said, ‘My God, do you think this is funny?'” Zach Edey’s mother recalls about his beginnings in basketball in an interview reproduced by ‘cbc.ca’.
Zach’s mother explained that “I think baseball sharpened his mind. His father used to tell him, the only important play is the next pitch or the next pitch. Forget about what happened.”
2023-11-23 09:23:57
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