[ad_1] DETROIT — When Zach Edey airballed a free throw with 42 seconds remaining, a nervous energy began percolating inside Little Caesars Arena. Purdue and its massive contingent of fans were closing in on their first Final Four appearance since 1980, but Edey’s consecutive misses at the line flung the door open for Tennessee. It…
[ad_1] This time last year FAU was 24-2 (14-1 Conference USA) and already on the national radar to a certain extent. Close followers of college basketball knew the Owls were putting together a special season, and coach Dusty May was drawing praise for the Owls’ rise to at-large candidacy for an NCAA Tournament bid. But…
[ad_1] USATSI Every once in a while, after you type words about Zach Edey and tweet them to the world, somebody will jump in your mentions and claim that the Purdue star isn’t actually great at basketball as much as he’s “just really tall.” Obviously, I think most people realize that’s a silly opinion to…
[ad_1] If college basketball season ended today, it would likely result in Purdue center Zach Edey becoming the first player to repeat as Naismith Player of the Year since Ralph Sampson did it for Virginia in three straight seasons from 1981-83. Edey is playing roughly 2.5 fewer minutes per game than he did last season…
