Boilermakers coach Matt Painter had already made Purdue the premier destination for big men. Then he landed Zach Edey, a 7-foot 4 wrecking ball who's catapulted the 26-5 team to loftier heights.
Matt Painter has a thing for big men. If there is one thing that the Purdue basketball coach has proved in 18 years with the Boilermakers, it’s that he can turn lanky 7-footers into absolute nightmares in the paint.
Painter’s strategy of building around large, surprisingly agile athletes has made the Boilermakers a mainstay in the top of the Big Ten in recent years. This season, a 7-foot 4 wrecking ball named Zach Edey has catapulted 26-5 Purdue to loftier heights—a Big Ten regular-season title, the top seed in the conference tournament that begins this week and the No. 1 ranking in the nation for seven weeks this winter.
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