Zach Edey waited until nearly the last second to decide whether he should leave for the NBA or return to Purdue for another season.
waited until nearly the last second to decide whether he should leave for the NBA or return to Purdue for another season.
The Boilermakers' towering center was the lone unanimous pick by a 60-person media panel on the team released Monday. Edey was joined by Marquette guardincluding AP. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound center averaged 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 60.7 percent from the field.preseason poll. The extra year gives him more time to improve his NBA draft stock, but also perhaps get a bit of redemption after the Boilermakers became just the second No.
Kolek had a dynamic second season at Marquette after transferring from George Mason. The 6-3 guard was the Big East player of the year after averaging 12.9 points, 7.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds while shooting nearly 40% from 3-point range. "From a shooting, aggressiveness, passing, playing out of doubles, he probably is as advanced as anybody I've ever been around, and he is without question the most equipped to have a big year for a first-year player," Kansas coach Bill Self said.
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