Hammer and Rails · Oct 29, 2017
12 Days to Purdue Basketball: Vince Edwards
Purdue had the Big Ten Player of the Year last season. Today we feature the player most likely to be the guy to win it if Purdue is going to win the award two times in a row.
Middletown, OH (Middletown HS)
6’8”, 225 pounds
Forward
2017-18 Projection: First Team all-Big Ten
This is the year for Vince. He has been waiting for this season and this is his team. He comes in as Purdue’s most versatile player and he had a great summer playing for Team USA over in Taiwan. Last season was his best statistically as he averaged 12.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists. His rebounding numbers are sure to increase with Caleb Swanigan off in the NBA rebounding. up too.