2021-22 Purdue Basketball Homework: Zach Edey

Nikos Frazier / Journal & Courier via Imagn Content Services, LLCIf you’re looking for one of the most pleasant surprises this year it was definitely Zach Edey. When we first heard of him we figured he was a raw prospect playing with a bunch of high level prospects at IMG Academy down in Florida. He was not as highly touted as his teammates, and given the expectation that Purdue would have Matt Haarms, Trevion Williams, and Emmanuel Dowuona on the roster in 2020-21 it seemed a redshirt year was almost certain.

Well, Haarms transferred, Dowuona was never healthy and did not play a single minute, so Edey was forced into action. That ended up being a very good thing. Playing with such high…