By Jason Bolton June 25, 2024 02:26
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Zach Edey, the 7-foot-4-inch Canadian basketball prodigy, was born on May 14th, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is Canadian but currently lives in West Lafayette, IN, USA. Edey's place and country of birth are deeply seated in Canada's multicultural landscape.
Family Background & Heritage
Zach is the son of Glen Edey and Julia Edey. Julia, his mother, is the child of Taiwanese immigrants from Toronto who came up in a rural town. Meanwhile,Glen Edey, Zach's father,is a former baseball and ice hockey player from Canada.
Early Life & Education
Edey has been the big man since childhood, always heading to school with a height that put him ahead of the game, even among kids five years older. He played various sports during his formative years, including baseball and ice hockey. But he never stopped growing and finally began to play basketball in his sophom*ore year in high school.
Edey landed at Leaside High School to continue his studies and develop his athletic prowess.
Purdue University
Zach Edey's journey from pursuing his chosen sport of basketball to becoming one of the nation's best and most intriguing newcomers who made a college choice in 2019 set him down a transformative path. Though his way into the game was less traditional, Edey's talent and physical tools garnered attention quickly. He decided to play college basketball at Purdue University for the notoriety of school and basketball program, specifically with the development of big men by Coach Matt Painter.
Even in college basketball, where the athleticism is not nearly as high as in the pros, one can see why he stands out at 7-foot-4 with a 7-foot-7 wingspan. The work Edey has put in for this season has played a crucial role in the Boilermakers chasing success through the NCAA tournament, establishing himself as one of their most important players and biggest hopes of achieving that goal.
Achievements
Edey's accomplishments and notability included leading Purdue to the 2024 Final Four title game, owning records as Purdue's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, and being named Big Ten Player of the Year and conference tournament MVP in 2023.
As Edey moves onto greener pastures during his journey in basketball, his influence ripples out beyond the court, embodying and inspiring dozens of fans and athletes a polymorphic cross-section of who we are and who we want to be.
The journey of Zach Edey is a testament to the transformative power of sport, and it's a story that was finished once he started embossing his mark on the college basketball scene.
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