Purdue’s Zach Edey is the official recipient of the.2023 men’s Naismith Player of the Year award, it was announced on Sunday.
The 7’4” star helped lead the Boilermakers to the Big Ten conference title. However, Edey’s chances at a national title were cut short after the team lost in the first round of the 2023 NCAA men’s tournament as a No. 1 seed to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson.
As a Canadian, Edey is the first college player from the country to win the award. On top of that, he made history by becoming the first player of Chinese heritage to earn the award.
