Back on Feb. 10, in the midst of No. 2 Purdue's blowout 79–59 win over Indiana, Boilermakers center Zach Edey did something extraordinary: he knocked down a three-pointer.
Edey had never done that despite amassing one of the most decorated careers in the history of college basketball; he won the AP Player of the Year award in 2023 and he would win it again in 2024. The three-pointer looked like a once-in-a-lifetime event—a rare concession by the throwback big man to the forces of modernity.
