Zach Edey won consecutive Naismith Trophies for National Player of the Year. His Purdue teammate Braden Smith is among four ...

The Naismith Award has gone to the college basketball Player or the Year since 1969. It's named for Dr. James Naismith, creator of the game.

One of the most prestigious college basketball awards is the John Wooden Award, which honors the best male and female college basketball player every year. It’s essentially the college basketball MVP ...

In the previous two years (2023 and 2024), 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey received the Big Ten Player of the Year honor. Edey received the award in back-to-back seasons, leading Purdue to a pair of Big ...

Edey accumulated 15 points (5-8 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and two steals across 21 minutes during Tuesday's 140-103 victory over the Jazz.

Last year, the Memphis Grizzlies drafted 7-foot-4 big man Zach Edey with the No. 9 overall pick in the draft. At the time, many considered this a controversial pick as there was some doubt about ...

Without Zach Edey, would Braden Smith fall off or flourish ... Smith becomes Purdue's third straight winner of the award. It's the seventh time a Boilermaker has won the award since 1990.

Smith also becomes the fourth player to record at least 500 points, 270 assists, 140 rebounds and 70 steals in a single season, joining the likes of BYU's Kyle Collinsworth, California's Jason Kidd ...

Smith is attempting to be Purdue's third straight Naismith Trophy winner after former Boilermaker center Zach Edey won it in each of the past two seasons. Purdue's Glenn Robinson won in 1994.