The Memphis Grizzlies got a dominant presence down low in the NBA Draft on Tuesday, selectin Purdue big man Zach Edey with the ninth selection.
The back-to-back reigning college basketball player of the year has a home in the NBA.
Zach Edey was selected with the ninth overall pick in the NBA Draft on Wednesday night by the Memphis Grizzlies.
In those two seasons with the Boilermakers (73 games), Edey averaged 23.8 points and 12.5 rebounds.
His Boilermakers were upset by No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in last year’s March Madness, but this year, they made it all the way to the final before losing to now back-to-back champion UConn.
