Here is all you need to know about Zach Edey, a basketball player, his age, height, parents, mom career, net worth and more
Zach Edey played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference. He is currently regarded as the top college basketball player in the nation and is a clear front-runner for national player of the year.
The junior centre is a major (literally) factor in why the Boilermakers are the top-ranked team in the nation.
Who is Zach Edey, his parents, mom, dad, age, height and basketball career stats
The 20-year-old has been averaging 22.4 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game this season. With a clear path to the NBA, Edey has previously represented Team Canada at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia.
Who is Zach Edey?
The aspiring basketball player was born on May 14, 2002, in Toronto, Canada.
Zach Edey parents
Zac Edey’s parents are Glen and Julia Edey. Rumour has it that Edey was raised in Leaside and that he played a lot of ice hockey, just like his father before him.
His mother Julia, known online as @beejules21, is of Chinese descent. She is one of five children and is said to be 6 feet 3 inches tall. Her parents are Chinese immigrants who ran a restaurant close to Toronto.
She currently works as a mechanical engineer in the nuclear engineering industry. According to reports, Julia Edey has attended the majority of Zach’s games and even distributes black t-shirts bearing the words “The Big Maple,” Zac’s nickname.
Zach Edey educational and career
However, given his height, basketball quickly became the obvious choice. The centre, who is 7 feet 4 inches tall, is both Canadian and of Chinese ancestry.
Before his junior year at Leaside High School in Toronto, Zach began playing basketball. After finally deciding on Purdue, he played in all 28 games with two starts in 2020–21.
Zach Edey stats
He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team during his freshman season, which saw him average 8.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game.
Along with Hunter Dickinson of Michigan and Evan Mobley of USC, he was one of just three freshmen in the country to average at least 8 points, 4 rebounds, 30 shots blocked, and a field goal percentage of at least 57.5.
With 12 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks against Northwestern during that campaign, Edey achieved the first double-double of his career.
He recently turned on the kind of performance that has made him a national name against Michigan State, scoring a personal-best 38 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.
Zach Edey net worth
Zach Edey’s net worth is estimated to be a respectable amount that counts $ 1.1 million.