's career has come to an end. An astounding NCAA Tournament run that ended in a 37-point performance in Purdue's 75-60 loss to UConn will be the final game for the two-time Naismith Player of the Year. The star, who led the country in points and rebounds this season among all Division I players, will not use his extra year of eligibility gained from COVID to return in 2024-25, Boilermakers coach Matt Painter told in February. Edey dominated college
basketball last season averaging 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game for a Purdue team that went on to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, in the process earning national Player of the year recognition. This season he was been even better and Purdue as a team has been more complete, with the Boilermakers finishing 34-5 and making their first Final Four since 1969. The last player to repeat as a back-to-back Naismith Award winner was Ralph Sampson at , who won it in 1981, 1982 and 1983. The only other player to go back-to-back was Bill Walton, who also won it three consecutive years while at in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Edey and the Boilermakers were stunned last postseason in becoming the , souring a season that ended with the second-most wins ever (29) for the program in a single season. Purdue is once again poised to repeat as Big Ten champs and could avenge its early exit next month, where right now its 15-2 odds to win the title sit as the third-best behind and in the betting market.