The Big Ten got an unexpected boost in the offseason when Zach Edey decided to return to Purdue for his senior year. The question remains whether Edey’s presence will make a difference next spring or whether Purdue’s struggles in the NCAA Tournament will continue. The Boilermakers' problems in March have been emblematic of the conference’s recent postseason failures. The Big Ten hasn’t sent a team to the Final Four since 2019 when Michigan State made it. Tom Izzo’s Spartans were the conference’s
Purdue center Zach Edey answers questions and shows off a baseball he previously received during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Purdue center Zach Edey answers questions during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Purdue head coach Matt Painter speaks during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis.
Then Purdue became just the second top seed in history to lose in the first round when it was stunned 63-58. That was the most painful of a long list of March disappointments for the Boilermakers, who were knocked out by No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s in 2022 and No. 13 seed North Texas in 2021.
Painter’s team is the consensus favorite to repeat as Big Ten champion, and it’s easy to see why. The Boilermakers return all five starters, including Edey, who could become just the second player — Virginia’s Ralph Sampson won three in a row from 1981-83 — to win consecutive Player of the Year awards.
Edey listed a number of team-oriented goals, including reaching the Final Four and winning a national title. But the Big Ten hasn’t sent a team to the Final Four since 2019, when Michigan State made it. And Tom Izzo’s Spartans were the conference’s most recent national champions, all the way back in 2000.Izzo, who’s rarely at a loss for words, struggled to come up with an explanation for the Big Ten’s postseason shortcomings.
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