Toronto Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk shook his head in disbelief when he heard that fellow Canadian Zach Edey had won the Naismith Award as U.S. college basketball's player of the year for a second time.
Toronto Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk shook his head in disbelief when he heard that fellow Canadian Zach Edey had won the Naismith Award as U.S. college basketball's player of the year for a second time.Edey's Purdue Boilermakers faced the UConn Huskies on Monday night in the NCAA men's basketball final.
"He's leaps and bounds better, like his improvement has been unreal," said Olynyk, who first met Edey three years ago."He's a great kid, he wants to work, wants to get better. Takes criticism well. Edey has averaged 24.9 points per game for Purdue this season, the most of any NCAA men's player. His 12.2 rebounds per game are third most in the collegiate ranks."His basketball IQ is a lot better," said Olynyk in the Raptors locker room at Scotiabank Arena."I think a lot of fans probably wouldn't see it but if you play the game, if you know the game you see it.
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