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AARON BEARD Associated Press Purdue's Zach Edey decided it was the right call to go back to school instead of staying in the NBA draft. His predecessor as national player of the year,…

AARON BEARD Associated Press Connecticut's reign as NCAA champion will begin with multiple starters having left for the NBA draft and one returning after flirting with doing the same.As for…

By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press Zach Edey spent the days following Purdue's historic NCAA Tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world.The disappointing…

By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press Purdue stuck to a simple game plan this season: Feed the ball to All-American Zach Edey and let the 7-foot-4 center feast in the post.The old-school philosophy defied…

By AARON BEARD Associated Press Purdue's Zach Edey and Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks,…

EDDIE PELLS Associated Press The top overall seed, Alabama, has been on a roll despite being entangled in a murder case. Another No. 1 seed, defending national champion Kansas, is coming off a blowout…

By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy.The school's coaches were fascinated with the basketball…

Associated Press HOUSTON — J’Wan Roberts had a career-high 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Marcus Sasser also scored 20 points as No. 2 Houston held off Memphis 72-64 on Sunday.Jamal Shead added 10…

JAY COHEN Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Boo Buie scored 26 points, Chase Audige had 15 and Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue 64-58 on Sunday.Led by its experienced backcourt, Northwestern (18-7, 9-5…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 87-73 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.Smith, a freshman guard, shot 8 of 10 — including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Zach Edey…