Purdue's Zach Edey Named Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Purdue senior center Zach Edey has been named the 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, as chosen by a select media panel, the conference office announced on Thursday. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Year also claimed the 2023 Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player Award after leading Purdue to the 2023 Big Ten Tournament title.

The media panel also selected a 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten Team, with eight conference members represented.

Edey was one of four unanimous selections, joining a trio of guards in Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr., Maryland’s Jahmir Young, and Boo Buie from Northwestern. Also selected to the team were Maryland forward Julian Reese, Minnesota guard Dawson Garcia, Michigan State guards A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker, Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga, and Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi.

All ten members of the 2023-24 Preseason All-Big Ten Team received All-Big Ten honors following the 2022-23 campaign. Buie and Shannon joined Edey with First Team accolades, while Omoruyi, Walker, and Young were named to the Second Team. Hoggard earned a spot on the Third Team, with Garcia, Reese, and Tominaga receiving Honorable Mention.

The 2023-24 preseason All-Big Ten team can be found below.

2023-24 Preseason All-Big Ten Team

TERRENCE SHANNON JR., 5th YEAR, G, ILLINOIS

Julian Reese, Jr., F, Maryland

JAHMIR YOUNG, 5th YEAR, G, MARYLAND

Dawson Garcia, Jr., F, Minnesota

A.J. Hoggard, Sr., G, Michigan State

Tyson Walker, Grad., G, Michigan State

Keisei Tominaga, Sr., G, Nebraska

BOO BUIE, Grad., G, NORTHWESTERN

ZACH EDEY, Sr., C, PURDUE

Clifford Omoruyi, Sr., C, Rutgers

2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

Zach Edey, Purdue

Unanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS