Will Berg was Purdue's 7-footer in waiting, but going into the NCAA Tournament he'd played 30 minutes in the last 23 games.

Purdue basketball's starting center had been clobbered and clawed ... A run to last season's NCAA championship game came knowing Purdue could rely on center Zach Edey, the two-time National Player of ...

Zach Edey's height (7-4) comes in handy even when he's not playing in games for the Memphis Grizzlies. At a recent Grizzlies ...

The Boilermakers have battled foul trouble throughout the year, but this reserve center had played just 30 minutes in the ...

Houston boasts the nation's No. 1 defense. Trey Kaufman-Renn averages 20.3 points per game for Purdue. He'll have to do more ...

Braden Smith and the Purdue Boilermakers went down swinging against the Houston Cougars on Friday night in the Sweet Sixteen ...

Purdue has a better shot against Houston than some are giving them credit for, but it will take their A game to pull off the ...

Purdue's Braden Smith has made history all season but might've saved his best for last – this Sweet 16 loss to Houston. And ...

Even without Zach Edey, Braden Smith flourished as a junior and was recognized as the best player in the Big Ten.

Purdue basketball's starting center had been clobbered ... championship game came knowing Purdue could rely on center Zach Edey, the two-time National Player of the Year, to deliver big scoring ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — This was not the role Will Berg thought he'd have for Purdue basketball. With Zach Edey playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, Berg expected to be the Boilermakers' next 7-foot force.