If you tune into the Purdue Boilermakers men’s basketball team, you’ll quickly notice that center Zach Edey towers over each of his opponents.
Edey, the two-time Sporting News College Basketball Player of the Year, uses his height to his advantage, dominating almost everyone while showing off the numerous facets of his all-around game. As a senior, he’s doing so to the tune of 24.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game.
What’s beyond the numbers? More numbers, apparently. Edey boasts eye-popping measurements that add some context to why he’s able to be so dominant against each opponent that comes his way.
The Sporting News breaks down a few of Edey’s measurements below.
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Zach Edey measurements
How tall is Zach Edey?
Edey is listed at 7-4 on Purdue’s official roster. At the 2023 NBA Draft Combine, Purdue’s star center measured at 7-3.25 without shoes, indicating that he is a legitimate 7-4 (or taller) while wearing shoes.
Zach Edey wingspan
Edey’s wingspan is 7-10.5, an inch-and-a-half shy of Victor Wembanyama’s NBA-best 8-foot wingspan.
With his length, Edey has blocked over 70 shots in each of his last two seasons at Purdue. He is averaging 2.3 blocks per game this season and ranks fourth on Purdue’s all-time blocks list behind JaJuan Johnson, A.J. Hammons and Joe Barry Carroll.
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Zach Edey hand size
Edey’s hand is 9.75 inches long and 11 inches wide, per the NBA’s official combine measurements.
For reference, Edey’s hand is slightly smaller than Kawhi Leonard’s. In 2011, Leonard’s hand measured at 9.75 inches long and 11.25 inches wide.
Zach Edey shoe size
Edey wears a size 20 shoe. He explained his footwear size in a 2023 interview with TSN.
“They’re definitely not in Foot Lockers,” Edey joked, adding that it’s “not easy” to find sneakers in a size 20.
Edey currently plays in the Nike GT (Greater Than) Hustle 2 sneaker.
Zach Edey stats 2023-24
- 24.5 points per game
- 12.1 rebounds per game
- 2.1 assists per game
- 2.3 blocks per game
- 2.2 turnovers per game
- 62.3 percent field goal shooting
- 71.4 percent free throw shooting
