GLENDALE, Ariz. — Zach Edey still seethes as he tells the story of how little he was recruited during high school. He was an afterthought even though he played for one of the nation’s most high-profile prep school programs.
Edey didn’t make IMG Academy’s top-tier team until his senior year and even then he barely played behind two more highly regarded big men. Only a few college coaches showed interest in Edey before former Purdue assistant Steve Lutz stumbled across him in 2019 and urged head coach Matt Painter to take a closer look.