- The 21-year-old center has taken his team to the Final Four of March Madness
- He had 40 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Tennessee in the Elite Eight.
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A video of Purdue star Zach Edey has gone viral on social media, showing the 7-foot-4 center entering a private room with a girl at a college party amid his March Madness success. .
According to former MLB pro Bobby Tolan, who won the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967, Edey was ‘seen in the freshman dorms at DePaul (University)’ in Chicago ‘after becoming belligerently drunk’ at a local brewery’ during the team stopover…’
He then also claimed on
The veracity of Tolan’s tweet has not yet been verified.
DailyMail.com has contacted a Purdue Athletics representative for comment.
Purdue star Zach Edey was filmed entering a room with an unknown girl at a college party in viral footage on social media.
The girls who were hanging out nearby gasped after seeing Edey and the girl enter the room.
On Sunday, Edey scored 40 points in Purdue’s 72-66 victory over Tennessee in the Elite Eight round.
In the viral footage, Edey is seen opening the door to a private room as a group of girls hang out nearby, while the college basketball star is filmed at the party.
He then walked into the room with the girl he was with after walking through the door, while two other nearby girls gaped.
But most of the people on X who reacted to the clip jumped to Edey’s defense. Instead, they condemned the stranger who filmed the Canadian basketball star at the university party.
“Let Kid live his life,” said one user. He is also a college student!! Just because he is a beast (sic) on the court it seems he is a beast off the court too!!! I’d love to share a drink with Edey!!!’
“Breaking: Edey is a college student,” someone else shared, while another person noted that “if she’s 18, who cares?”
In response to Tolan’s post, another user joked: “Wait until you dig into NBA players!”
On Sunday, Edey dominated Purdue’s 72-66 victory over Tennessee with 40 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and ensured the Boilermakers advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 44 years.
Edey was 13 of 21 from the field and 14 of 22 from the foul line to ensure top-seeded Purdue (33-4) made its first Final Four appearance since 1980.
He is now averaging 30.0 points, 16.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game in the NCAA men’s tournament.
Edey, who projects as a high lottery pick if he declares for the NBA Draft after this season, became the first player to record at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in multiple games in a single NCAA tournament. since 1977.
