Purdue's Zach Edey leads 15 Wooden Award finalists

Purdue center Zach Edey and reigning winner Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky were among the 15 finalists named Saturday for the Wooden Award as the best men's college basketball player.

The 7-foot-4 Edey averages 22.1 points, 13.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game for the fifth-ranked Boilermakers.

Tshiebwe is averaging 16.5 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Wildcats, down from his totals when he won the awar