Edey was born in Toronto, Canada. His diverse cultural heritage adds an interesting layer to his identity, as his mother was born into a family of Chinese immigrants. However, his father, Glen Edey is Caucasian by ethnicity. This unique blend of backgrounds gives ...
Edey was born May 14, 2002, in Toronto to a Chinese mother and a white father, Glen Edey. He was nicknamed, “Little Buddha,” by his family as a child for being big and chubby at that time. He also learned from his parents about the story of Buddha and was given a jade ...
Zach Edey has been a driving force for the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers, but it’s been his mother’s presence that has helped carve out his journey to NCAA basketball stardom. The seven-foot-four, 305-pound centre is having a breakout junior season as the fourth-leading s...
But his mother, Julia, remembers how that youngster at the Boilermakers' scrimmage game made them feel welcomed. Edey explained he wasn't even on the team, but the kid didn't care. He just wanted the autograph. "Zach and I were standing in the tunnel and we said, 'That kid just got...