Zach Edey is on to the Elite Eight with Purdue, but some hoops fans think he got some star treatment from referees.
There was one particular play from the March Madness Sweet 16 win over Gonzaga that had folks steaming — he appeared to get his elbow up high and into a Bulldogs player’s head as he was boxing out for a rebound in the first half. Then, he seemed to go over the back on Ryan Nembhard, before they got tangled up.
On that last one, yeah! Sure looks like a foul. Here are some thoughts from fans as they watched the Purdue win:
Zero fouls here on Zach Edey #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/L2wp4qTwl2
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) March 30, 2024
Edey could hit someone with a chair and it’d be a no-call. So ridiculous.
— Ryan Phillips (@RumorsandRants) March 30, 2024
No foul called on Zach Edey here? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/XUhZ8lLzVi
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) March 30, 2024
The refs protecting Edey… #gozags pic.twitter.com/HiLE6LkRnT
— Karnowski's Beard (@KarnowskisBeard) March 30, 2024
Edey could get away with murder at this rate: pic.twitter.com/YEJwFgPTFZ
— Eli Hershkovich (@EliHershkovich) March 30, 2024
Edey blasted Nembhard on that rebound and didn't get called for a foul. Ridiculous miss. Twitter is fine with that I'm sure.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 29, 2024
Zach Edey had 0 first half fouls. Not that everything needs to be a foul on him, but at some point it gets ridiculous. https://t.co/59XxQrEFop
— Greg Peterson (@GUnit_81) March 30, 2024