When Purdue invades Bud Walton on Saturday for a charity exhibition at 3 p.m., the majority of Arkansas fans will be witnessing Zach Edey for the first time in person.
He was joined by Marquette guard Tyler Kolek, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski (who will also visit Bud Walton), Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson and North Carolina’s Armando Bacot.
Purdue, of course, was upset by 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, so the Boilermakers are hoping for a deeper run this year after winning the outright Big Ten regular season and tournament titles.
The 7-4, 300-pounder will tower over any Razorback that tries to guard him, but Eric Musselman undoubtedly will have a game plan that at least limits him in some fashion.
Tipoff is at 3 p.m. and it will be streamed on SECN+ and ESPN+.