Zakai Za’Miek Zeigler is a guard for the Tennessee Volunteers and plays as a senior in the 2024-2025 season. Zakai hails from Long Island, New Jersey, and attended Our Saviour Lutheran School. He was ranked as the second player in program history and the fourth player in SEC history to record 666 career assists. In his 122nd game, Zeigler joined Kareem Reid as the second player in SEC history to have scored 1,300 points, 600 assists, and 200 steals. He holds Tennessee’s all-time steals record, surpassing Santiago Vescovi’s previous mark of 212. Zeigler is one of the four players to earn a selection in the All-SEC Defensive Team three times. He led the SEC in assists per game in two consecutive seasons, becoming one of ten players. Zeigler is the only Tennessee player with over five points/assists double-doubles, with 10. He also holds the program's NCAA Tournament assists record with 38. As a junior, Zeigler was ranked second in assist-to-turnover ratio, fourth in steals per game, and sixth in total assists.
Zakai Zeigler graduated from the Our Saviour Lutheran School in Bronx, New York. Before that, he played the 2020-2021 season as a senior at Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, N.J. That season, Zeigler averaged 20.0 points and 4.6 assists per game. He played AAU basketball for the New York Lightning in the EYBL Circuit, where Zeigler was teammates with Tobe Awaka. He made a record in the 2021 Peach Jam, averaging 15.3 points and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 50.0% from the three-point range. Zeigler had a remarkable game against Team Final, registering 23 points on 7 of 8 shots from the three-pointer range, including 10 assists, three steals, and three rebounds with zero turnovers. He was labeled as the ‘Best Performance’ in the 2021 Peach Jam by The Season Ticket.
Zakai Zeigler brother
As per Zakai’s official Tennessee Volunteers profile, Armoni Zeigler is Zakai Zeigler’s half-brother. Armoni hails from Amityville, New York, and also attended Our Saviour Lutheran School. He is pursuing a career in Sports Management. The brothers went up against each other in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Armoni Zeigler team
As per Armoni’s official Saint Peter’s Peacocks profile, he plays as a guard for the Saint Peter’s Peacocks basketball team. Zeigler was the only true freshman on the Peacock's team in the 2023-2024 season. In his sophomore season, he played in 33 games and started in 10, recording 625 playing minutes. His debut match was at Seton Hall, where he scored 10 points on his debut.
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