2022-23 (Senior): Started all 32 games... averaged 13.2 points (19
th AAC), 2.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals... Shot 32.6% on threes and made 2.0 per game (13
th AAC)... Had 5 games with 20+ points, 6 games with 5+ assists and 9 games with multiple steals...
GAME?HIGHLIGHTS: Game-high 23 points (8-14 FG, 5-9 3FG, 2-3 FT) with 4 rebounds at?Tulane 2/1... Had 12 points, 4 rebounds and a career-high 8 assists vs Tulane 1/11...Team-high 24 points (11-16 FG) with 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the win vs Iona 12/22... Team-high 20 points with 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal vs [24/25] TCU 12/10... Team-high 20 points with 2 steals at [24/25] Dayton 11/11...
SMU?CAREER?RECORDS: 113 threes made (T-18th)
2021-22 (Senior): Played all 33 games with 29 starts... averaged 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists... shot 32.5% on threes (50-154)...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 3FG) in the win vs [6/7] Houston 2/9...Season-high 20 points with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in the win over Vanderbilt 12/4...Scored 15 points on 5-7 3FGs in the Jacksonville Classic vs LMU 11/22... Had 14 points, hitting 4-8 3FG, with 8 rebounds in his SMU debut vs McNeese 11/9.
Meet The Mustangs 2021-22
2020-21 (Junior at Sam Houston): Southland Conference Player of the Year and NABC All-District First Team selection ... Averaged 19.3 points (1
st SLC), 5.7 rebounds (13
th SLC), 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals… Hit 43.9% on FGs (10
th SLC), 69.6% on FTs (9
th SLC) and 37.2% on 3FGs (7
th SLC) while hitting 2.5 3FGs per game (5
th SLC)…Had 14 20-point games and 4 30-point outings, including a career-high 36 points at SMU… Recorded two double-doubles.
2019-20 (Sophomore at Sam Houston): All-Southland Conference first-team selection ... led the team in scoring at 15.4 points ... started all 30 games played ... averaged 4.4 rebounds and had 45 steals ... shot 45.4% from the field and 72.9% from the free-throw line ... scored a career-high 28 points in a victory over Nicholls on Feb. 8 and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and five assists in a win over Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 12 ... had two double-doubles, 16 points and 10 rebounds against Mississippi State (Nov. 8) and 20 points and 11 rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 12) ... scored double figures in 25 games, topping the 20-point mark nine times.
2018-19 (Freshman at Sam Houston): As a true freshman, averaged 17.1 minutes in 33 games played … averaged 6.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest … also had 31 assists, 21 steals and 10 blocks on the season … scored a career-high 18 points in a win over Central Arkansas (1/9) … grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a win over Stephen F. Austin (2/2).
Prep: A four-year letterman for Bryan High School… He played important minutes as a reserve as a true freshman in 2014-15 before exploding onto the scene as a sophomore and being one of the premier players in the state for his final three seasons ... averaged 18 points and six rebounds as a sophomore and improved upon that as a junior when he averaged 22 points and five rebounds per game on his way to being named to the All-District 18-5A first team in addition to first team all-Brazos Valley ... As a senior, he was named the District 18-5A Offensive MVP ... he averaged 21 points, seven rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in 2017-18, leading the Vikings to a 27-10 record and to the regional tournament for the first time since 2003 ... there he scored a game-high 23 points against Fort Bend Elkins in the semifinals ... along the way, he was named to the TABC all-region and all-State teams, as well as being named academic all-State ... earned the MVP award at the Eric Medina Under Armour Tournament as a junior and then also took part in the HABCA all-star game following his senior campaign.
Major: Sociology
“Zach is a key to our team. He’s a leader by nature. I expect big things from him with regard to production through his example as a program veteran player.” – Coach Rob Lanier
