Stephen Zack

Stephen George "Steve" Zack (born December 10, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League. Zack played college basketball for La Salle University, before playing professionally in Latvia, Bulgaria, Poland, and Israel. In 2019-20 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

For the president of the American Bar Association, see Stephen N. Zack.
Stephen Zack
No. 21 – Petkim Spor
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1992-12-10) December 10, 1992
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight244.2 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolRed Land
(Lewisberry, Pennsylvania)
CollegeLa Salle (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Liepājas Lauvas
2016–2017Lukoil Academic
2017–2018Trefl Sopot
2018–2019VEF Rīga
2019–2020Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2020–presentPetkim Spor
Career highlights and awards

Early life and college career

Zack attended Red Land High School in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, where he averaged a double-double 15 points and 10 rebounds in his senior year. He was named a two-time Patriot News All-Big 15 team selection as he led his team to the District finals and elite eight of state tournament.[1]

Zack played four years of college basketball at La Salle University, where he finished his career as La Salle second all-time in blocked shots (169), sixth in games played (123) and seventh in rebounding (843). Zack led his team and was fourth in the Atlantic 10 in rebounding, while also averaging 8.6 points and 1.8 blocks per game in his senior year.[1] On March 11, 2014, Zack earned a spot in the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, Zack joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2015 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 5.7 points and 5.2 rebounds in four games played for the Sixers.[3]

On August 14, 2015, Zack signed with Liepājas Lauvas of the Latvian LBL.[4] In 12 Baltic League games played for Liepājas Lauvas, he finished the season as the league best rebounder with 11.0 rebounds per game, while also averaging 12.2 points.

On July 29, 2016, Zack signed with PBC Lukoil Academic of the Bulgarian NBL.[5] On January 12, 2017, Zack was named FIBA Europe Cup Top Performer of the week, after recording 20 points and 15 rebounds for a PIR of 35, in an away win against Benfica.[6] Zack went on to win the 2017 Bulgarian League championship title with Lukoil Academic.

On August 11, 2017, Zack signed a one-year deal with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[7] In 30 games played for Trefl Sopot, he averaged 12 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

On July 30, 2018, Zack signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian Basketball League and the VTB United League.[8] On March 3, 2019, Zack recorded double-double 11 rebounds with a career-high 25 points, in a 92–78 win over Zielona Góra.[9] In 56 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 11.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.7 percent from the field.

On August 4, 2019, Zack signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[10] On January 17, 2020, Zack recorded a career-high 21 rebounds, along with 15 points and four assists in a 103–76 blowout win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.[11] In 2019-20 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

On July 24, 2020, he has signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[12]

References
  1. "Steve Zack - La Salle University Athletics". GoExplorers.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "Duren Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10; Zack On All-Defensive Team". GoExplorers.com. March 11, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "Zack Makes Sixers Summer League Roster". GoExplorers.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. "Liepaja/Triobet adds rookie Steve Zack". Sportando. August 14, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. "Steve Zack moves to Lukoil Academic Sofia". Sportando. July 29, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. "Zack's monster double-double earns him Top Performer laurels". FIBA.com. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. "Trefl Sopot signs Steve Zack". Sportando. August 11, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. "Steve Zack signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  9. "BC VEF Riga 92 at Stelmet Zielona Gora 78". RealGM. March 3, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. "זאק השלים את מצבת הזרים בבאר שבע". basket.co.il. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  11. "דרום אדום: ניצחון בית גדול לבאר שבע". basket.co.il. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. "Petkim tabs Steve Zack, ex Beer Sheva". Eurobasket. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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