2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Marcus Zegarowski
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hamilton, Mass.
- High School:
- Tilton School
Bio
Draft Profile/Bio
2020-21: Junior at Creighton
• Started all 29 appearances, leading CU with 15.8 points per game and 4.2 assists per contest.
• Led the BIG EAST with 80 three-pointers and 2.76 three-pointers per game.
• First Team All-BIG EAST in 2020-21, in addition to being USBWA All-District VI and NABC All-District 5.
• Also named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
•  Declared for NBA Draft on April 13, 2021.
• Surpassed 1,000 career points in his 75th career game vs. Providence (Jan. 20).
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 1 and Andy Katz’s NCAA.com National Player of the Week on Feb. 15.
• Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year who was also named a Preseason First Team All-American by Basketball Times and Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and 1 of 50 preseason candidates for the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award.
• Was 1 of 10 candidates for Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award and 1 of 30 candidates for Naismith Trophy Midseason Team for Men’s Player of the Year.
• First in the BIG EAST in three-pointers per game, fourth in assists per game, fourth in assist/turnover ratio, fifth in three-point percentage, sixth in points per game, seventh in minutes per game, ninth in steals per game and 14th in field goal percentage.
• Ranked 19th among active players in three-point percentage (.423) and 68th with 215 career trifectas.
• Made a three-pointer in each of the final 23 games of the season, tied for CU’s sixth-longest streak ever.
• Had first career double-double (11 points, 11 assists) vs. Omaha (Dec. 1).
• Had 22 points, 5 assists and 4 steals in win vs. Nebraska (Dec. 11).
• Scored 20 points in win at St. John’s, making 6-of-7 trifectas (Dec. 17).
• Made six three-pointers and scored 20 points while dishing an assist on Christian Bishop’s game-winning dunk with 0.8 left at Providence (Jan. 2).
• Scored 18 points in comeback win at Seton Hall (Jan. 27), then followed it with 19 points at DePaul three days later.
• Scored 25 points in win vs. No. 5 Villanova (Feb. 13).
• Recorded second double-double this year at Xavier, when he registered 15 points and 10 assists (Feb. 27).
• Tied his career-high with 32 points on 10-of-12 shooting vs. Butler (March 6), then followed it up five days later with 18 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals vs. Butler in the BIG EAST Tournament.
• Made 7-of-8 shots and scored team-high 17 points in BIG EAST Tournament final vs. Georgetown (March 13) an named to All-Tournament Team.
• Led all players with 17 points and eight assists in NCAA Tournament win vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 20).
• Scored game-high 20 points as Creighton clinched Sweet 16 bid in win vs. Ohio (March 22).
• In Creighton’s career record book, ranks sixth in three-pointers (215), ninth in three-point percentage (.423), 10th in assists (.389) and 22nd in scoring (1,293).
• In Creighton’s NCAA record book for one Tournament, is tied for first with 10 three-pointers, second with 56 points and fourth with 12 assists.
• Only Creighton player in history to score 17 points or more in each of his first three NCAA Tournament games.
• CU’s all-time leader in three-point percentage at the BIG EAST Tournament (.556) is also third in assists (15) and steals (5) and fifth in points (56).
2019-20: Sophomore at Creighton
• Named a Second Team All-American by NBC Sports, Third Team All-American by Stadium and an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press.
• Led Creighton with 156 assists (5.0 apg.) and second with 500 points (16.1 ppg.) and 42.4 percent shooting from three-point range.
• Second Team All-BIG EAST guard owned Creighton’s top three single-game scoring efforts in 2019-20.
• In eight games vs. top-25 teams, averaged 18.9 points per game while shooting 60.4 percent from the field (58-96) and 51.4 percent from three-point range (18-35) as CU went 6-2.
• Ranked third in the BIG EAST in assists per game; third in three-point percentage, fifth in assist/turnover ratio, sixth in three-pointers per game; sixth in points per game, sixth in minutes per game and 11th in field goal percentage.
• Sixth man in Creighton history to score 500 or more points in his sophomore season as he joined Doug McDermott, Rodney Buford, Paul Silas, Ty-Shon Alexander, Bob Harstad.
• BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 24th after averaging 21.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in top-25 wins vs. No. 19 Marquette and No. 21 Butler. Also named USBWA’s National Player of the Week.
• Tied a BIG EAST single-game record for three-point percentage by going 7-for-7 from deep in a win vs. No. 21 Butler (Feb. 23), scoring 25 points in 25 minutes.
• Was just the 71st player in NCAA history to be perfect on seven or more three-point attempts in one game.
• Had 18 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals while making 4-of-5 three-pointers in season-opening win vs. Kennesaw State (Nov. 5).
• Had 18 points and six rebounds at Michigan (Nov. 12).
• Scored a career-high 32 points to lead CU to overtime win over No. 12 Texas Tech (Nov. 29).
• Named to Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team (Nov. 29).
• Added 30 points, six assists and career-high nine rebounds vs. Nebraska (Dec. 7), CU’s only 30/9/6 game in the last 40 years.
• Had 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 17).
• Had made a three-pointer in 20 straight games, tied for CU’s eighth-longest streak ever, until it was snapped at Arizona State (Dec. 21).
• Averaged 19.9 points in CU’s eight-game win streak from Nov. 29, 2019-Jan. 1, 2020.
• Opened BIG EAST play with 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists vs. Marquette (Jan. 1).
• Drained six three pointers at Georgetown (Jan. 15) and matched his career-high with 10 assists at DePaul (Jan. 22).
• Made go-ahead three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left vs. Providence (Jan. 18) despite battling pregame dizziness that prevented him from starting.
• Scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds in win vs. St. John’s (Feb. 8).
• Had 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds in win at No. 10 Seton Hall (Feb. 12).
• Finished with 11 points, six assists and career-high four steals vs. DePaul (Feb. 15).
• Contributed 20 points and eight assists vs. Georgetown (March 4).
• Shot 5-for-5 from three-point range and led CU with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in win vs. No. 8 Seton Hall to clinch share of program’s first BIG EAST title.
Summer 2019: Australia Trip
• Did not play in Australia while recovering from injury.
2018-19: Freshman at Creighton
• Started 16-of-32 appearances, averaging 10.4 points, 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.
• One of two unanimous selections to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Missed three games (Feb. 6-13) due to a broken bone in his hand, but started every game after returning on Feb. 17th.
• Team was 20-12 when he played, but 0-3 when he didn’t.
• Ranked first in the BIG EAST among all players in three-point percentage, and was third among BIG EAST freshmen in points per game.
• His 28.6 minutes per game were the most by a Creighton freshman since Doug McDermott’s 29.1 minutes per game in 2010-11, and most by a Bluejay freshman guard since Josh Dotzler’s 32.7 minutes per game in 2005-06.
• Tied Ryan Sears’ (1997-98) freshman school-record by making a three-pointer in each of his first eight games as a Bluejay, and had a trey in all but three games he played in.
• His 60 three-pointers ranked fourth-most in program history for a freshman.
• Had eight points, four rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes of his college debut vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 6).
• Contributed 13 points and six rebounds in win vs. Green Bay (Dec. 14) to earn BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors three days later.
• Scored a season-high 20 points while making 6-of-8 three-point shots and added five rebounds in 22 minutes of win vs. Coe (Dec. 20).
• Had 12 points (10 after half) in BIG EAST debut, a win at Providence (Dec. 31).
• Finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in first career start on Jan. 13 vs. Villanova.
• Had 13 points in 29 minutes in win vs. Xavier (Feb. 3) despite breaking fifth metacarpal in right hand in the opening minutes.
• Had season-high 10 assists vs. DePaul (March 9), the most by a Bluejay freshman since Josh Dotzler’s 10 at Drake on Feb. 4, 2006.
Tilton School
• NEPSAC Class AA Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 23 points, six rebounds and five assists for a team that finished 28-4 and won the NEPSAC Class AA Championship.
• As a senior, scored a career-high 57 points in a 118-116 double-overtime win over South Kent. In that same game, his twin brother Max surpassed 1,000 career points.
• Four-star prospect by ESPN and three-star recruit per Rivals.
• Also recruited by Minnesota, Washington and Ohio State.
• Team MVP in 2017 for conference runner-up and Class AA finalist.
• Named to New England Prep School Class AA 2017 First Team after being a Third Team selection in 2016.
• Averaged 18 points, six assists and five rebounds throughout his high school career, eclipsing 1,000 career points.
• Coached by Marcus O’Neil.
• Played for Expression EYBL team, which qualified for the Peach Jam in 2017 and 2018, and saw him average 15 points and shoot 41.6 percent from three-point range in 21 games.
Hamilton-Wenham High School
• Began his high school career at Hamilton-Wenham, where his team went 25-0 and won the state title.
• Named Salem Evening News Player of the Year and Cape Ann League Player of the Year.
• All-League player in 2014 as team won the Cape Ann League.
• Coached by Doug Hoak
• Honor Roll student.
Awards & Honors
2018-19Â Â Â BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 12/17
2018-19Â Â Â BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2019-20Â Â Â 19th Annual Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament Team
2019-20Â Â Â Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
2019-20Â Â Â BIG EAST Player of the Week, 2/24
2019-20Â Â Â NABC All-District 5 Second Team
2019-20Â Â Â NBC Sports Second Team All-American
2019-20Â Â Â Second Team All-BIG EAST
2019-20Â Â Â Stadium Third Team All-American
2020-21Â Â Â All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2020-21Â Â Â Associated Press Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
2020-21Â Â Â Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
2020-21Â Â Â Basketball Times Preseason First Team All-American
2020-21Â Â Â BIG EAST Player of the Week, 2/1
2020-21Â Â Â Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-American
2020-21Â Â Â Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST
2020-21Â Â Â Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List (20)
2020-21Â Â Â Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List (10)
2020-21Â Â Â CBS Sports Preseason Second Team All-American
2020-21Â Â Â First Team All-BIG EAST
2020-21   Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List (50)
2020-21   Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (30)
2020-21Â Â Â John R. Wooden Award Preseason Watch List (50)
2020-21Â Â Â John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List (25)
2020-21Â Â Â Lute Olson Player of the Year Midseason Watch List (35)
2020-21Â Â Â NABC District 5 First Team
2020-21Â Â Â NABC Preseason Player of the Year Watch List (20)
2020-21Â Â Â NCAA.com National Player of the Week, 2/15
2020-21Â Â Â Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year
2020-21Â Â Â Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST
2020-21Â Â Â Sporting News Preseason Second Team All-American
2020-21Â Â Â Stadium Preseason First Team All-American
2020-21Â Â Â USBWA All-District VI
Personal
• Son of Zack and Amanda Zegarowski.
• Has a twin brother Max, a brother Michael Carter-Williams and a sister Masey Zegarowski.
• Michael Carter-Williams competed for two seasons in the BIG EAST at Syracuse (2011-13) and will enter his eighth year in the NBA this winter as a member of the Orlando Magic, Max plays at Franklin Pierce College and Masey graduated after playing basketball at Bryant.
• Is a journalism major.
• Favorite current athlete is Conor McGregor.
• Chose Creighton because of the community and the basketball program.
• Would choose Ali vs. Frazier (all of them) if he could have witnessed any sporting event in person.
• First trophy as a kid was for football.
• Loves the BIG EAST because every game is a battle.
• Believes Tom Brady is the GOAT.
• Not many people know that he writes left-handed.
• Favorite visiting BIG EAST city is Providence, because it’s close to home.
• Would love to play 1-on-1 vs. Kyrie Irving.
• Best summer vacation was a trip to Greece.
• His inspiration is his family.
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