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Jersey Number 24
Ava Zediker
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Des Moines, Iowa
- High School:
- Dowling Catholic HS
2025-26 (Freshman)
Dowling Catholic High School
More About Ava
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- Ava was unanimously named to the All-BIG EAST First Team as well as an All-BIG EAST Freshman Team selection.
- She followed those honors with a 15 point performance in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals to help Creighton defeat Marquette 57-44 on March 7.Â
- Zediker closed the season with 372 points and 96 assists to lead Creighton in both categories.
- She saw time in 28 games, earning 25 starts.
- Zediker dropped 17 points and five rebounds against SDSU in her Bluejay debut on Nov. 3.
- Returning to the floor after missing a game with an injury, Zediker became the first freshman to play every second of one game under head coach Jim Flanery with 40 minutes against UNLV on Nov. 26.
- Two days later Ava closed the 86-62 win over Northern Arizona with 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double.
- Zedkier was dynamic with 21 first half points as she raised her career-high to 26 in Creighton’s 73-60 win over Tulsa on Dec. 7.
- Ava followed her outburst against Tulsa with 16 points in Creighton’s fight with Kansas State on Dec. 14.
- Zediker was an unstoppable force with 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds in Creighton’s home contests with Seton Hall on Dec. 22. She delivered a season-high nine field goals, going 9-for-13.
- Ava delivered 17 points with five rebounds and four assists at Providence on Jan. 17.
- Zediker caught fire with all 11 of her points in the third quarter of Creighton’s 64-62 win over Georgetown on Feb. 4.
- Ava led Creighton with 25 points, including 17 in the second half and overtime, in Creighton’s 80-74 (OT) win versus Marquette.Â
- One day later Zediker earned her first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor, averaging 18.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 5.0 apg in wins over Georgetown and Marquette.
- Ava scored 20 points, including a career-best nine from the charity stripe, to help defeat Providence 69-49 on Feb. 26.
Dowling Catholic High School
- With Ava’s team being four-time state qualifiers, she led them as team captain her junior and senior years and in both of those years they went to the state finals.Â
- Zediker’s play during her four years allowed her to be selected as First Team All-Conference all four years she was in high school as well as IBCA All-Region Team and IBCA All-District Team.
- She started every game her sophomore, junior and senior year and in her junior year she passed 1,000 points for her career and in her senior year she hit another milestone by making her 200th career three pointer.Â
- With numbers such as 75.2 percent free throw average, 107 total rebounds and averaging 12 points per game during her senior year, Ava was selected as No. 70 on the Class of 2025 ESPN SportsCenter Next 100 list.Â
- Being one of the top players in Iowa, she was selected IGCA First Team All-State three times, IPSWA First Team All-State three times, IBCA 5A Player of the Year twice, Des Moines Register First Team All-State twice, and Des Moines Register Elite All-State Team once.
- Ava was also selected to play in the 2025 IBCA All-Star Game.
- Zediker comes from an athletic family as her father played basketball in college and her grandfather played basketball, football and baseball at Buena Vista.
- All four years of high school, Ava was selected for the CIML Conference All-American Team for her academic excellence.
More About Ava
- Favorite pregame snack or meal: Olive Garden
- Dream vacation spot: Bora Bora
- Game most excited for: Nebraska
- NIL deal you want: Lululemon
- Gameday Superstitions:Â Wear the same socks, every gameÂ
- Spend a Day with a Celebrity:Â Bryson DechambeauÂ
- Favorite thing in Omaha: College World Series
- Unpopular opinion:Â College football is better than the NFL
- Best memory with your team: Hanging out with teammates
- Favorite music artist/group: Garth Brooks
- Odd Skill: Whistling
- Current roman empire: Shopping
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