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Trey Zeigler

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Phone:
(402) 280-1795

    Trey Zeigler returned to The Hilltop as an assistant coach with the Creighton men’s basketball program in April in 2024.
    Zeigler spent the 2022-23 campaign as a graduate manager with the Bluejays, during which time CU won 24 games and reached the Elite Eight. He played an integral part of player development of All-BIG EAST players Ryan Kalkbrenner, Baylor Scheierman and Trey Alexander. CU spent nine weeks in the AP poll, climbing to as high as No. 7. While at Creighton he earned his master’s degree in Organizational Leadership.
    “I’m extremely excited to be back at Creighton,” said Zeigler. “Coach McDermott and the rest of the staff continue to elevate this program. I am honored to be part of a great staff and come back to a place I consider a second home.”
    “I’m excited to welcome Trey back to Omaha,” said McDermott in April. “He was instrumental in the development of our roster during his time on our coaching staff. His work ethic and ability to connect with people was exactly what I was looking for. The youthful energy and knowledge of our system and style of play, will allow for a smooth transition.“
    When former Bluejay Alan Huss was hired as head coach at High Point in 2023, Zeigler joined the Panther staff as an assistant coach. HPU went from 14-17 to 27-9 in Zeigler’s lone year in North Carolina, winning the Big South regular-season title and advancing to the title game of the College Basketball Invitational. The Panthers jumped from 299 to 114 in the final KenPom rankings, the nation’s second-best improvement. High Point’s 27 victories were tied for 15th-most nationally and the most for the Panthers since 1978-79.
    Zeigler is a TCU graduate, having earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in General Studies with an emphasis on Communication in 2015. He was a student-athlete for two years at Central Michigan, where he played for his father, Ernie Zeigler. Trey then went on to play one year at Pittsburgh before transferring to TCU where he averaged 10.1 points per game. Over his college career he scored 1,481 points, grabbed 581 rebounds, and dished out 251 assists.
    Before diving into college coaching, Zeigler played professionally for seven years in nine different countries from 2015-22,
    He was named to four different Eurobasket.com all-league teams during his professional career. In the 2020-21 season Zeigler was the only player in Europe to average over 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game.
    A 2010 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Zeigler scored 1,644 points and grabbed 648 rebounds in his prep career. He averaged 24.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as a senior and finished second in the Michigan “Mr. Basketball” voting. He was named to the Third Team All-American by MaxPreps. Coming out of high school, Zeigler was a consensus top 30 player.

The Trey Zeigler File
Collegiate Coaching Experience
    •    Creighton - Assistant Coach, 2024-Present
    •    High Point - Assistant Coach, 2023-24
    •    Creighton - Graduate Manager, 2022-23

Collegiate Playing Experience
    •    TCU - Guard, 2013-15, 2013-15
    •    Pittsburgh - Guard, 2012-13
    •    Central Michigan - Guard, 2010-12

Professional Playing Experience
    •    Al Qadisa (Kuwait) - 2021-22
    •    Club Aviator (Egypt) - 2021-22
    •    Chemidor (Iran) - 2021-22
    •    Korihait (Finland) - 2019-21
    •    Voluntari (Romania) - 2018-19
    •    Cluj-Napoca (Romania) - 2017-18
    •    Worcester Wolves (England) - 2016-17
    •    Brno Basket (Czech Republic) - 2015-16

College Education
    •    TCU - B.A., General Studies (Communication emphasis), 2015
    •    Creighton - Masters, Organizational Leadership, 2023