2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Ben Zielinski

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Schaumburg
  • Highschool St Edward Central Catholic HS

Biography

2024-2025
  • Started in four games
  • Only Chap to appear in all 31 contests
  • Averaged 21.8 minutes
  • Shot 41% from the field, 38.6% from three and the third-best mark of 79.4% at the line 
  • Tied Dave Kies (1994-96) for the 9th-most three-pointers as a Chaparral with 70 made baskets from beyond the arc
  • Notched 84 rebounds, 42 assists and 26 steals
  • Also had three blocks
  • Averaged 6.0 points per game
  • Scored in double-figures five times including a season-best 16 points at Madison College
2023-24
  • NJCAA All-Academic (1st team)
  • Appeared in 29 games with 17 starts
  • Averaged 19.2 minutes a game
  • Scored 3.8 points with 3.9 rebounds a game
  • Scored season-high 13 points twice (vs. Oakton and vs. Bryant & Stratton)
  • Chappy Award for first-year academic
At St Edward Central Catholic HS
  • Graduated in 2023
  • Two-time All-Conference selection
  • Metro Suburban Red co-MVP his senior season
  • All-Area Honorable Mention Daily Herald
  • Named IHSA 2A Honorable Mention
  • Helped team to a conference title his junior season
  • Honors student
Personal
  • Son of Andrew and Christine Zielinksi
  • Secondary education major
  • Favorite NBA team is the Chicago Bulls
  • “Hunger Games” is his favorite book
  • “Avengers” is his favorite movie
  • Listens to Kid Cudi

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    4