Nick Zeisloft (born December 18, 1992) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for

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and

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, and also had stints in Lithuania, Italy, Spain and Greece. Standing at , he played at the

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position.

High school career

Zeisloft attended

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, where he played basketball for coach Tom Sloan and he led the Lions to a pair of regional championships. As a senior, he averaged 16.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and four assists per game, earning a 2011 McDonald's All-America nomination.

College career

Zeisloft began his college career with

, where he played two seasons after a redshirt season. In his last season, he averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest while shooting a team-best 35.5 percent from beyond the arc in 34 games (30 starts). For his junior season, Zeisloft transferred to

, where he was one of the Big Ten's best three-point shooters over two seasons. He averaged 6.6 points per game as a junior and 6.5 points per game as a senior while shooting 43.2 percent in 66 games. As a junior, he led the Big Ten in three-point shooting in conference games at 51.4 percent.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Zeisloft signed with the

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on September 8, 2016. He was later waived by the Pacers on October 17 after appearing in one preseason game. On November 3, 2016, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Pacers. In the 2017-18 season, Zeisloft played with

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of the

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. He averaged 12.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On July 31, 2018, he signed with Leonis Roma of the Italian second division. On February 11, 2019, Zeisloft signed with

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of the

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. For the 2019–20 season, Zeisloft signed with the

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of the

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. On February 29, 2020, he signed with

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of the Spanish

. On September 4, 2020, Zeisloft moved to Greece and signed with

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. On May 15, 2021, Zeisloft announced his retirement on his personal

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page.

Personal life

Zeisloft is the son of Mark and Jennifer Zeisloft and is the oldest of three children. He graduated with a degree in Finance from

Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of th ...

References

External links

Indiana Hoosiers bio

Illinois State Redbirds bio

Career statistics at RealGM.com
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