2011-12 Men's Basketball
Roster
Zach Filzen
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Northfield, MN
- High School:
- Northfield
2010-11: Became the top three-point threat in the conference, making a school-record 110 three pointers at a staggering 41.2 percent clip… His 110 triples ranked second in MAC history for a single season… made the MAC’s Honorable Mention team… made five or more three pointers on ten different occasions, topped by a career-high six against Milwaukee... led the team in scoring 17 times… averaged 15.1 points per game overall and 14.8 points per game in MAC action, both good for best on the team… was one of the team’s most reliable free throw shooter, going 46-54 at the line (85.2 percent)… started in all 34 games… had eight games where he scored 21 points or more, including a career-high 30 points in a win over Milwaukee (2/19)… shredded Towson with 23 points, going 5-7 from three and 8-12 overall from the field (11/20)… made a name for himself in the conference after scoring 23 points in a dramatic comeback win over Ohio (1/22)… shot 5-8 from three for 21 points, adding six rebounds and two steals in a win over Northern Illinois (1/29)… scored 21 points in the team’s win over Central Michigan in the opening round of the MAC Tournament (3/8)… poured in 17 points with five rebounds and two assists to lead the team to a 75-68 win over Quinnipiac at the Collegeinsider.com Postseason Tournament (3/14).
2009-10: Bulls’ sharpshooter who appeared in 20 games...averaged 2.9 points per game...15 of his 19 field goals on the season were three-pointers...had five points and two rebounds in the season opener against Vermont (11/15)...had nine points, including two three-pointers against Canisius (11/24)...had nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc against Army (12/3)...had a career-high 13 points, including three three-pointers against Buffalo State (12/12)...scored five points against both Kent State (1/20) and Central Michigan (2/4)...had six points on a pair of three-pointers against Miami in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament.
2008-09: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
College: Played at Northern Arizona during the 2007-08 season...played in all 32 games and started 13...averaged 6.6 points per game - fourth on the team...shot 46.4 percent from the floor and 41.4 percent from beyond the arc...his 48 three-pointers ranked second on the team.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Northfield High School...three-year letterwinner... three-year starter...two-year captain…three-time All-Missota all-conference player…two-time team most valuable player…nominated for the McDonalds All-American High School basketball team his senior year...selected to the Associated Press All-State honorable mention team his senior year...averaged 22.7 points per game and five rebounds per game...made 90 percent of his free-throws his senior year...all-time leading scorer in Northfield High history with 1,488 total points...Also holds records for single-season scoring (591), three-pointers made in a career (232) and three-pointers made in a season (89)…Earned all-conference honorable mention in football two times, leading his team to the state tournament.
Personal: Born August 25, 1988... son of David and Tammy Filzen...favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and J.J. Redick...chose UB because of the coaching staff and the school...greatest athletic influence is his parents...volunteers with Fellowship of Christian Athletes...dream as a college athlete is to make the NCAA Tournament...three words that best describe him are caring, loyal and hard-worker.
