Is ZZZ an all-America, this year ?

[The Dog]

I say yes, 1st team all-SEC, consensus 2nd team AA, at least

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

Sure playing like one as of lately ….

 

[feathersax]

If not Zakai, then who?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Braden Smith from Purdue probably gets it over him, but Zeigler should be right there and 2nd team at worst imo

 

[OneVolNation]

His clutch three-pointer against a top-10 TAMU team is a play that exemplifies his leadership on a very solid team this season.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Sears and Smith sadly will get it over him. But ZZ should get it

 

[livefaith]

Too short for AA

 

[TMvol10]

Sears and Smith sadly will get it over him. But ZZ should get it

Sadly I think y you’re right. Sears will probably get the nod based on hype. But he wouldn’t get it from me. Sears is a fraction of the defender ZZ is. Way fewer assists. He’s basically a volume shooter that plays PG. And ZZ has the leadership quality that’s unmatched

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Zakai is an example of the best kind of college athlete, imo: someone who may not sniff a career in the pros but can play with and against a bunch of future pros in college and still emerge as an incredibly important, game-changing player. Lofton was another example, sweeping that Florida team full of NBA players the year they won the chip. Kirby as well: no shot at MLB and yet got many critical outs on the biggest stage in college baseball. There’s a reason players like that are fan favorites.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Sadly I think y you’re right. Sears will probably get the nod based on hype. But he wouldn’t get it from me. Sears is a fraction of the defender ZZ is. Way fewer assists. He’s basically a volume shooter that plays PG. And ZZ has the leadership quality that’s unmatched

Let them have it. That chatter will make for an added chip on ZZ's shoulder come dance time. Never a bad thing, IMO.

 

[VOLywood]

One of the commentary shows, I think SEC Now, had a feature on Ziegler that showed him as the third most valuable player in college basketball.

Just Googled it. It was based on ratings by a basketball analyst Evan Miyakawa. There's an article on On3 but I can't get to that site because of my ad blocker.