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Guilford College Quakers

2016-17 Men's Basketball

23 Zachary Houston

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Hickory, N.C.
  • High School St. Stephen's
  • Position G
  • Major Health Sciences / Exercise & Sport Science

Biography

2016-17

  • started in each of the Quakers’ 30 games this season en route to his second consecutive Third Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) selection
  • named ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second straight season
  • ranked among ODAC leaders in several categories, including fifth in rebounds per game (7.7 rpg.), fourth in offensive rebounds per game (2.3 orpg.), fourth in assists (3.6 apg.), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9), and third in minutes (34.2 mpg.)
  • finished as the ODAC's leader in steals (62) and steals per game (2.1)
  • collected a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Guilford over rival Greensboro College to open the 2016-17 campaign
  • helped the Quakers to a 13-3 conference record with 6.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.8 steals, and 2.8 points per game in ODAC play

2015-16

  • started in each of the Quakers' 26 games
  • named Third Team All-ODAC and the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • named to CoSIDA NCAA Division III Academic All-District V Team
  • led the ODAC in rebounds (7.9 rpg.), assists (4.8 apg.) and minutes (36.3 mpg.)
  • averaged 4.3 points per game
  • stood as the ODAC's most efficient guard with a 3.4 assist-to-turnover ratio
  • finished tied for third in the league with 1.8 steals per game
  • ranked among the top-20 nationally in total minutes played (943) and minutes per game (36.3)
  • his 13 points helped Guilford knock off the South region's second-ranked team, Virginia Wesleyan College, on the road February 17
  • netted a career-high 14 points in the Quakers’ ODAC Tournament quarterfinal appearance against Emory & Henry

2014-15

  • started in 26 of the Quakers' 27 games
  • averaged 2.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, the team's second-leading rebound total
  • best performance came January 21 versus Randolph when he recorded eight points
  • recorded eleven rebounds in the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals versus Hampden-Sydney

2013-14

  • played in all 26 games for the Quakers
  • led the team in steals, grabbing 1.6 per game
  • was third on the team in rebounds (111) and averaged 4.3 boards per game
  • also averaged two points and 1.5 assists per contest
  • twice scored a career-high seven points, first in a 77-65 victory over Greensboro College and again in a 94-91 win against Averett University, where he also added seven rebounds
  • named to the ODAC's StellarOne Sportsmanship Team

Personal

  • graduated with high honors
  • received the 2017 Nereus C. English Athletic Leadership Award, Guilford’s top athletics honor
  • four-time member of the Academic All-ODAC Team
  • eight-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
  • eight-time dean's list student
  • member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
  • active with Guilford Christian Ministry
  • earned a Certified Nursing Assistant I certification in 2014
  • lettered three times under coach Gary Bowne at St. Stephen's High School
  • earned All-Northwestern 3A/4A Conference honors twice
  • member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Beta Club
  • son of Matt and Tammi Houston

 

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2013-14Freshman

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2014-15Sophomore

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2015-16Junior

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2016-17Senior

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    23