Ernie Zeigler

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Ernie Zeigler
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team Nebraska
Conference Big Ten Conference
Biographical details
Born (1966-01-31) January 31, 1966 (age 57)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1986 Schoolcraft
1986–1987 Armstrong Atlantic State
1987–1988 Northwood
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1996 Cody HS (asst.)
1996–1997 Henan Wildcats
1997–1999 Al-Halil
1999–2000 Kansas State (asst.)
2000–2001 Bowling Green (asst.)
2001–2003 Pittsburgh (asst.)
2003–2006 UCLA (asst.)
2006–2012 Central Michigan
2013–2015 Detroit (asst.)
2015–2022 Mississippi State (asst.)
2022–present Nebraska (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall80–105 (.432)

Ernest Franklin Zeigler II (born January 31, 1966) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant at the University of Nebraska. [1] He spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State, and prior to that was the men's head coach at Central Michigan University. [2] He received a Bachelor's in Business Management from Cleary College in 1994. He played collegiately at Schoolcraft College (1984–86), Armstrong Atlantic State University (1986–87) and Northwood University (1987–88). [3]

Zeigler has also coached in China, Saudi Arabia, at Kansas State, Bowling Green and at Detroit Cody High School before serving on Ben Howland's staff at Pittsburgh and at UCLA. [4] Zeigler left UCLA to take on the head coaching job at Central Michigan where his son, Trey Zeigler, played for him. [2] Trey transferred [5] to Pittsburgh [6] after his father was fired.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference)(2006–2012)
2006–07 Central Michigan 13–187–93rd (West)
2007–08 Central Michigan 14–178–8T–2nd (West)
2008–09 Central Michigan 12–197–9T–1st (West)
2009–10 Central Michigan 15–159–71st (West)
2010–11 Central Michigan 10–217–93rd (West)
2011–12 Central Michigan 11–215–114th (West)
Central Michigan:75–111 (.403)43–53 (.448)
Total:75–111 (.403)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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