3 Maros Zeliznak

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Maros Zeliznak

CENTER • 6-11 • 265 • SENIOR KOSICE, SLOVAKIA • GET BETTER ACADEMY

JSU CAREER

2021-22: Helped guide the Gamecocks to their first Division I regular season conference championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament appearing in all 32 games as a Covid junior…averaged 3.2 points sharing the paint with senior Brandon Huffman…grabbed 108 rebounds and swatted 11 blocks…his career game in the opening round of the ASUN Tournament with 14 points and nine boards in a win over Kennesaw State.

2020-21: Appeared in 19 contests in his third season with JSU…one of just four returners from the 2019-20 team…averaged 3.7 minutes per game…shot 38.5 percent from the field…led the Gamecocks with two steals at Alabama Nov. 25…finished the year with 11 points, 20 rebounds, and 3 steals. 2019-20: Played 28 games and started 28 as a sophomore…totaled 60 points, scoring 2.1 points per game…grabbed 66 rebounds with 42 on the defensive side…managed a .444 fieldgoal percentage, hitting 24 of 54 shots…scored a career-high 13 points vs. Brescia on Nov. 12, 2019 at Pete Mathews Coliseum…made his second-career start Nov. 5, 2019 in the season opener at SMU. 2018-19: Saw action in 24 games and made one start as a true freshman…scored 42 points his rookie season, averaging 1.8 points per game…scored a season-high eight points and eight rebounds Dec. 29 in Jacksonville State’s win over Reinhardt at Pete Mathews Coliseum… totaled 38 rebounds, averaging 1.6 boards per game, along with four blocks and a steal…hit 58.6 percent of shots taken… competed in the FIBA U20 Euro Championships in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four seasons at Get Better Academy in Prague, Czech Republic for head coach Julian Betko…led GBA to U17 and U19 Czech Republic Basketball Championships in 2017…named most valuable player of the 2019 U19 CR Championships and 2018 EU Championships…deemed an all-star for the 2017 U17 CR Championships and 2019 U19 CR Championships…averaged 13 points, 11 rebounds and two assists as a senior… chose Jacksonville State over Old Dominion, Vanderbilt, Utah State, Arkansas State, Stanford and Hofstra.

PERSONAL

Born February 15, 1999 in Vranov nad Toplou, Slovakia…son of Martin Zeliznak and Gabriela Zeliznakova…has one sister, Kristina Zeliznakova… majoring in finance.