Sammy Zeglinski Biography

Pronunciation: Zuh-glin-ski

WORTH NOTING
• Led the team in three-point field goals made (61), assists (80) and steals (38) for the second consecutive season in 2009-10
• Scored an ACC career-high 19 points at North Carolina (1/31/10) and a 2009-10 season-high 21 points vs. Boston College (3/11/10) in the first round of the 2010 ACC Tournament
• Scored in double figures in 16 games in 2009-10 to rank third on the team and led the team in assists in 11 games
• Played in all 31 games in 2009-10, starting 29
• Led the team in three-point field goals made (33), assists (84) and steals (36) for the 2008-09 season
• Scored a career-high 24 points vs. Liberty in his first career start (11/25/08)
• Had 15 points (6-6 FG, 3-3 3FG) and a team-high six assists vs. Clemson at JPJA (2/15/09)
• Played in all 28 games during the 2008-09 season, starting 15
• Hampered by an ankle injury in 2007-08 and missed 25 games, including the last 24 games of the season
• Played in eight games in 2007-08 and had 15 assists, nine rebounds and seven points
• Medical hardship waiver request was approved in the summer of 2008 and he has two years of eligibility remaining
• Averaged 8.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and a team-leading 4.0 assists a game during Virginia's three-game exhibition trip to Canada in late August of 2008
• Averaged 18.9 points a game as a high school senior at The William Penn Charter School and earned 2007 first-team Class AA All-State honors
• Scored 1,642 career points in high school and was a four-year starter

AT VIRGINIA

2009-10 SEASON:
• Averaged 8.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 29.0 minutes a game
• Led the team in three-point field goals made (61), assists (80) and steals (38) for the second consecutive season
• Made 79.4 percent (27-34) of his free throw attempts, including 83.3 percent (15-18) in ACC regular season games
• Scored in double figures in 16 games to rank third on the team and led the team in assists in 11 games
• Played in all 31 games with 29 starts
• Scored a season-high 21 points vs. Boston College (3/11/10) in the first round of the ACC Tournament
• Had an ACC career-high 19 points, four assists and tied his season-high with four steals at North Carolina (1/31/10)
• Scored 14 points, had six rebounds and three assists vs. No. 22 Maryland (3/6/10) at JPJA
• Had 11 points and tied a career high with eight rebounds at Clemson (2/20/10)
• Scored nine points vs. Virginia Tech (1/28/10) at JPJA, including a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime
• Had 10 points, tied a career high with eight rebounds and had five assists vs. UNC Wilmington (1/18/10)
• Scored 10 points, had seven rebounds and tied his season high with six assists vs. No. 23 Miami at JPJA (1/16/10)
• Had 10 points vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech (1/13/10)
• Scored 10 points and had a career-high eight rebounds at NC State (1/9/10)
• Had 13 points and season-high totals of six assists and four steals vs. UTPA (1/5/10)
• Had nine points and two steals vs. No. 24 UAB (12/30/09)
• Scored 13 points vs. Hampton (12/23/09)
• Had eight points, four rebounds and a career-high two blocks vs. NJIT (12/21/09)
• Scored 18 points, had five rebounds and four assists at Auburn (12/7/09)
• Had 16 points vs. Penn State (11/30/09) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• Scored 13 points and had three rebounds vs. Oral Roberts (11/21/09)
• Had 12 points and four rebounds vs. Rider (11/19/09)
• Scored 14 points, had six rebounds and four assists vs. Longwood (11/13/09) in the season opener
• Lettered for the third time

2008-09 SEASON:
• Averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 23.9 minutes played a game
• Played in all 28 games and started 15
• Did not start the first three games of the season, then started 15 consecutive games before coming off the bench the last 10 games
• Led the team in three-point field goals made (33), assists (84) and steals (36)
• Led the team in assists in a team-leading 13 games
• Scored in double figures in 10 games
• Scored a career-high 24 points (8-13 FG, 6-10 3FG), all in the second half, vs. Liberty (11/25/08) in first career start
• Had 15 points (6-6 FG, 3-3 3FG) and a team-high six assists vs. Clemson at JPJA (2/15/09)
• Tied for the team high with six assists vs. Virginia Tech at JPJA (2/18/09)
• Scored 11 points, had five rebounds and two assists at North Carolina (2/7/09)
• Scored eight points and had five assists at Duke (2/1/09)
• Had a career-high five steals vs. Florida State at JPJA (1/24/09)
• Had a career-high eight assists at Virginia Tech (1/10/09)
• Scored 14 points vs. Brown (1/6/09)
• Had eight points and a team-high six assists vs. Xavier (1/3/09)
• Scored nine points, had six rebounds, and a team-high six assists in 39 minutes at Georgia Tech (12/28/08)
• Had 11 points, four assists and four steals vs. Hampton (12/23/08)
• Scored nine points and had a team-high five assists (all in the second half) vs. Auburn (12/20/08)
• Had 14 points, four rebounds and a team-high four assists vs. Longwood (12/17/08)
• Scored 10 points at Minnesota (12/2/08)
• Had 14 points and four rebounds at Syracuse (11/28/08)
• Scored 11 points and had five rebounds vs. Radford (11/21/08)
• Scored in double figures in five consecutive games starting with the Radford game
• Had nine points, five rebounds and a team-high four assists vs. USF (11/19/08)
• Had 11 points, six assists and four rebounds vs. VMI in the season opener (11/16/08)
• Lettered for the second time

2007-08 SEASON:
• Played in eight games and had 15 assists, nine rebounds and seven points
• Hampered by an ankle injury and missed 25 games, including the last 24 games of the season
• Averaged 7.8 minutes of playing time a game in the eight games in which he played
• Scored a season-high three points vs. Syracuse (12/5/07)
• Scored two points, had two rebounds and two assists vs. Northwestern (11/27/07)
• Had two assists, two rebounds and a season-high three steals at Penn (11/23/07)
• Had three assists vs. Drexel (11/20/07)
• Scored his first collegiate points (2) and had a season-high five assists vs. Howard (11/14/07)
• Had one rebound and one assist in the season opener against Vermont (11/11/07), his collegiate debut
• Scored six points, had five assists and four rebounds in the exhibition game against Carson-Newman (11/4/07)
• Lettered

HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 18.9 points per game as a senior at The William Penn Charter School for head coach Jim Phillips
• Scored 1,642 career points in high school and was a four-year starter
• Was a high school teammate of former Virginia standout Sean Singletary in 2003-04
• 2007 first-team Class AA All-State
• 2007 Markwood Club Inter-Academic League Player of the Year
• 2006 second-team Class AA All-State
• Three-time first-team All-Conference
• Two-time Philadelphia Daily News second-team All-City
• Three-time team MVP
• Team captain as a senior
• Averaged 19 points, five assists, and three steals a game as a junior
• Averaged 18 points a game as a sophomore
• Participated in the Nike All-American and National Basketball Players Association Top 100 camps
• Also played baseball and football in high school

PERSONAL
• Full name is Samuel A. Zeglinski
• Son of Margherita and John Zeglinski
• Father played football and baseball at Wake Forest
• Has two older brothers, Zack and Joe, and a younger sister, Christina
• Has served as a Catholic Youth Organization coach for 5th and 6th grade basketball teams
• Has been involved with the Richie Ashburn Foundation Summer Camps for Children
• Academically, earned first honors at The William Penn Charter School
• Anthropology major

ZEGLINSKI'S STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA