Zach Hicks Season 2023-24

AS A JUNIOR – 2023-24
Awards: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches).
 
Season: Started all 33 games, averaging 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game...Led Penn State with 67 made 3-pointers and ranked second on the team in rebounds (130) and free throw percentage (81.3%)...Averaged 12.2 points per game while shooting 41.3 percent (33-80) from 3-point range over the final 12 games of the season...Tallied 14 double-digit scoring efforts.
 
Delaware State (11/6): Drilled four 3-pointers for 12 points, four rebounds and a steal in Penn State debut. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/14): Had 12 points, four rebounds and an assist. vs. Butler (11/24): Tallied 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Bucknell (12/2): Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block. Ohio State (12/9): Finished with 11 points and six rebounds in comeback victory. #11 Wisconsin (1/16): Made three 3-pointers to finish with nine points and two rebounds in ranked win. at Indiana (2/3): Went off for 19 points with the help of four 3-pointers while adding five rebounds and two steals in road win. Iowa (2/8): Had 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Michigan State (2/14): Was 5-for-6 from deep for 15 points. at Nebraska (2/17): Registered 13 points and six rebounds. #12 Illinois (2/21): Nailed three go-ahead free throws in final seconds to highlight 13-point, eight-rebound performance in comeback win inside Rec Hall. Indiana (2/24): Scored in double figures for the seventh-straight game...Completed a dagger of a four-point play in the final minutes to seal the win in 17-point, seven-rebound performance. vs. Michigan – Big Ten Tournament First Round (3/13): Scored season-best 20 points behind six 3-pointers and added six rebounds in Big Ten Tournament win. vs. Indiana – Big Ten Tournament Second Round (3/14): Drilled three triples and finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. 

BEFORE PENN STATE
2021-23 – AT TEMPLE
Played in 60 games throughout freshman and sophomore seasons at Temple...Led the Owls in 3-point field goals in both years, drilling 141 triples at a 36.3 percent clip during his freshman and sophomore campaigns...Owns collegiate career marks of 537 points (9.0 ppg) and 279 rebounds (4.1 rpg).
 
AS A SOPHOMORE – 2022-23 – AT TEMPLE
Season: Started all 32 games...Notched 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while draining 80 3-pointers and ranking top five in the American Athletic Conference with a 35.6 3FG%...Scored in double figures in 18 games with two double-double performances, including a season-high 20 points against Vanderbilt on Nov. 15.
 
AS A FRESHMAN – 2021-22 – AT TEMPLE
Season: Played in 28 games while averaging 8.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game...Led Temple with 61 3-pointers and a 37.4 3FG%...Tallied 10 double-digit scoring efforts...Went off for a school-record 10 threes in a win over Delaware State, finishing with 35 points on a 10-of-16 clip from downtown to tie the most triples made by a Division I player during the 2021-22 season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned second-team All-State honors as a senior at Camden Catholic High School...Averaged 20 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while connecting on 49 triples during his junior season to earn All-South Jersey honors.