2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Cruz, Zion

Jersey Number 0
Zion Cruz
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 183
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Trenton, N.J.
- High School:
- Donda
Bio
2022-23
- Appeared in 27 games with one career start as a true freshman.
- Scored a total of 64 points with 29 rebounds while shooting 25-of-75 (.333), which included 28 percent from three-point range.
- Had a career-high performance against St. John's (12/7) where he scored 14 points off the bench on 6-of-12 shooting.
- Nabbed a personal-best four rebounds in his first career start at Duquesne (12/14).
- Also totaled double-digit scoring at #10 Marquette (2/25) on 4-of-6 shooting in addition to four rebounds.
- Played senior season at Donda Academy in Simi Valley, Calif., where he averaged 12.8 points per game.
- New Jersey native who was ranked No. 37 by 247Sports, No. 49 by Rivals.com and No. 72 by ESPN overall.
- Among shooting guards in the 2022 class, Cruz ranked second nationally by 247Sports.com and was a consensus top-15.
- Prior to playing at Donda Academy, Cruz averaged 16.7 points per game at The Patrick School in 2020-21.
- Averaged 20.5 points per game in 2019-20 at Hudson (N.J.) Catholic.
- Played for the PSA Cardinals on EYBL circuit, averaging 10.6 points per game during the summer of 2021.
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