Armoni Zeigler, the brother of former Tennessee basketball star Zakai Zeigler, is transferring to the ACC for his final season of college basketball. Zeigler committed to Boston College on Tuesday ahead of his senior season.
Zeigler spent his junior season at Ball State where he averaged 12.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while helping lead the Cardinals to a 12-19 (7-11 MAC) record. He shot 40.2% from the field, 33% from three-point range and 77% from the foul like while starting 29 games in his lone season at Ball State.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Saint Peter’s in New Jersey.
Zeigler averaged 6.2 points and 2.5 rebounds while playing 18.9 minutes per game in his freshman season. He took a step forward as a sophomore, averaging 11.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game for the Peacocks.
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In his freshman season at Saint Peter’s, Armoni and the Peacocks faced off against Zakai and Tennessee in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Vols costed to an 83-49 win in the opening round of the tournament while Zakai totaled an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double and Armoni played 16 minutes off the bench.
Zeigler joins a Boston College program beginning a new era. After firing now-Tennessee assistant coach Earl Grant, Boston College hired UConn assistant coach Luke Murray as its newest head coach. Murray is looking to turn around a Boston College program that’s been one of the worst in the power five this century.
With the school using many of their resources on hockey, it’s a very tough school to win at in men’s basketball. Boston College has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2009 and has posted just two winning seasons since 2011. Zeigler will look to change that in his final year of eligibility.
