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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Zion Fruster

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Major Sport & Recreation Management
  • Hometown Douglasville, Ga.
  • Highschool Alexander

Biography

2025-26 - 2nd Team All-OVC

EASTERN ILLINOIS

2025-26 (SENIOR):
Played in 30 games during the 2025-26 season making 22 starts... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors after leading team in scoring at 14.5 points per game... finished in the OVC Top Ten for the season in scoring (14.5 ppg), field goal percentage (41.2 pct) and free throw percentage (81.4 pct)... scored in double figures in the first 13 games of the season finishing season with 24 double figure scoring games... scored a season high 28 points on Senior Day against Southern Indiana... added 20-plus scoring performances against Nicholls (25 pts), at Central Arkansas (21 pts), SIUE (23 pts), at Southern Indiana (25 pts), at Tennessee Tech (20 pts), vs SIUE (23 pts at OVC Tournament)... in road win at Southern Indiana scored final 13 points of the game for EIU including all points in overtime... pulled down a season high eight rebounds at Tennessee State averaging 3.2 rebounds per game... added 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game season averages... passed out a season high six assists against East-West University and against Little Rock... had a season high six steals against Morehead State... scored 1,000 collegiate point on Jan. 1 at Southeast Missouri finishing 4-year college career with 1,283 points (12.2 points per game career average)... scored 760 points at Eastern Illinois to rank eighth on EIU two-year player scoring list... 

2024-25 (JUNIOR): Played in 28 of 31 games for the season making 21 starts... opened season scoring in double figures in three straight games finishing year with 17 total double figure scoring games and a 11.6 points per game average... knocked down at least one 3-pointer in first 19 games of the season finishing year with 36 total 3-pointers made and shooting 35 percent from 3-point range... scored a season 29 points in road win at Lindenwood going 3-of-6 from 3-point range and 8-of-10 from the free throw line... followed that game with second straight 20-point effort scoring 23 points against Western Illinois... shot 40.6 percent from the field and 76.7 percent from the free throw line... pulled down a season high seven rebounds against Tennessee State... averaged 3.1 rebounds per game... had 29 steals and 33 assists for the season... 

VIRGINIA WISE
Played two seasons at Virginia Wise (2022-24) appearing in 46 games...

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE):Played in 17 games making 14 starts missing the final month of the season due to injury... despite injury still led program in scoring averaging 18.0 points per game shooting 46.6 percent from the field with 30 made 3-pointers... added 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game... scored in double figures in 15 of 17 games with five games with 20 or more points... scored a season high 34 points against Mars Hill going 13-of-13 from the foul line... added 20-point performances against Johnson & Wales (20), Newberry (24), Emory & Henry (21), Lenoir-Rhyne (22) and Carson-Newman (20)... collected a double-double against Mars Hill finishing with 12 rebounds to go with the 34 points and a season high seven assists... posted a season high seven steals against Newberry... 

2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Played in 29 games making one start during the 2022-23 season... averaged 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game... scored in double figures in seven games... scored a season high 21 points in one start of the year against Clinton College... added a 20-point game against Virginia Lynchburg... shot 41.8 percent from the floor knocking down 20 3-pointers... pulled down a season high six rebounds against both Virginia Lynchburg and Limestone... passed out a season high four assists in three games against Emory & Henry, Clinton College and Lenoir-Rhyne... had a season high four steals against Clinton College... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Alexander High School averaging 15.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game as a senior... led team to a 24-5 record and Georgia Class 6A state playoff appearance...

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    5
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