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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

3 Zygis Sestokas

3 Zygis Sestokas

  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    ,
  • High School:
    Statesville (N.C.) Christian

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra:

2007-08: Played in 29 games, including three starts...Averaged 2.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game...Averaged 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds in conference games...Had nine points in a loss to Marist at the Aeropostale Holiday Festival, including back-to-back three-pointers in the closing minutes to nearly lead the Pride to a comeback...Also had nine points in a home win over James Madison and in a road loss at St. Francis (N.Y.)...Had six points and three rebounds in a road win over Northeastern...Had three assists at Old Dominion...Pulled down four rebounds at William & Mary.

2006-07: Played in all 32 games, including 25 starts...Averaged 6.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...Averaged 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in conference games...Shot 44.4 percent from three-point territory (60-135), ranking first on the team and second in the CAA...Ranked tenth in the CAA in three-pointers made per game (1.88)...Scored season high 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from three-point territory in Hofstra's win over Alaska-Anchorage at the Great Alaska Shootout...Scored then-career high 15 points in season-opener at Charlotte...Tallied 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor in a road win over Stony Brook...Scored 14 points, while hitting 4-of-5 three-pointers in a road win at Siena...Had nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc at DePaul in the opening round of the Postseason NIT...Also had nine points on three three-pointers in a win over St. John's in the championship game of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival...Had 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three-point territory in a road win over Georgia State.

 

 

2005-06: Played in 23 games, including one start...Averaged 1.3 points and 0.6 rebounds per game...Named CAA Rookie of the Week on December 19, following wins over Stony Brook and Dartmouth...Scored a season-high 10 points in the win over Stony Brook, shooting 3 of 4 from the floor (2-for-3 on threes) and 2 of 2 at the line...Added six points in the victory over Dartmouth on 2 of 5 shooting from three-point territory...Scored five points in a home win over Binghamton...Dished out two assists in a home win over James Madison...Averaged 6.4 minutes per game.

 

High School/Personal: Played his senior season of high school at Statesville Christian for Head Coach John Jordan... Averaged 15 points and seven rebounds a game, while shooting 55-percent from three-point territory...Set a North Carolina high school record with 76 points in a win over Matthews High School...Named the team Most Valuable Player...Nominated for the McDonald's All-America game...Helped his team to a 19-13 final record...Also recruited by Indiana, Oral Roberts and IPFW...Hopes to play professional basketball...Nicknamed "Ziggy"...Born March 30, 1986.

 

Zygis Sestokas' Career Statistics

Year     G/GS    FGM-FGA     PCT    FTM-FTA   PCT      Reb.   Avg.    PF     A       TO   BS   S       TP    AVG

05-06    23/1      10-35          .285    2-4            .500      14       0.6      15      3       8      0     4       29     1.3

06-07    32/25    75-164        .457    9-11          .818      76       2.4      79    11     27      3     9     219     6.8

07-08    29/3      20-76          .263    4-8            .500      33       1.1      34      7       8      0     5       62     2.1

Totals   84/29    105-275      .382    15-23        .652      123     1.5     128    21     43     3    18     310     3.7

 

3-point FG: 05-06: 7-28 (.250); 06-07: 60-135 (.444); 07-08: 18-70 (.257); Totals: 85-233 (.365)

 

Career Highs:                                                              

PTS: 18 at Alaska-Anchorage, 11/25/06              

REBS: 7 at Towson, 1/27/07

ASTS: 3 at Old Dominion, 1/2/08

FGM: 6 at Alaska-Anchorage, 11/25/06

FGA: 11 at Charlotte, 11/11/06

3FGM: 6 at Alaska-Anchorage, 11/25/06

3FGA: 9 at Old Dominion, 1/2/08

FTM: 2 (seven times, most recently at Iona, 2/23/08)

FTA: 3 at Charlotte, 11/11/06

OR: 2 (three times, most recently vs. James Madison, 1/5/08)

DR: 6 at Towson, 1/27/07

TO: 3 (three times, most recently at JMU, 2/24/07)

ST: 2 (twice, most recently at Old Dominion, 1/2/08)

BS: 1 (three times, most recently vs. Drexel, 2/8/07)

MIN: 38 (three times, most recently at Delaware, 1/29/07)

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  • 2005-06Freshman

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  • 2007-08Junior

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    2008-09Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 200 lbs
    3