| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 31, 1966 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1986 | Schoolcraft |
| 1986–1987 | Armstrong Atlantic State |
| 1987–1988 | Northwood |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1996 | Cody HS (asst.) |
| 1996–1997 | Henan Wildcats |
| 1997–1999 | Al-Halil |
| 1999–2000 | Kansas State (asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Bowling Green (asst.) |
| 2001–2003 | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
| 2003–2006 | UCLA (asst.) |
| 2006–2012 | Central Michigan |
| 2013–2015 | Detroit (asst.) |
| 2015–2022 | Mississippi State (asst.) |
| 2022–present | Nebraska (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–111 (.403) |
Ernest Franklin Zeigler II (born January 31, 1966) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant at the University of Nebraska. He spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State, and prior to that was the men's head coach at Central Michigan University. He received a Bachelor's in Business Management from Cleary College in 1994. He played collegiately at Schoolcraft College (1984–86), Armstrong Atlantic State University (1986–87) and Northwood University (1987–88).
Zeigler has also coached in China, Saudi Arabia, at Kansas State, Bowling Green and at Detroit Cody High School before serving on Ben Howland's staff at Pittsburgh and at UCLA. Zeigler left UCLA to take on the head coaching job at Central Michigan where his son, Trey Zeigler, played for him. Trey transferred to Pittsburgh after his father was fired.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (2006–2012) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Central Michigan | 13–18 | 7–9 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2007–08 | Central Michigan | 14–17 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 2008–09 | Central Michigan | 12–19 | 7–9 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | Central Michigan | 15–15 | 9–7 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Central Michigan | 10–21 | 7–9 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | Central Michigan | 11–21 | 5–11 | 4th (West) | |||||
| Central Michigan: | 75–111 (.403) | 43–53 (.448) | |||||||
| Total: | 75–111 (.403) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Knight, Kevin (2022-08-15). "Nebraska Cornhuskers hire Ernie Zeigler as assistant coach". Corn Nation. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ a b "Central Michigan fires coach Ernie Zeigler - Yahoo! Sports". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "Ernie Zeigler - CMUChippewas.com—Official Web Site of Central Michigan University Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "UCLA assistant Zeigler to coach Central Michigan". ESPN.com. June 29, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Lahde, Jim (2012-03-21). "CMU sophomore Trey Zeigler granted a transfer request - themorningsun.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Katz, Andy (April 7, 2012). "Trey Zeigler chooses to go to Pitt". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.