Zack Denny

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Photo by: Rick De Paiva

Photo by: Kara Fallon

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Kara Fallon

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Ruben Kappler, BGSU Marketing & Communications

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Germantown, Ohio
High School:
Valley View

2015-16
Named the College Sports Madness MAC Player of the Week on Dec. 7 … Played in all 34 games on the season, making 29 starts … Was second on the team with a total of 919 minutes play on the year, an average of 27.0 per game … Averaged 10.6 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game for the season … Pulled down a team-high 206 rebounds on the season and ranked 12th in the MAC in rebounding with 6.1 boards per contest … Tied for the team-high in three-point field goals made with 52 on the season … Tallied a team-high 42 steals on the year, which placed him in 10th-place overall in the MAC with an average of 1.2 steals per outing … Was second on the team with a total of 361 points … Also recorded 29 assists and five blocks … Shot 40.8 percent (131-of-321) from the field overall … Also shot 36.6 percent (52-of-142) from behind the three-point line on the year … Was 47-of-69 (68.1 percent) from the free throw line for the season … Led the Falcons in scoring nine times … Led BGSU in rebounding in 15 different games on the season … Posted a team-high six double-doubles on the season … Registered 17 points and 11 rebounds in the neutral site win over Youngstown State … Picked up 18 points and 11 rebounds in the road win at FGCU … Also recorded a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Cleveland State and 15 points and 10 rebounds in the home win over Oakland City (Ind.) … Tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds in the come from behind win at Ohio and 20 points and 13 rebounds in the home loss to Ball State … Poured in a career-high 23 points in the home win over Drake … Also had 20 points in the home win over Miami and in the road win at Eastern Michigan … Totaled 18 points in the win at SEMO … Hauled in double digit rebounds in eight different contests … Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds in the home contest versus Ball State … Picked up two steals or more in 12 different contests, including swiping a career-high five steals in the win at Ohio … Dished out a career-high four assists in the home game versus Akron … Made a career-high five three-pointers (5-of-8) in the win at Eastern Michigan … Made four three-pointers in wins versus Drake, SEMO and Miami, and in the loss to Ball State … Logged 20 minutes or more in 28 different contests on the season … Played 30 minutes or more in 14 times, including a season-high 38 minutes in the home win over Drake and in the home loss to Central Michigan.

2014-15
Played in all 33 games on the season, starting 21 contests for the Falcons … Totaled a team-high 896 minutes of play on the year … Averaged 9.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game … Led the team and ranked third in the MAC with 53 steals on the season … Also led the team with 50 made three-pointers on the year … Was second on the team with 173 rebounds … Recorded 31 assists and five blocks on the year … Named the MAC East Division Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 15 … Shot 84.9 percent from the free throw line on the season … Also shot 41.7 percent from the floor overall on the year … Led the team in scoring four times … Also led the team in rebounding 11 times on the season .. Scored in double figures in 15 different contests … Poured in a career-high 18 points in wins versus Wright State and at Ball State … Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds twice … Posted two double-doubles on the year … Had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the home win over Ball State … Also tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds in the home win versus Eastern Michigan … Totaled 17 points in the win at Miami … Recorded 16 points at Dayton and in the first round of the 2015 MAC Championship Tournament versus Ball State … Had five rebounds or more in 22 different games on the season … Recorded at least one steal in 30 games on the year, including a career-high four steals in the loss at Akron … Hit at least one three-pointer in 27 games on the year, including a career-high four three-pointers versus Wright State (4-of-4), at Ball State (4-of-6) and versus Ball State (4-of-6) in the MAC tourney … Logged 25 minutes or more in 23 games on the season … Played a season-high 39 minutes at home versus Ball State.

2013-14
Sat out most of the season due to an injury … Played in three games on the season … Totaled 31 minutes overall … Averaged 3.3 points and 0.3 rebounds per game … Made his collegiate debut at home versus Northern Illinois, logging a season-high 19 minutes … Had a season-high seven points and one rebound in the game versus the Huskies … Also had three points in the home win over Central Michigan … Shot 60 percent from behind the three-point line.

High School
Four-year letter winner at Valley View High School … Named Division II Player of the Year by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association … Two-time district player of the year in 2011-12 and 2012-13 … Averaged 33 points per game as a senior, leading Valley View to a 16-6 record … Scored 28 points per game as a junior and 24 points per contest as a sophomore … Also lettered in golf.

Personal
Zachary David Denny was born Oct. 12, 1994 in Kettering, Ohio … Son of Rick and Chris Denny … Two brothers, Ricky and Brody ... Majoring in communications.