Ernie Zeigler

Ernie Zeigler
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Detroit
Biographical details
Born January 31, 1966
Detroit, Michigan
Playing career
1984–1986
1986–1987
1987–1988
Schoolcraft
Armstrong Atlantic State
Northwood
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1996
1996–1997
1997–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2003
2003–2006
2006–2012
2013–present
Cody HS (asst.)
Henan Wildcats
Al-Halil
Kansas State (asst.)
Bowling Green (asst.)
Pittsburgh (asst.)
UCLA (asst.)
Central Michigan
Detroit (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall 80–105 (.432)

Ernest Franklin Zeigler II (born January 31, 1966) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant at the University of Detroit Mercy. He was the previously the men's head coach at Central Michigan University until his firing in March, 2012.[1] 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).[2]

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.[3] Zeigler left UCLA to take on the head coaching job at Central Michigan where his son, Trey Zeigler, played for him.[1] Trey transferred[4] to Pittsburgh[5] after his father was fired.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (2006–2012[6])
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References