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Andre Yates & Isaiah Zierden<br />
ANDRE YATES<br />
Freshman<br />
6-0 • 185<br />
Dayton, Ohio<br />
Dunbar HS<br />
Guard | #11<br />
Dunbar High School (2011-12)<br />
• Led Dunbar to a perfect 28-0 record and a state title in his lone year<br />
with the Wolverines.<br />
• Went coast-to-coast to make game-winning shot with 3.1 seconds left<br />
in state title game for a two-point win over Elida.<br />
• Team was sectional, district, regional and state champs and finished<br />
the year ranked 12th nationally by MaxPreps.<br />
• Named Tournament MVP at the state tournament.<br />
• Named First Team All-Area and Dayton Public Schools Conference<br />
MVP.<br />
• Averaged 14.6 points, 3.0 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a senior.<br />
• Scored 26 points in state semifinal win vs. Lake Catholic, a seasonhigh.<br />
• Was listed as the No. 7 prospect in Ohio and No. 2 point guard in Ohio<br />
by Prep Spotlight.<br />
• Also received offers from Nebraska, Dayton, Cleveland State, Wright<br />
State and LaSalle.<br />
More About Andre<br />
Full Name: Andre Delmon Yates<br />
Birthday: Jan. 8, 1994<br />
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio<br />
Parents: Robert Yates & Andrea Mallory<br />
Siblings: Joi Brooks (24), Kendric Mallory (16)<br />
Major: Journalism<br />
Nickname: Dre<br />
Favorite Sports Memory: State championship in high school<br />
Favorite Sports Team: Philadelphia Eagles<br />
Favorite Athlete: Kevin Durant<br />
Favorite TV Show: Martin<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: The atmosphere<br />
Favorite Vacation Spot: Florida<br />
Hobbies: NBA 2K12<br />
Career Aspiration: Sportswriter<br />
Summer 2012 Job: Worked at Dean Thompson Basketball Camps<br />
• Had 15 points and 10 steals vs. Ponitz Career Tech.<br />
• High school coach was Pete Pullen.<br />
• School has produced NBA guards Norris Cole and Daequan Cook.<br />
Trotwood-Madison High School (2008-11)<br />
• As a junior, averaged 14.5 points, 5.3 assists and 3.8 steals per game in<br />
20 contests, including 17 starts.<br />
• Had a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists vs. Sidney as a<br />
junior, and a top scoring game of 34 points vs. Troy.<br />
• As a sophomore, averaged 5.9 points, 2.7 steals and 1.8 assists.<br />
• Played for coach Mark Baker.<br />
• Also played soccer, football and baseball for the Rams.<br />
ISAIAH ZIERDEN<br />
Freshman<br />
6-2 • 175<br />
St. Louis Park, Minn.<br />
Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS<br />
Guard | #21<br />
Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School<br />
• Four-year member of the varsity team, twice earning All-North<br />
Suburban Conference honors.<br />
• A finalist for Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball as a senior, when he picked<br />
up First-Team All-State honors by ESPNHS and the St. Paul Pioneer-Press<br />
after averaging 19.7 points per game for the Red Knights.<br />
•Named to Minneapolis Star-Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press All-Metro<br />
Team as a senior.<br />
• Named Conference co-MVP along with teammate Sanjay Lumpkin,<br />
who is headed to Northwestern.<br />
• A career 90 percent free-throw shooter and 46 percent from threepoint<br />
range at the high school level.<br />
• Scored more than 1,000 points as a prep.<br />
• Finished as a runner-up at the nationally-televised High School<br />
3-Point Championships in April after his senior campaign. He led all<br />
competitors with 20 in the first round and 24 in the second round, then<br />
lost 18-17 in the finals to Oklahoma State-bound Phil Forte.<br />
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More About Isaiah<br />
Full Name: Isaiah Donald Zierden<br />
Birthday: Sept. 25, 1993<br />
Birthplace: Onalaska, Wis.<br />
Parents: Don & Anne Zierden<br />
Major: Undeclared<br />
Nicknames: “Z” or Zeke<br />
Favorite Sports Team: Minnesota Twins<br />
Favorite Sports Memory: Rebounding for Kobe Bryant<br />
Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant<br />
Favorite TV Show: Prison Break<br />
Favorite Spot on Campus: Old Gym<br />
Hobby: Golf<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Team chemistry<br />
Did You Know: His father, Don Zierden, is an assistant coach with the<br />
Washington Wizards, and formerly an assistant with the Minnesota<br />
Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons and he also was head coach of the<br />
Minnesota Lynx (WNBA), La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) and Pittsburgh Piranhas<br />
• As a junior, averaged 18.8 points per game for team that reached the<br />
sectional finals.<br />
• As a sophomore, averaged 16.1 points per game for a team that went<br />
24-6 and lost in the state semifinals.<br />
• Named by Rivals.com as a top-10 three-point shooter in the 2012 prep<br />
class and by ESPN as a top-25 three-point shooter.<br />
• Led the 2011 Nike EYBL Peach Jam in free-throw percentage (94.7<br />
percent) and three-pointers made (20), and was fifth with 48 percent<br />
marksmanship from downtown.<br />
• Also had offers from Manhattan, Wofford, George Mason and<br />
Jacksonville.<br />
• Played for coach John Moore.
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