Marcus Zegarowski (born August 3, 1998) is an American professional

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player who is a free agent. He played

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for the

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High school career

Zegarowski attended Hamilton-Wenham, where as a freshman he averaged 20 points per game. Alongside twin brother Max, Marcus led the team to an undefeated season and the school's first-ever Division 4 state basketball championship. Both Zegarowskis transferred to

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in New Hampshire for their sophomore season. Marcus averaged 23 points, five rebounds, and six assists per game as a junior and had a season-high 37 points against Proctor Academy. He led the team to the Class AA championship game before losing to Cushing Academy, and he was named to the All-NEPSAC AA first team. As a senior, Zegarowski was named NEPSAC AA player of the year and scored a career-high 57 points in a 118–116 double overtime win over the South Kent School. He scored 24 points in a 99–92 win over St. Andrew's School as Tilton won the Class AA championship. Zegarowski committed to playing college basketball for Creighton over offers from

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, and Washington.

College career

On February 3, 2019, Zegarowski fractured his hand and missed three games. As a freshman, Zegarowski became Creighton's starting point guard and averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the

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All-Freshman Team. Zegarowski had an offseason hip injury that forced him to miss the team's exhibition trip to Australia. Zegarowski scored a career-high 32 points and had five assists and two steals on November 30, in a 83–76 overtime win over

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. On February 23, 2020, he made all seven three-point attempts en route to 25 points in an 81–59 win over

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. On March 7, Zegarowski suffered a right knee injury during the game against

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, but still managed to post 23 points, six rebounds, and five assists in the win. He underwent arthroscopic surgery after the game, ending his season. Zegarowski averaged 16.1 points and 5 rebounds per game as a sophomore, shooting 42.4 percent from three-point range. He was named to the Second Team All-Big East and Second Team All-American by

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. Coming into his junior season, Zegarowski was named Preseason Big East Player of the Year. He averaged 15.8 points, 4.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game and led the Big East with 80 three-pointers. Zegarowski was named to the First Team All-Big East and led the Bluejays to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Gonzaga. On April 13, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.

Professional career

Long Island Nets (2021–2022)

Zegarowski was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 49th pick by the

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. Zegarowski was later included in the roster of the

for the

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. On October 25, 2021, Zegarowski was included in the training camp roster of the

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. On March 18, 2022, the

waived Zegarowski. On September 25, 2022, the

signed Zegarowski to an Exhibit 10 deal. On November 4, 2022, Zegarowski was named to the opening night roster for the

Windy City Bulls (2022)

On November 12, 2022, Zegarowski was traded to the

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in exchange for

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Austin Spurs (2022–2023)

On December 22, 2022, Zegarowski was traded from Windy City to the

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Vanoli Cremona (2023–2024)

On September 19, 2023, Zegarowski signed with

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of the

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Ironi Ness Ziona (2024)

On March 19, 2024, Zegarowski signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the

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Filou Oostende (2024)

On August 8, 2024, Zegarowski signed with Filou Oostende of the

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Legia Warsaw (2025)

On February 26, 2025, he signed with

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of the

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(PLK). On March 3, 2025, Legia announced Zegarowski's contract did not come into effect and he left the club without playing a single minute.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Creighton , 32 , , 16 , , 28.6 , , .453 , , .426 , , .769 , , 3.2 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , .0 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Creighton , 31 , , 30 , , 34.6 , , .488 , , .424 , , .763 , , 3.8 , , 5.0 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 16.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Creighton , 29 , , 29 , , 33.6 , , .464 , , .421 , , .786 , , 3.6 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 15.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 92 , , 75 , , 32.2 , , .471 , , .423 , , .772 , , 3.5 , , 4.2 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 14.1

Personal life

Zegarowski's older half-brother,

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, played in the

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(NBA) and was named

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in 2014. His older sister, Masey, plays

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basketball for Bryant. Zegarowski has a twin brother, Max, who also plays Division I basketball for Stonehill College. Both his parents, Zach and Amanda, played basketball in high school, and Amanda is a basketball coach.

References

External links

Creighton Bluejays bio
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