Zachariah Joseph "Zack" Novak (born May 27, 1990) is an American former professional

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player. He played four years of

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for

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before playing one season of professional basketball in the Netherlands.

Professional career

During his senior season for the 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines, the team earned a share of the 2011–12 Big Ten Conference season regular season championship. On July 23, 2012, Novak signed with Dutch team

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for the 2012–13 season. He helped Landstede reach the final of the

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and earned

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honors and

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recognition. In 38 games, he averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Post-playing career

In December 2013, Novak moved to

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, where he caught on with a predictive analytics software company, Uptake. He also runs the Zack Novak Dexter Shooting Academy.

References

External links

Zack Novak
at basketballleague.nl

at mgoblue.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Novak, Zack 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Basketball players from Indiana Dutch Basketball League players Landstede Hammers players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players People from Chesterton, Indiana Ross School of Business alumni Shooting guards Sportspeople from Hammond, Indiana American men's basketball players