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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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Olivia Peterson
Abbey Lipcsik

14 Zac Ervin

14 Zac Ervin

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Gate City, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Gate City
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 201

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
• Best Teammate (2019-20)
• Perseverance Award (2020-21)
• CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022-23)
• CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Recipient (2023-24)

GRADUATE STUDENT (2023-24)
Named the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award winner from the CAA • Appeared in 31 games on the season with three starts • Averaged 6.5 points per game while playing 18.5 minutes per contest • Finished tied for second on the team in three-pointers with 51 • Scored a season-high 19 points at Campbell on Jan. 25 • Knocked down four three-pointers in a game five times on the year • Had seven double-digit scoring outings • Became the ninth player in school history with 200 or more career three-pointers versus Stony Brook on Feb. 8.

SENIOR (2022-23)
Played in 31 games, making 23 starts on the season • Tied for third on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game while grabbing 2.6 boards per contest • Led the Phoenix with 61 made three-pointers on the season while hitting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc • Scored in double figures 13 times on the season • Named the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Scored a season-best 20 points while knocking down five three-pointers versus UNCW on Jan. 16 • Hit a season-best six triples while scoring 19 points and tying a career-high with four assists versus Johnson & Wales (Charlotte) on Dec. 11 • Had nine games of three of more three-pointers • Scored 16 points while playing a season-high 38 minutes versus UNCW on Jan. 4 while going 7-of-11 from the floor.

JUNIOR (2021-22)
Appeared in all 32 games, making 14 starts • Averaged 7.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game • Finished the year with totals of 226 points and 94 rebounds, while shooting 36.4 percent from the floor • Ended the year ranked second on the team in threes made with 50 • Scored at least 10 points in five of his first seven games to start the season and in seven games total throughout the year • Made at least 3 threes in six contests • Posted a career-high 29 points and eight rebounds, adding two assists against Bluefield on Nov. 14 • Finished with 11 points and seven rebounds in 35 minutes of action against West Virginia on Nov. 18 • Drained five threes en route to a team-high 18 points, also grabbing four rebounds against Jacksonville State on Nov. 27

SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Missed the season due to injury.

FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Appeared in 24 games, making 15 starts • Averaged 8.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game • Knocked down 46 threes, fifth most on the team • Scored 202 total points • Logged season-highs in points (27), field goals made (9) and three-pointers made (7) against UNCW • Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds against Winthrop • Finished with the third-highest three-point percentage on the team at 36.8 percent

PERSONAL
The son of Greg and Gayle Ervin 

PRIOR TO ELON
Named 2018-19 Virginia High School Coaches Association Class 2 Co-Player of the Year • Selected as 2018-19 Times News All-Southwest Virginia, Region 2D Player of the Year • Named 2018-19 Mountain 7 District Player of the Year • Earned the Bristol Herald Player of the Year honor • Three-time First Team All-State selection (2016-19) • Scored 2,351 career points, which ranks 9th all-time in Virginia high school basketball history • Averaged 32.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior at Gate City • Led Gate City to a 2017-18 VHSL Class 2 State Championship • Guided Gate City to 104 wins, four state tournament appearances, four district titles, and three state final four appearances in four seasons • Played 17u AAU for BMaze Elite under head coach Bobby Maze • Led BMaze Elite to the UAA finals • Selected for the UAA – Will Barton Elite Camp for top players in VAA • Compete in 15u and 16u AAU competition with Team Loaded VA • Reached the Adidas Gauntlet Gold finals in both seasons with Team Loaded • Received over 30 NCAA Division I offers during his High School and AAU career.
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2019-20Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 201 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021-22Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 201 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2022Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 201 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'5" 201 lbs
    14
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