University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Giacomo Zilli Named BCBSNC Athlete of the Week
02.10.2015 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore center Giacomo Zilli from the men's basketball team is this week's Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Athlete of the Week at UNC Asheville.
Each week the school selects a BCBSNC Athlete of the Week upon their performance from the previous week's action.
Giacomo led the Bulldogs to wins with career-highs in points in both contests. Friday night against Longwood, he tallied a career-best 16 points and career-high 14 rebounds in Asheville's 71-56 victory over the Lancers. Giacomo scored all 16 of his points in the second half of the comeback win and grabbed 12 rebounds.
The career-high in points would only last one game. He established a new career-high with 19 at Gardner-Webb Monday night. Zilli was 7-of-8 from the field and knocked down five free throws in Asheville's 92-89 victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs.
Giacomo and the Bulldogs are in action again Thursday night at home when they host Presbyterian College at Kimmel Arena starting at 7 p.m.
