Houston Christian University Athletics

2021-22 (Junior): Appeared in 28 games while making 10 starts and averaging 13.3 minutes per game…averaged 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game…shot 53.3  percent (48-of-90) from the field for the third-best mark on the team…connected on 70.4 percent (50-of-71) from the foul line, attempting the third-most free throws on the team…scored in double-figures six times, including a season-high 15 against Northwestern State (2/3), shooting 4-of-5 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the foul line…pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds against Nicholls (1/29)…set a new career-high with three assists against Ecclesia (1/3)…led the team in rebounding four times…led the team in scoring once.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Started 22 of the Huskies’ 25 games…averaged 18.7 minutes per game, finished second on the team in rebounding and boasted the top field goal percentage on the team…averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game…shot 58.3 percent (67-of-115) from the floor…recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at the Southland Conference Tournament against Lamar (3/10)…scored a career-high 17 points against McNeese (1/23), shooting 6-of-7 from the floor and a perfect 5-of-5 from the foul line while also recording a career-best three blocked shots…scored in double-figures on eight occasions with four coming in conference play and another two at the conference tournament…led the team in rebounds four times and scoring once…named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2019-20 (Freshman): Iyeyemi appeared in 23 games off the bench in his first year…averaged two points and one rebound per game while playing 6.6 minutes per outing…shot 40.5 percent (15-of-37) from the floor and 85 percent (17-of-20) from the free throw line…scored a season-high seven points twice, in the final two games of the season at Incarnate Word (3/4) and at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/7)…at Incarnate Word (3/4), he finished with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and pulled down a season-best three rebounds.

High School: A two-year starter for coach Chad Sulemanji at Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas…as a senior, averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and one blocked shot per game, earning District 17-6A Defensive Player of the Year recognition…shot 60 percent from the floor as a senior…also named First Team All-District…played club basketball for Team Harden and coach Eric Dixon.

Personal: Full name is Zachary James Iyeyemi…born Sept. 25, 2000, in Dallas, Texas…son of Lambert Iyeyemi and Fhyllis Sheidun…has one brother, Xavier…majoring in kinesiology.