Illinois Wesleyan senior Andrew Ziemnik (Oswego, Ill., HS) is the leading scorer and rebounder on the 2013-14 Titans and has twice been selected "Player of the Week" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin this season.
In IWU career records, Ziemnik currently ranks No. 50 in career scoring (862 points), No. 24 in rebounds (467) and No. 21 with 83 3-point field goals.
In addition, Ziemnik has a 3.42 grade-point average as a business (finance) major and is on the ballot for consideration for the Capital One Academic All-American® honor. A first team all-CCIW selection in 2013, he was chosen to National Association of Basketball Coaches "Honors Court" for academic excellence, was a second team all-Midwest Region selection in both the NABC and D3hoops.com squads. He also earned CCIW "Player of the Week" honors two times in 2013.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Because Victor Davis was coming here
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: "Coaching Volleyball & Soccer"
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: the amount of homework you have to finish each night with a tough schedule
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? C in DMC’s Econ 100 class
I’m deathly afraid of ... : My belly button coming untied and everything falling out.
Worst habit: Not thinking before I speak
Most expensive traffic ticket: Drag racing in a nursing home’s parking lot
Language I’d like to learn: British
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Zero days
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Weird .. very weird
Favorite sports figures: Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Love, Peyton Manning, Max Scholle
My greatest moment in sports was: Going to the Final Four two years ago
The best player I ever faced was: Brian Nelms or Rayvonte Rice .. it's a toss up
Worst dresser on my team: Jordan Turner..no doubt about it
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: French dressing from Monical’s
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Jessica Biel
Favorite food: Pretty much anything my dad makes for dinner
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Favorite TV show: "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago PD"
Favorite musical group: Kid Cudi and his homies
Favorite movie: "The Gladiator" or "The Notebook" .. 50/50 on that one
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Ryan Gosling
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "The Story from A to Z"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Red Lightning
My dream job would be: General Manager of the Chicago Bears
Place I’d most like to live: Denver, Colorado
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Travel around the world and jumping off a building in a squirrel suit
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: The locks I used to ball with back in the day
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Ryan Coyle is that dude!
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Trying to see who could get the highest on the swings
