Profile: Really stepped up at the end of last season with some big games and hopes to continue that into his junior season... Has the ability to rebound at both ends of the court, as well as score from all areas and play solid defense... If he stays healthy, he could be one of the top forwards in the region.
2008-2009: Played in 27 games with 25 starts... Had six double-doubles, including four straight from 12-21-08 to 1-8-09... Scored a season-high 16 points vs. Bloomfield on 12-21-08... Had a season-high 13 rebounds four times, including last vs. Merrimack on 1-14-09... Was 5-for-7 from the field in a 15-point, 13-rebound effort at New Haven on 11-25-08... Was named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll twice during the season.
2007-2008: Appeared in 23 games during his first season for the Hawks, averaged 8.2 points and a team-best 5.9 rebounds in 17.8 minutes per game... Had four double-doubles, including an 18-point, 13-rebound game at Franklin Pierce on 2-23-08... Scored a career-high 27 points on 11-for-12 shooting from the field in a home win over Saint Rose on 2-13-08... In that game, he knocked down his first 11 baskets before missing an inside shot late in the game... Had four double-digit rebounding games and had three double-doubles in the last four games of the season... Averaged almost 17 points and 10 rebounds per game over the last six games of the year.
2006-2007: Appeared in four games as a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire before an injury ended his season after four games.
2005-2006: Zeko appeared in 24 games for the Wildcats as a freshman... Scored a then career-high eight points at Quinnipiac on 11-19-05, shooting 4-for-7 from the field... Shot 46.3 percent from the field and averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game... Notched a then career-high seven rebounds at Columbia on 11-18-05... Played 30 minutes at Columbia on 11-18-05, a career best.
Coach Dickson on Zeko: "Hopefully, Bran will pick up where he left off at the end of last season and give us some consistently productive play. He can really rebound both backboards and has very good interior defensive instincts. We need for him become someone that we can rely on, night in and night out and take control of our inside play. Bran has had some tough luck physically over the course of his career and we really need for him to stay healthy this year so he can develop some sort of rhythm."
Personal: Son of Stipo and Tihana... Majoring
in business at Saint Anselm.
