# Ernie Zeigler
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{{short description|American college basketball coach (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ernie Zeigler
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_title = Assistant coach
| current_team = [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men's_basketball)
| current_conference = [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference)
| current_record =
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|1|31}}
| birth_place = [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1984–1986
| player_team1 = [Schoolcraft](/source/Schoolcraft_College)
| player_years2 = 1986–1987
| player_team2 = [Armstrong Atlantic State](/source/Armstrong_Atlantic_State_University)
| player_years3 = 1987–1988
| player_team3 = [Northwood](/source/Northwood_University)
| coach_years1 = 1990–1996
| coach_team1 = [Cody HS](/source/Frank_Cody_High_School) (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1996–1997
| coach_team2 = [Henan Wildcats](/source/Henan_Wildcats)
| coach_years3 = 1997–1999
| coach_team3 = [Al-Halil](/source/Al-Halil)
| coach_years4 = 1999–2000
| coach_team4 = [Kansas State](/source/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| coach_years5 = 2000–2001
| coach_team5 = [Bowling Green](/source/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| coach_years6 = 2001–2003
| coach_team6 = [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh_Panthers_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| coach_years7 = 2003–2006
| coach_team7 = [UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| coach_years8 = 2006–2012
| coach_team8 = [Central Michigan](/source/Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball)
| coach_years9 = 2013–2015
| coach_team9 = [Detroit](/source/Detroit_Titans_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| coach_years10 = 2015–2022
| coach_team10 = [Mississippi State](/source/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| overall_record = 75–111 ({{Winning percentage|75|111}})
| bowl_record =
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| awards =
| coaching_records =
| coach_team11 = [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men's_basketball) (asst.)
| coach_years11 = 2022–present
}}
'''Ernest Franklin Zeigler II''' (born January 31, 1966) is an American [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) coach, currently an assistant at the [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln).[{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Kevin |date=2022-08-15 |title=Nebraska Cornhuskers hire Ernie Zeigler as assistant coach |url=https://www.cornnation.com/2022/8/15/23307137 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Corn Nation |language=en}}] He spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach at [Mississippi State](/source/Mississippi_State), and prior to that was the men's head coach at [Central Michigan University](/source/Central_Michigan_University).[{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/central-michigan-fires-coach-ernie-163219075--ncaab.html |title=Central Michigan fires coach Ernie Zeigler - Yahoo! Sports |access-date=2017-01-14 |archive-date=2012-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319124551/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/central-michigan-fires-coach-ernie-163219075--ncaab.html |url-status=dead }}] He received a Bachelor's in Business Management from [Cleary College](/source/Cleary_College) in 1994. He played collegiately at [Schoolcraft College](/source/Schoolcraft_College) (1984–86), [Armstrong Atlantic State University](/source/Armstrong_Atlantic_State_University) (1986–87) and [Northwood University](/source/Northwood_University) (1987–88).[{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=521894 |title=Ernie Zeigler - CMUChippewas.com—Official Web Site of Central Michigan University Athletics |access-date=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929081843/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=521894 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead }}]
Zeigler has also coached in China, Saudi Arabia, at [Kansas State](/source/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men's_basketball), [Bowling Green](/source/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men's_basketball) and at [Detroit Cody High School](/source/Frank_Cody_High_School) before serving on [Ben Howland](/source/Ben_Howland)'s staff at [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh_Panthers_men's_basketball) and at [UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball).[{{cite web |date=June 29, 2006 |title=UCLA assistant Zeigler to coach Central Michigan |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2504422 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}] Zeigler left UCLA to take on the head coaching job at Central Michigan where his son, Trey Zeigler, played for him.[ Trey transferred to Pittsburgh][{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Katz |date=April 7, 2012 |title=Trey Zeigler chooses to go to Pitt |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7786968 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}] after his father was fired.
==Head coaching record==
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
| type = coach
| conference =
| postseason =
| poll = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball)
| startyear = 2006
| conference = [Mid-American Conference](/source/Mid-American_Conference)
| endyear = 2012
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season)
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball_team)
| overall = 13–18
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season)
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball_team)
| overall = 14–17
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–2nd (West)
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season)
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball_team)
| overall = 12–19
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–1st (West)
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season)
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball_team)
| overall = 15–15
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season)
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball_team)
| overall = 10–21
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season)
| name = [Central Michigan](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men's_basketball_team)
| overall = 11–21
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Central Michigan
| overall = 75–111 ({{Winning percentage|75|111}})
| confrecord = 43–53 ({{Winning percentage|43|53}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 75–111 ({{Winning percentage|75|111}})
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
==References==
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