Patterson Medal Winners
Zeller, Tyler
Tyler Zeller
- Induction:
- 2012
- Class:
- 2012
2012— Tyler Zeller: Men’s Basketball (Washington, Ind.)
Became the first Tar Heel and second player in league history to win ACC Player-of-the-Year honors and Academic All-America of the Year for men’s basketball in the same season (2012).
The Washington, Ind., native earned first-team All-America honors from the John Wooden Team and was a consensus second-team All-America pick in 2012.
He was a member of the 2009 NCAA championship team and played on three teams that won ACC regular-season titles.
He won the Skip Prosser Award as the ACC’s top scholar-athlete in 2011 and 2012 and became the first UNC men’s basketball player to earn first-team Academic All-America honors in multiple seasons.
Zeller finished his career with 1,501 points and 788 rebounds. He averaged 15.7 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior and 16.3 points and 9.6 boards in 2012 as a senior.
He set a UNC record for rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game in 2012 when he had 22 against Ohio in the Sweet 16.
He was a first-round pick and played eight seasons in the NBA.
Became the first Tar Heel and second player in league history to win ACC Player-of-the-Year honors and Academic All-America of the Year for men’s basketball in the same season (2012).
The Washington, Ind., native earned first-team All-America honors from the John Wooden Team and was a consensus second-team All-America pick in 2012.
He was a member of the 2009 NCAA championship team and played on three teams that won ACC regular-season titles.
He won the Skip Prosser Award as the ACC’s top scholar-athlete in 2011 and 2012 and became the first UNC men’s basketball player to earn first-team Academic All-America honors in multiple seasons.
Zeller finished his career with 1,501 points and 788 rebounds. He averaged 15.7 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior and 16.3 points and 9.6 boards in 2012 as a senior.
He set a UNC record for rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game in 2012 when he had 22 against Ohio in the Sweet 16.
He was a first-round pick and played eight seasons in the NBA.
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