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Brock Zylstra

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Positions: Guard, Forward
Height: 6-6
Weight: 210
Class: Junior
Roster Years: 2006-2007 | 2009-2012
Hometown: La Verne, CA
Mission: New Zealand
Last School: Bonita High School


Personal

  • Parents are Dave and Maxine Zylstra
  • Wife's name is Sarah and they have a daughter, Sophia
  • Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand
  • Enjoys golf
  • Recruited by Yale, Harvard, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Dartmouth
  • Pre-business management major

Before BYU

Bonita High School

  • Averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and one block per game as a senior at Bonita HS

  • Named first-team All-CIF a  s both a junior and a senior
  • Selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Miramonte League for the second year in a row and the league Player of the Year by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune in addition to being named first-team All-League by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin as a senior
  • Also named the team MVP and school Athlete of the Year after breaking school records in scoring, three-pointers made and steals
  • Jersey retired following the 2005-06 season
  • Miramonte League MVP as a junior and also earned first-team All-San Gabriel Valley (Tribune) and second-team All-Inland Valley (Daily Bulletin) recognition
  • Multiple tournament MVP and all-tournament citations
  • Coached by Greg Eckler
  • Also named all-league twice in golf
  • Active in choir, Boy's Athletic Association and Letterman's Club
  • Named to the Principal's Honor Roll all four years
  • Received the Order of Merit for students above a 4.0 GPA and the President's Award for Educational Excellence
  • Exemplary and Life member of the California Scholastic Federation

2006-2007 | Redshirt Year

Brock Zylstra redshirted in 2006-07 as a freshman.

2009-2010 | Freshman Year

  • Scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds and 2 assists
  • Averaged 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds
  • Against Eastern New Mexico posted 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal
  • Grabbed 4 rebounds and scored 2 points against Eastern Washington
  • Scored his first points as a Cougar on a field goal against Hawaii

2010-2011 | Sophomore Year

  • Totaled 33 points, 24 boards, 8 steals and 6 threes
  • Averaged 1.1 points and 0.8 rebounds
  • Posted season highs of 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 threes
  • Posted 5 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals vs. Mississippi Valley State
  • Against Chicago State scored 11 points, hit 3-of-6 threes and added 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals

2011-2012 | Junior Year

  • Received the Most Improved Player Award at the team banquet
  • Was 8th in the WCC in 3-point FG percentage, 10th in steals and 3-point FGs made and 15th in defensive rebounds
  • Posted season highs of 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals
  • Played in every game but 1 and started 28 games
  • Scored in double figures 8 times, 20-plus points 4 times and led the team in scoring 4 times
  • Shot a perfect 8 of 8 from the field and made 6 treys vs. San Francisco. The six consecutive threes made tied a BYU record for consecutive 3-pointers in a single game (Jonathan Tavernari 2007, Nate Call 1991)
  • Averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals
  • Had at least 1 steal in 25 games
  • Shot .455 from the field, .376 from three and .644 from the free throw line

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