Szymon Zapala is a college basketball player who plays for the Michigan State Spartans. Zapala is a senior basketball center, as of the 2024-2025 season. He represented the Utah State Aggies where he played for three seasons from 2020 to 2023 and participated in 45 games. For the Aggies, Zapala averaged 1.2 points and 1.3 rebounds in 4.6 minutes. He was also honored with Academic All-Mountain West selection twice and achieved a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honor. He appeared in 21 games in his sophomore season according to his roster on the official Longwood University website. Zapala also shot .650 from the floor while grabbing 38 rebounds.
Zapala moved to Longwood University for a season in 2023-24. He attended 35 games and started 23 of them. During his time, the team went to a 21-14 record, won the Big South Championship, and reached the NCAA Tournament. Zapala averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds over three games and following his performance, he was honored with All-Tournament selection. For his national side, Zapala 7.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game for the Polish National Team at the 2019 U18 FIBA European Championships, and the team reached the championship game. Additionally, he also took part in the U20 Polish Cup and played for Trefl Sopot. He led his side to the championship game. Following his performance, Zapala was honored with the MVP award.
Szymon Zapala hometown
Szymon Zapala hails from Zaborze, Poland, according to his roster on the Michigan State Spartans website. He attended SMS PZkosz Wladyslawowo High School according to the aforementioned website. During his high school career, he averaged 17.9 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.1 assists.
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Where was Szymon Zapala born?
Szymon Zapala's birthplace is in Oswiecim, Poland, and was born on May 9, 2001, as per the Michigan State Spartans website.
Szymon Zapala nationality
Szymon Zapala is a Polish national, according to his official Instagram account.
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