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New Orleans Pelicans | #40 | Forward-Center

Cody

Zeller

PPG

1.8

RPG

2.6

APG

0.9

PIE

7.5

HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

240lb (109kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Indiana

AGE

31 years

BIRTHDATE

October 5, 1992

DRAFT

2013 R1 Pick 4

EXPERIENCE

10 Years

6'11" | 240lb | 31 years

DRAFT

2013 R1 Pick 4

BIRTHDATE

October 5, 1992

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Indiana

EXPERIENCE

10 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Played in 49 games… Posted averages of 10.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 25.4 minutes per game… Tallied 14 points, six rebounds and two assist at CHI (10/24)… Added 14 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block vs. CHI (10/26)… Added 14 points, four rebounds and two steals at PHI (11/9)… Combined for 15 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal vs. IND (11/21)… Collected 19 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks vs. ATL (11/28)… Had a double-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block vs. NYK (12/14)

BEFORE NBA

Selected by Charlotte with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft… Has played in 312 career NBA games (166 starts)… Has career-averages of 7.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.5 minutes per game… Participated in the 2015 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend, starting for the USA team and scoring 12 points on 6-7 shooting, while grabbing four rebounds in 20 minutes … Named to the All-Rookie Second Team after the 2013-14 season… Has seen action in 11 playoff games, averaging 6.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Cody Allen Zeller… The son of Steve and Lorri Zeller… Oldest brother Luke played at Notre Dame and spent part of the 2012-13 season with the Phoenix Suns… Older brother Tyler played collegiately at North Carolina and currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks… Uncle Al Eberhard played four seasons in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons… Mother Lorri was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Coe College in Iowa in the summer of 2014 for her achievements in both basketball and softball.