Ernie Zeigler is an American

United States

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 college basketball

College basketball

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 coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...

. He received a Bachelor's in Business Management from Cleary College in 1994. He played collegiately at Schoolcraft College

Schoolcraft College

Schoolcraft College is a two-year community college located in Livonia, Michigan with a satellite campus in Garden City, Michigan. Schoolcraft College was established in 1961. Originally named Northwest Wayne County Community College, the name of the college was changed because of the length...

 (1984–1986), Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Atlantic State University

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 (1986–1987) and Northwood University

Northwood University

Northwood University is a private university with multiple locations. The school has four residential campuses: Midland, Michigan , Cedar Hill, Texas , West Palm Beach, Florida and a joint program with Hotel Institute Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland, began in 2001...

 (1987–1988).

He served on Ben Howland

Ben Howland

Ben Howland is an American college head coach of men's basketball.He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and in 2008 signed an extension of his contract to run through 2015. Aggressive man-to-man defense is the trademark of Ben Howland-coached...

's staff at Pittsburgh and at UCLA. He left UCLA to take on the head coaching job at Central Michigan. His son Trey Zeigler plays for him.

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