Zakia Rasheed

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bishop Chatard
Hometown:
Avon, Ind.

2024-25: Appeared in all 31 games for Akron, including 14 starts...averaged 6.4 points, 2.4 assists and 1.9 rebounds per contest en route to ranking second on the team in triples made (49)...led the Zips with a career-best 21-point effort in a 73-71 victory past Northern Illinois (Jan. 8)...equaled a career-high six assists versus Canisius (Dec. 7)...scored in double figures nine times on the campaign...registered a career-high seven three pointers, the fourth-best single-game effort in program history, on 7-of-12 shooting against Northern Illinois (Jan. 8)...posted two or more triples in 13 contests...scored 15, 14, 14 and 13, respectively, versus Eastern Michigan (March 5), Bowling Green (Jan. 29), at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 11) and at Miami (Jan. 22).

2024-25 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree.

2023-24: Appeared in all 29 games for Akron, including earning 27 starts...averaged 6.1 points, 1.9 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game...connected on 33.7 percent (59-175) of her shots from the field, while shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc...ranked second on the squad in triples made (42)...scored in double figures in five games, including a career-best 12-point effort versus Toledo (Jan. 31)...pulled down a season-high six rebounds at Robert Morris (Nov. 15)...dished out a season-best six assists against Bowling Green (Feb. 21)...twice recorded a season-high four steals...led the team in assists eight times.

2023-24 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District nominee.

2022-23: Appeared in 17 games for Akron...averaged 2.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest...recorded season-best marks in points (7), rebounds (6) and assists (6) against Point Park (Dec. 2).

2022-23 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2021-22: Appeared in 26 games for Akron en route to registering 1.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest...recorded a season-best seven points to go along with a pair of assists at Buffalo (Jan. 19)...scored three or more points in eight contests...registered season-high totals in points (3), rebounds (4) and assists (4) against Slippery Rock (Nov. 9).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Three-year letterwinner at Bishop Chatard High School...averaged 14.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.2 steals per contest for her career... garnered Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association All-State and Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Large-School All-State accolades as a junior...surpassed the 1,000-point plateau for her prep career and capped the season with All-Conference and All-City honors...pulled in honorable mention All-State accolades and was named the Most Valuable Player at the Hendricks County Hoop Fest.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biomedical sciences.