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Mark Zeigler

@sdutzeigler

Sports writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune who covers basketball, soccer, Olympics, doping and basically anything and everything else.

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Former SDSU wing Micah Parrish will play for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next week. Others with local ties: Lamont Butler (Atlanta), UCSD's Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (Toronto), UCSD's Hayden Gray (Boston), Christian High's Kobe Sanders (LA Clippers).

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The Mountain West, despite previously indicating it wouldn't, allows Grand Canyon to join the conference a year early in 2025-26 without the consent of SDSU and the four other departing schools. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/08/mou…

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Updated with a terse statement from SDSU that calls the decision "surprising and disappointing." Translation: They're not happy.

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Boise State has issued a statement as well, saying the decision "significantly and negatively impacts ... the departing universities" and makes reference to "litigation." This could get ugly, quickly.

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SDSU begins summer basketball workouts with a lot of returnees and a lot of expectation. Here who got a haircut, who bulked up, who slimmed down, who's the leader and why Brian Dutcher says he'll be a better coach this year. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/09/sds…

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Former SDSU star Jaedon LeDee promised himself he'd give the G League a try. Now he's off to Europe for a style of basketball that better suits him. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/11/for…

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The CEO of the company that manages Snapdragon Stadium and proposed an arena on SDSU's Mission Valley property has been indicted by a federal grand jury on bid-rigging allegations for a similar project in Texas. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/11/ceo…

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Two weeks after the matchups leaked out, the Players Era Festival officially releases its schedule. The only new info is the venue: SDSU will play at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay both nights vs Michigan (Nov. 24, 7:30 pm) and Oregon (Nov. 25, 8 pm).

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SDSU's Miles Byrd has largely kept his Type 1 diabetes a secret since first being diagnosed 8 years ago. No longer. "I just want to be an example and a role model ... I just want to inspire people." sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/17/sds…

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SDSU basketball notes: Summer league woes, schedule update and Turkish teammates. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/22/azt…

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SDSU's Magoon Gwath: why he entered the transfer portal, why he came back and why he got knee surgery. The unicorn talent breaks down his eventful spring. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/25/mag…

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SDSU incoming freshman Elzie Harrington lost his father a few weeks ago. The memorial is Sunday. "The biggest thing in my head is I have to do right by him." sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/16/i-k…

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SDSU alum Trey Kell is playing for the Toyama Grouses in Japan this season, his 13th team in eight pro seasons. It's been a wild ride, which included a career-saving detour through, yes, the Syrian national team. "My journey is not normal." sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/29/tre…

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USD men's soccer team trails 2-0 inside four minutes to go in its home opener vs. Cal Baptist... then scores three times for a 3-2 win. Noah James with the winner with, yes, one second left.

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SDSU basketball gets prep commit from a 6-6 wing. You might have heard of his father. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/08/sds…

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SDSU basketball notes: Players get their chance to referee fellow students in their latest NIL event. Miles Byrd: "I’ll definitely let ’em play, but if one of those frat homies says something, he’s going to get himself a technical." sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/13/azt…

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SDSU has landed one prep basketball commit from the class of 2026 and is pursuing several more. Here's who they are. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/16/azt…