Mark Zeigler
@sdutzeigler
Sports writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune who covers basketball, soccer, Olympics, doping and basically anything and everything else.
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…
SDSU basketball notes: Summer league woes, schedule update and Turkish teammates. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/22/azt…
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…
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).
SDSU learns its first two opponents at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. They're doozies. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/01/sds…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Updated with a terse statement from SDSU that calls the decision "surprising and disappointing." Translation: They're not happy.
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…
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…
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).
SDSU learns its first two opponents at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. They're doozies. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/01/sds…
UCSD's Hayden Gray will play for the Boston Celtics in the NBA Summer League.
Here's where Lamont Butler and other players with local ties ended up after the NBA Draft. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/26/nba…
Texas State is officially leaving the Sun Belt and heading to the Pac-12. Here's a deeper dive into the university's history, mascot, location, sports programs and famous alums. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/30/her…
UCSD's Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, the Big West player of the year, will play for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Summer League.
Here's where Lamont Butler and other players with local ties ended up after the NBA Draft. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/26/nba…
Here's where Lamont Butler and other players with local ties ended up after the NBA Draft. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/26/nba…
Former SDSU guard Lamont Butler has signed a 2-way contract with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
Former SDSU center Nathan Mensah was getting ready to return to San Diego after spending the last part of the basketball season in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Then the missiles started raining. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/25/for…
CBS will be the primary broadcast partner for the reformed Pac-12 (just as it is for the Mountain West), but beyond that we still don't know much. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/23/pac…
Pac-12 announces first part of TV deal. There will be 3 football and 3 basketball regular-season games on CBS plus the championship games in each sport, as well as games on CBS Sports Network and streaming on Paramount+. No financial details or other partners announced.