| Zach LeDay | |
| Height M: | 2.02 |
| Weight Kg: | 107 |
| League: | LBA EuroLeague |
| Team: | Olimpia Milano |
| Number: | 16 |
| Birth Date: | May 30, 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Draft Year: | 2017 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Team1: | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Team2: | Olympiacos |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Team3: | Žalgiris |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Team4: | Olimpia Milano |
| Years5: | 2021–2024 |
| Team5: | Partizan |
| Years6: | 2024–present |
| Team6: | Olimpia Milano |
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Zachary Vincent LeDay (born May 30, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the University of South Florida and Virginia Tech. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 ") tall, and a weight of 107 kg (235 lbs.), LeDay primarily plays at the power forward position.
LeDay attended Skyline High School in Dallas,[1] then transferred for his senior year to The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas.
LeDay played two years at South Florida, where he averaged 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in his sophomore year. On June 4, 2014, LeDay transferred from South Florida to Virginia Tech, but sat out first season at Virginia Tech per NCAA transfer rules.[2]
In his senior year at Virginia Tech, LeDay averaged 16.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He under new coach Buzz Williams led Virginia Tech to first NCAA tournament in 10 years.
On March 12, 2017, LeDay was named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team.[3]
He participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament following his senior season, averaging 18.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in three games played. LeDay was named to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament All-Tournament First Team.
On July 27, 2017, LeDay signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2017–18 season.[4] On December 9, 2017, LeDay recorded a double-double of 22 points and 20 rebounds in a 72–71 win over Hapoel Jerusalem, becoming the first player to record a 20-point, 20-rebounds game in the Israeli Premier League since Diamon Simpson in 2014.[5] He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 9 MVP.[6] On March 2, 2018, LeDay participated in the Israeli League All-Star Game and the Slam Dunk Contest during the same event.[7]
During his season with Gilboa Galil, LeDay was named two-time Israeli League Player of the Month (for games played in December and April).[8] [9] LeDay helped Gilboa Galil reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem. LeDay finished the season as the league second-leading scorer with 19.5 points per game, second in efficiency rating with 23.0 per game and fifth in rebounds with 8.2 per game.
On June 8, 2018, LeDay earned a spot in the All-Israeli League First Team.[10]
On June 29, 2018, LeDay joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[11]
On July 7, 2018, LeDay signed a three-year deal with the Greek team Olympiacos of the EuroLeague.[12] On November 30, 2018, LeDay recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 9-of-11 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two steals in a 90–72 win over Budućnost, becoming the first player in the EuroLeague who recorded 42 PIR in 21 minutes.[13] He was subsequently named EuroLeague Round 10 MVP.[14] LeDay took part in 25 Greek League games with 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
On July 5, 2019, LeDay parted ways with Olympiacos.[15]
On July 27, 2019, LeDay signed a 1+1-year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[16] On October 17, 2019, LeDay recorded 26 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field, along with nine rebounds, two assists and one steal, leading Žalgiris to an 86–73 win over Real Madrid.[17] LeDay averaged 11.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game. On July 13, 2020, LeDay officially parted ways with the Lithuanian club.[18]
On July 13, 2020, he signed with Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.[19] At the end of the season, despite some excellent performances and helping his team to the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four where Milano finished in third place (10 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest, in 36 games, shooting with 46.6% from beyond the arc) LeDay mutually consented with Milano to part ways on July 6, 2021.[20]
On July 6, 2021, he signed a two-year deal with Partizan of the ABA League and the EuroCup.[21] During the 2022–23 season, Partizan was eliminated from the Real Madrid in tight playoffs series. Over the season, LeDay averaged 11.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the ABA League championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series.[22] On July 2, 2023, LeDay renewed his contract with Partizan for another two years.
Over 2023–24 season, LeDay averaged 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and career-high 1.5 assists over 29 EuroLeague games. The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.[23]
On June 21, 2024, LeDay parted ways with the Serbian powerhouse after three seasons.
In February 2024, LeDay debuted for Azerbaijan in match against Switzerland.[24]
| Led the league |
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos| 30 || 2 || 17.0 || .538 || .357 || .781 || 4.0 || .3 || .3 || .4 || 9.7 || 10.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris| style="background:#CFECEC;"|28* || 6 || 22.4 || .505 || .434 || .844 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .5 || .7 || 11.8 || 13.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Olimpia Milano| 36 || 34 || 24.7 || .481 || .466 || .918 || 4.5 || .6 || .6 || .3 || 10.0 || 12.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Partizan| 39 || 34 || 30.9 || .500 || .384 || .853 || 5.1 || 1.2 || .7 || .3 || 11.4 || 14.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| 29 || 22 || 30.1 || .466 || .362 || .880 || 4.6 || 1.5 || .8 || .1 || 10.2 || 13.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 162 || 98 || 25.3 || .497 || .404 || .852 || 4.6 || .9 || .6 || .4 || 10.6 || 12.7