Personal: Born in Berlin, Germany…nicknames are “Te”, “Z”, and “Malt”…parents are Jürgen and Dörte…has one sister; Lena (29)...Malte’s hobbies include surfing, basketball, and the college life…favorite foods include sushi, local Hawaiian food, and Argentinean empanadas…favorite movies are
He got Game, Man on Fire, Motorcycle Diaries, and
Chihiro…favorite musical artists are Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi, Chip tha Ripper, Wale, Moby, and Little Children…favorite athletes are Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Delfino, and James Harden…Malte chose HPU because it is in Hawaii...in 10 years he would like the play professional basketball in Europe or Australia…Malte is currently majoring in Travel Industry Management.
Prior to HPU: Graduated from Askanian High School in Berlin, playing shooting guard under Coach Henrik Rödl…Malte and his team were the U19 German Basketball Champions and took 5th place in the U20 European championships…Was the 5th best three-point shooter and earned 2nd League honors…Malte also attended Tulane University in New Orleans…there be played as a small forward under Coach Ed Conroy.
HPU: 2013-2014: Begins second season.
2012-2013: Ziegenhagen played in 26 games (averaging 25.2 minutes per game), starting 18…was named to the All-PacWest Third Team…led the team and was 8th in the PacWest in scoring average with 14.8 points per game (386 total points)…led HPU and was 5th in the league in three-point makes with 65…converted on 43% of threes, good for 6th in the PacWest…led HPU in free throw makes with 89…ranked 5th in the PacWest in FT% hitting 82% of his attempts…grabbed 96 rebounds (3.7 average)…contributed 40 assists (1.5 average) and 15 steals…poured in 32 points against BYU-Hawaii (2-5-13)…scored 20 or more points five times.
