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My Take
What draws me to Cody Zeller isn't a single highlight reel but the shape of his whole career. Coming out of Washington, Indiana as Mr. Basketball and staying home to play for the Hoosiers, he embodied a kind of heartland loyalty that's increasingly rare. At 213 cm he was never the flashiest big man, but I respect the unglamorous, do-the-work role he carved out across the NBA, right through his stint with the Pelicans. To me he represents the dependable interior anchor every contender quietly needs, and that quiet reliability is exactly the trait I find myself rooting for.
Overview
Cody Allen Zeller (born October 5, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball at Washington High School in Washington, Indiana, where he was named Indiana Mr. Basketball as a senior in 2011. Zeller played two seasons of college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2011 to 2013.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cody Zeller
- Name (Japanese)
- コディ・ゼラー
- Reading
- こでぃ・ぜらー
- Born
- October 5, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- Washington, Indiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 213 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Washington High School
- University
- Indiana University Bloomington
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.