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Jersey Number 7
Zahira Arizmendi
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madrid, Spain
- Prev School:
- Middle Tennessee
Career Accolades
Career Highs
Junior (2025-26)
Sophomore (2024-25)
Prior to Florida Atlantic (Middle Tennessee - 2023-24)
Freshman (2023-24)
Personal
- 2025-26 American Conference Weekly Honorable Mention (Dec. 8)
Career Highs
- Points: 14, at Western Kentucky (12/3/25)
- Rebounds: 5 (twice), Last at Memphis (1/7/26)
- Assists: 5, vs. Florida Memorial (11/4/25)
- Steals: 3 (three times), Last at UAB (1/10/26)
- Blocks: 1 (five times), Last at Charlotte (1/20/26)
- FG Made: 5, at Western Kentucky (12/3/25)
- FG Attempts: 13, at Memphis (1/7/26)
- 3-Point FG Made: 4, at Western Kentucky (12/3/25)
- 3-Point FG Attempts: 8, at Western Kentucky (12/3/25)
- Free Throws Made: 4, at South Alabama (11/20/25)
- Free Throw Attempts: 4 (twice), Last vs. Rice (1/3/26)
Junior (2025-26)
- American Conference Honorable Mention (Dec. 8)
- Competed in 19 contests and made nine starts for the Owls.
- Averaged 6.3 points, 1.8 assists, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game.
- Finished second on the team in free throw shooting, averaging 85.7 percent from the line.
- Dished out a career-high five assists vs. Florida Memorial (Nov. 4)
- Connected on a career-best four free throws and tied a career-high three steals at South Alabama (Nov. 20)
- Scored a career-best 14 points, knocking down a career-high five field goals and four 3-pointers at Western Kentucky (Dec. 3)
- Tied a career-high five rebounds and three steals at Memphis (Jan. 7)
Sophomore (2024-25)
- Played in 19 games and made one start for the Owls.
- Averaged 2.0 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists, and 0.5 steals per game.
- Made her first career start vs. Rice (Feb. 1)
- Scored a career-high nine points, shooting 50 percent (3-of-6) from the field and 75 percent (3-of-4) from beyond the arc, and added a board at South Florida (Jan. 18)
- Collected a career-best five rebounds and knocked down her first career 3-pointer, scoring three points on 50 percent (1-of-2) from beyond the arc vs. UAB (Jan. 11)
- Scored her first point as an Owl, going 1-of-2 at the line and dished out an assist at ECU (Jan. 4)
- Made her first appearance of the season in the Owls’ AAC opener vs. Tulane (Dec. 29)
Prior to Florida Atlantic (Middle Tennessee - 2023-24)
Freshman (2023-24)
- Competed in two games for the Blue Raiders.
- Made her collegiate debut against Florida A&M (Nov. 9)
- Tallied three points and an assist in a season-high 14 minutes against the Rattlers.
- Posted two points in Middle Tennessee's win against NKU (Dec. 20)
Personal
- Born March 5.
- Daughter of Ruben and Eva Rubio.
- Plans to major in Psychology.
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