▁player ▁for ▁Af y on ▁Be led i ye ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁B asket bol ▁Sü per ▁L igi . ▁Z anna ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁at ▁Bishop ▁Mc N am ara ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁competed ▁colleg i ately ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pan thers ▁men ' s ▁basketball . ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁Pan thers ' ▁school ▁leaders ▁in ▁field ▁goal ▁percentage ▁and ▁earned ▁various ▁hon ors ▁such ▁as ▁All - AC C ▁Honor able ▁M ention , ▁A CC ▁All - T ourn ament ▁first ▁team , ▁and ▁N IT ▁Season ▁T ip - Off ▁All - T ourn ament ▁team . ▁Z anna ▁primarily ▁plays ▁the ▁center ▁position . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Z anna ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ad una , ▁Niger ia ▁to ▁Z anna ▁Aw ami ▁and ▁Ma im una ▁Z anna . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁with ▁three ▁brothers ▁and ▁two ▁sister s . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁basketball ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁growth ▁sp urt ▁and ▁ur ging ▁from ▁his ▁brother . ▁Z anna ▁ran ▁mountains ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁speed , ▁fit ness , ▁and ▁vertical ▁le ap . ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁discovered ▁by ▁American ▁coach es ▁in ▁a ▁camp ▁run ▁by ▁ex - Ge or get own ▁player , ▁God win ▁O win je , ▁in ▁Lag os . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁host ▁family . ▁Upon ▁arriv ing , ▁he ▁said ▁the ▁first