Zak had a stellar college career with D1 NCAA powerhouse Michigan where he spent four seasons from 2013-2017. He was named as Indiana Mr Basketball and the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year in 2013.
After graduating from Michigan, Zak spent two seasons in the NBA G-League with Westchester Knicks. In 2022 he joined Bank of Taiwan where he had two years ahead of a return to the NBA G-League with Grand Rapids Gold.