Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler relishes the challenge of playing against top competition, particularly Alabama basketball star Mark Sears. Zeigler recognizes the high stakes of the game ...

Rick Barnes knows the look. It’s the look Zakai Zeigler gets when he’s the player the Tennessee basketball coach expects him to be — even moreso, when Zeigler is the player he expects to be.

Saturday was a good day for the Tennessee basketball team, and longtime program stalwarts Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack were among the seven seniors celebrated moments after a Senior Day win.

The Vols struggled at the free-throw line, shooting 9-for-21. Zakai Zeigler missed a pair of front ends in the final minutes. Cade Phillips got it going for Tennessee Phillips rolled to the rim ...