Zakai Zeigler was named to the All-SEC first team and SEC defensive player of the year for the second straight season. Chaz Lanier was named as the SEC newcomer ...

Tennessee basketball's Zakai Zeigler is the first player in SEC history to be named to the all-defensive team in four seasons ...

Tennessee's Zakai Ziegler repeats as SEC defensive player of the year. The Vols are heading into the SEC tournament as the number four seed and have intentions ...

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, especially in ...

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 ...

Missouri guard Caleb Grill as sixth man of the year and Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler as defensive player of the year. Auburn forward Johni Broome (4) and head coach Bruce Pearl walk off the court ...