KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two University of Tennessee men’s basketball standouts, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler, are National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-Central District designees, as announced Tuesday morning. For the first time, the NABC named two 10-man teams across eight districts, as determined by geography. It previously produced two five-man teams across 23 districts, as determined…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the 27th time, including a program-best seventh time in a row, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is set to take part in the NCAA Tournament. No. 8/6 Tennessee (27-7, 12-6 SEC) earned the second seed in the Midwest region, as announced Sunday night on the NCAA Selection Show, live on…… MORE
Interactive NCAA Bracket | Printable NCAA Bracket KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The only program to appear in every NCAA Tournament, the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team received confirmation that it had earned its 43rd consecutive postseason bid Sunday night when the bracket was revealed on ESPN. The No. 20/19-ranked Lady Vols (22-9) received a No. 5 seed in…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth-seeded University of Tennessee men’s basketball team took down top-seeded Auburn, 70-65, in a top-10 showdown Saturday afternoon in the SEC Tournament semifinals at Bridgestone Arena. No. 8/6 Tennessee (27-6, 12-6 SEC) defeated the third-ranked Tigers behind a team-high 20 points from senior guard Zakai Zeigler to reach the conference championship for the fourth…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth-seeded University of Tennessee men’s basketball team claimed an 83-72 victory Friday afternoon over No. 13-seeded Texas in its first game of the SEC Tournament. No. 8/6 Tennessee (26-6, 12-6 SEC) never trailed at Bridgestone Arena on its way to locking up a semifinal berth behind a game-high 23 points from fifth-year…… MORE
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two University of Tennessee men’s basketball players are semifinalists for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, as announced Wednesday afternoon by Atlanta Tipoff Club/Naismith Awards. After forming the lone teammate duo on the 15-man Watch List announced Feb. 5, senior guards Jahmai Mashack and Zakai Zeigler are now the lone teammate pair listed among the 10 semifinalists.…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team garnered The Sporting News Third Team All-America status, as announced Wednesday morning. The Sporting News All-Americans are one of four groups—the others are from the Associated Press, NABC and USBWA—formally recognized by the NCAA that also, in aggregate, determine the consensus All-Americans. It is the first…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Three members of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team collected All-SEC honors from the league’s head coaches, as announced Monday afternoon by the conference office. For the second consecutive season, Zakai Zeigler earned SEC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team status. Chaz Lanier received SEC Newcomer of the Year and…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two members of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler, made the cut for the John R. Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot. The Volunteers are the only team with two selections, as named by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. They are joined by three other SEC competitors—Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s…… MORE
