‘Stop Worrying!’: Chaz Lanier Shares Emotional Moment With His Mother After Winning Major College Basketball Award
Tennessee senior Chaz Lanier was named the recipient of the 2025 Jerry West Award on Saturday afternoon, given to the nation’s top shooting guard from the previous season. Lanier averaged 18.0 points per game on 39.5% three-point shooting during his lone year on Rocky Top. The former North Florida transfer also broke Tennessee’s single-season three-point […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Chaz Lanier Wins Jerry West Award
Tennessee basketball’s Chaz Lanier won the Jerry West Award on Saturday afternoon. The award is given annually to the nation’s best shooting guard. Lanier beat out Arizona’s Caleb Love, Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, Memphis’ PJ Haggerty and Texas’ Tre Johnson to win the top shooting guard award in the nation. A 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Lanier transferred […]
Where ESPN Ranks Tennessee Basketball Amongst Remaining Sweet 16 Teams
Tennessee basketball is back in the Sweet 16 for the third straight season as they look for the first Final Four appearance in program history this weekend in Lexington. With the Field of 68 whittled down to 68 teams, ESPN updated its rankings of the best teams remaining in the field. Tennessee landed as the […]
Chaz Lanier Searching For ‘One Shining Moment’ In Lone NCAA Tournament With Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark butted in before Chaz Lanier could answer the question in the crowded entrance to the Vols’ locker room at Rupp Arena on Saturday night. Is Lanier trying to get in the ‘One Shining Moment’ video? “Yes he is,” Clark intervened from a few feet away. “He was talking about it […]
Chaz Lanier Breaks Tennessee Basketball Single-Season Three-Point Record
No one in Tennessee basketball history has made more three-pointers in a single season than Chaz Lanier. The super senior shooting guard became the Vols’ new single-season three-point champion on Saturday night with his third made triple in Tennessee’s NCAA Tournament matchup against UCLA. Lanier’s first three-pointer was Tennessee’s first made field goal just over […]
Three Things To Watch For: Tennessee Basketball vs. UCLA
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tennessee basketball is back in action in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night when they face seven-seed UCLA in the Round of 32. The Vols are looking to make the Sweet 16 for the third straight year while UCLA is looking to make the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the […]
WATCH: Tennessee, Wofford Players and Coaches React to Vols’ Opening Win in NCAA Tournament
Tennessee is advancing to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The 2-seed Vols took down 15-seed Wofford by a score of 77-62 on Thursday night in Lexington’s Rupp Arena. Tennessee will now await the winner of 7-seed UCLA and 10-seed Utah State, who are playing in their first-round matchup late Thursday night. Tennessee […]
‘He’s Unbelievable’: Chaz Lanier Shooting Like Few Ever Have For Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee assistant coach Lucas Campbell sat court side at Pratt Pavilion on a summer day watching North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier attempt the Turner shooting drill. Named after former Tennessee guard Lamonte Turner, players shoot at each of the five spots around the perimeter until they miss consecutive shots. Turner is the drill’s namesake because […]
Tennessee Basketball PG Zakai Zeigler Earns All-American Honors
Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler is an All-American. After landing as a Sporting News Third Team All-America selection last week, the Associated Press tabbed Zeigler as a Third Team All-American. Zeigler enters the NCAA Tournament with a number of accolades after a strong senior season. The 5-foot-9 point guard enters the NCAA Tournament averaging 13.8 […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Tennessee Players Break Down Quarterfinals Win Over Texas in the SEC Tournament
(4) Tennessee began its road through the SEC Tournament with a big win in the quarterfinals over (13) Texas. Thanks to a big early scoring clinic from Chaz Lanier and a strong team effort in the second half, the Vols took down the Longhorns 83-72 to advance to the semifinals round on Saturday. Tennessee will […]
