Zakai Zeigler or Jahmai Mashack? Tennessee Players Weigh In On Who Should Win Defensive Player of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Barnes has coached a lot of really good defensive teams in his long head coaching career. But this year’s Tennessee basketball team has something that no other Barnes’ coached team has coached: two finalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award. Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack are two of the […]
Jahmai Mashack The ‘MVP’ For Tennessee Basketball In SEC Tournament Opener Against Texas
NASHVILLE, Tn. — Tennessee coaches discussed the possibility of double teaming Texas star Tre Johnson during the Vols’ walk through before they faced Texas in their SEC Tournament opener. It was a reasonable idea. A projected top 10 pick, Johnson is the main man for the Longhorns and torched the Vols for 26 points in the […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Knocks Off Texas To Advance To SEC Tournament Semifinals
NASHVILLE, Tn. — Chaz Lanier was unstoppable in the game’s opening minutes and Zakai Zeigler came alive in the second half as Tennessee basketball knocked off Texas 83-72 to advance to the SEC Tournament Semifinals. After falling in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament the last two seasons, Tennessee advances to face Auburn on Saturday afternoon. […]
Trio Of Tennessee Basketball Players Land On All-SEC Teams
The SEC released its All-Conference teams voted on by the league’s coaches on Wednesday afternoon with three Tennessee players represented. Point guard Zakai Zeigler was a First Team All-SEC selection while shooting guard Chaz Lanier landed on the Second Team. Both Zeigler and senior guard Jahmai Mashack landed on the All-SEC Defensive Team. Zeigler and […]
GALLERY: Tennessee Seniors Enjoy One Final Moment in Thompson Boling Arena
Tennessee Basketball held an emotional Senior Day presentation for its seven graduating players on Saturday. While Senior Day has traditionally come before the game in years past, both the Tennessee men’s and women’s teams saved their ceremonies for after the regular-season finales this year. Tennessee’s presentation on Saturday followed a 75-65 win over South Carolina, […]
Seniors Have Given Tennessee Basketball Best Stretch In Program History, Can They Win More?
Tennessee basketball was at a cross roads in the spring of 2021. Two years removed from the end of Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield’s tenures, the Vols program had grown a bit stagnant. The 2020 team wasn’t going to make the NCAA Tournament before COVID-19 cancelled it and the 2021 team lost in the first […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Jahmai Mashack Preview Senior Day in Knoxville
No. 4 Tennessee will host South Carolina in the final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. The game will also serve as Senior Day for the Vols’ senior class. On Friday afternoon, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and senior guard Jahmai Mashack spent a few minutes speaking with the media in […]
Why Tennessee Basketball Is Doing Senior Day Following The South Carolina Game
Tennessee basketball is altering its Senior Day festivities this season. For the first time under head coach Rick Barnes, the Vols will hold their Senior Day ceremony following their game against South Carolina instead of before. “We’re going to actually move our senior day to after the game because, one, we’ve got a lot this […]
Three Things To Watch For: Tennessee Basketball vs. South Carolina
Tennessee basketball concludes its regular season on Saturday afternoon as they host South Carolina at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. It’s a senior day matchup in Knoxville as a number of key Vols including Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack will play their final game home game. Tennessee locks up a double-by in the SEC […]
Tennessee’s Jahmai Mashack Recognized For Off-The-Court Service to the Community
They’re calling it “The Mashack Miracle.” With time winding down in a tie game against Alabama last Saturday, Tennessee senior guard Jahmai Mashack hit a jaw-dropping 35-foot buzzer-beating three-pointer to put the Vols on top of their conference rival in a critical SEC matchup. But Mashack’s work isn’t exclusive to the court. Compared to basketball, […]