VFL Zakai Zeigler Earns Bigtime Award After Stellar Senior Season
While his days playing for Tennessee are done, VFL Zakai Zeigler is still racking up awards for his time in Knoxville. On Wednesday, Zeigler was named the Tennessee Sportswriters Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. Zeigler earned 12 of the 20 votes among a list of collegiate basketball players from across the state at […]
Creighton’s Kalkbrenner Beats Out Pair Of Tennessee Guards For Defensive Player Of Year
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award on Sunday afternoon, beating out Tennessee guards Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack as well as Houston forward Joseph Tugler for the nation’s top individual defensive award. Kalkbrenner won the award after blocking a nation’s third best 93 blocks on a Creighton team […]
Definition of Different: Jahmai Mashack Left His Mark On Tennessee Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS — Sitting in his locker with a towel over his head shortly after his college career came to an end in a 69-50 loss against Houston, Jahmai Mashack discussed the disappointment in Tennessee coming short of its first Final Four appearance in program history. But Mashack’s disappointment wasn’t for himself but for Vol fans who […]
Zakai Zeigler’s Impact Goes Far Past His Remarkable Resume For Tennessee Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS — Zakai Zeigler wants to be remembered as a winner. If there’s any room left after that he wants to be remembered as a pretty good player. Zeigler’s college career likely came to a close on Sunday in a 69-50 loss against Houston in the Elite Eight. His resume is extraordinarily impressive. He led Tennessee […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Houston Basketball Dominates Tennessee In The Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS — Zakai Zeigler burst into the lane, jump stopped and turned to fire a pass back to the perimeter. Igor Milicic and Felix Okpara lay on the ground behind him after tripping over one another. It was that type of afternoon for Tennessee as Houston coasted past the Vols 69-50 in the Elite Eight. Here’s […]
How Zakai Zeigler Used Offseason Injury To Address Shortcoming In Elite Eight Loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Zakai Zeigler’s watched Tennessee basketball’s Elite Eight loss against Purdue last season “about 20 times” in the past year. In those first watches early in the offseason, Zeigler remembered a feeling he didn’t want to have again. “I’ve thought about it a lot and really what I was thinking from it was conditioning,” […]
Kelvin Sampson Offers High Praise of Zakai Zeigler in a Unique Way
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson doesn’t necessarily know Zakai Zeigler. He’s seen him in games and followed his story, but the two haven’t met directly yet. That isn’t stopping Sampson from talking about how “proud” he is of Zeigler and his journey through life, though. While speaking to the media during Houston’s Elite Eight pre-game […]
Three Things To Watch For: Tennessee Basketball vs. Houston In Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee basketball is a win away from advancing to the programs first Final Four as they prepare to face off against Houston in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon. The Vols are in the Elite Eight for the second straight season after coasting past Kentucky 78-65 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. Houston […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Coasts Past Kentucky To Advance To Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee’s backcourt calmly dissected Kentucky’s press as Zakai Zeigler threw the ball ahead to Igor Milicic for a wide open dunk. Milicic hung on the rim for a moment as the Vols’ extended their lead to 16 points with 1:45 to play. Tennessee’s press break and Milicic slam was easy. The Vols made a […]
Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler Breaks SEC Record In Sweet 16 Matchup Against Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler is the SEC’s new single-season assist king. Zeigler broke the conferences single-season assist record in the Vols’ Sweet 16 matchup against Kentucky on Friday night. Zeigler broke the record in fitting fashion, throwing an alley-oop to Felix Okpara to give Tennessee a 23-15 lead with 9:21 to play […]
