When Tennessee’s Rookies Will Be Playing in the 2025 NBA Summer League
Five former Tennessee Vols appear to be playing in NBA Summer League games this July. Two of Tennessee’s former players were selected in the NBA Draft, while three signed undrafted contracts with teams in the aftermath of the draft. The Detroit Pistons selected Chaz Lanier with the 37th overall pick, while Jahmai Mashack was taken […]
Three Undrafted Tennessee Basketball Players Agree To Deals With NBA Teams
Tennessee basketball’s Chaz Lanier and Jahmai Mashack were both selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft Thursday night with Lanier landing with the Detroit Pistons and Mashack landing with the Memphis Grizzlies. Three other Vols— Zakai Zeigler, Jordan Gainey and Igor Milicic Jr— signed deals with NBA teams in the aftermath of […]
Zakai Zeigler To Play NBA Summer League With Former Tennessee Teammate
Former Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler will play with former Vol teammate Chaz Lanier on the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Thursday night. Zeigler went undrafted in the 2025 draft this week before agreeing to a deal with the Pistons this summer. Detroit drafted Lanier with the No. 37 […]
ESPN Lists Four Former Vols on Top 100 NBA Draft Prospects
The 2025 NBA Draft is less than a week away, which means we’re just a few days out from seeing which former Tennessee Vols are going to join the list of drafted players from the Rick Barnes era in Knoxville. Though there will only be 59 picks in the draft this weekend, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony […]
Zakai Zeigler Loses Lawsuit, Denied Preliminary Injunction For Extra Eligibility
An East Tennessee judge denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler’s preliminary injunction seeking an extra-season of eligibility, Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger first reported Thursday. Zeigler filed the lawsuit against the NCAA on May 20, arguing that the NCAA is causing “irreparable injury” to his economic interests by keeping him from playing college basketball during the […]
Zakai Zeigler Intends To Play For Tennessee Basketball In 2026 If Granted Extra-Year Of Eligibility
All-American point guard Zakai Zeigler intends to play the 2025-26 season at Tennessee if granted an extra year of eligibility, his lawyers told federal judge Katherine Crytzer Friday according to reporting from the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Tyler Whetstone. Zeigler had his day in court Friday as his lawyers argued for a preliminary injunction that would […]
Hearing Scheduled For Zakai Zeigler Lawsuit Against The NCAA
The hearing for Zakai Zeigler, as he seeks a preliminary injunction that would give him an extra year of college eligibility, is scheduled for June 6. Zeigler filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on May 20, claiming the college sports governing body was causing him irreparable harm by not letting him play a fifth season […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Zakai Zeigler Suing NCAA, Seeking Extra Year Of Eligibility
Tennessee basketball’s Zakai Zeigler is suing the NCAA and seeking an extra-year of eligibility in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Zeigler, who has played four seasons of college basketball in four years, is arguing that the NCAA is causing “irreparable injury” to his economic interests by keeping him from […]
Must-See Zakai Zeigler Documentary Set to Release on Sunday Night
Tennessee Athletics and VFL Films will release a brand-new documentary on Sunday evening about the career and journey of former Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler. The hour-long project “Bet On Me” will premiere on Sunday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m. ET on the Tennessee Athletics YouTube channel. Since making the original announcement last week, Tennessee has […]
Tennessee Announces Appointment Viewing Event For One of Vols’ Most Loved Stars
Tennessee Athletics and VFL Films are set to release a brand-new documentary about Zakai Zeigler on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The documentary “Bet on Me” will premiere at 7:00 p.m. ET on the Tennessee Athletics YouTube channel. A 48-second trailer accompanied the announcement this past weekend, with some special guests joining in. The trailer featured […]