KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team both collected National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Third Team All-America recognition, as revealed Wednesday morning. The NABC is one of four voting bodies—the others are the Associated Press, The Sporting News and the USBWA—whose All-America teams are formally recognized by the NCAA that also,…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is an Associated Press (AP) Third Team All-American, as announced Wednesday afternoon. In addition, Chaz Lanier garnered AP All-America Honorable Mention recognition. The AP is one of four voting bodies—the others are The Sporting News, the NABC and the USBWA—whose All-America teams are formally recognized by the NCAA…… MORE
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
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
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. – 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
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Jahmai Mashack of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is the Field of 68 National Defensive Player of the Year, as announced Monday morning. This is the first such nationwide defensive recognition, from any outlet, in program history. A senior guard, Mashack ranks second nationally with a 7.1 defensive box plus-minus, per College…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team concluded the 2024-25 regular season by defeating South Carolina, 75-65, Saturday afternoon at a sold-out Food City Center. On a day it honored seven seniors, fourth-ranked Tennessee (25-6, 12-6 SEC) got a game-high 23 points from one of them, fifth-year guard Chaz Lanier, who had 20 after…… MORE
