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UT's Zakai Zeigler named TSWA Player of the Year
Zeigler and fellow honoree Dan Earl from Chattanooga will be honored at an annual banquet in July at Cumberland University, ...
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Who is No. 5 for Tennessee basketball? What to know of Zakai Zeigler, Vols basketball star
Tennessee basketball's Zakai Zeigler has played a huge role ... He was also named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2024-25 en route to being named a third team All-America selection.
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Creighton’s Kalkbrenner wins Naismith Defensive player of the Year, beats Mashack and Zeigler
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner claimed the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award on Sunday afternoon, edging out Tennessee guards Zakai ... Zeigler became the third SEC player to win ...
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Tennessee Basketball Star Zakai Zeigler Breaks SEC Record
Tennessee Volunteers basketball star Zakai Zeigler breaks the single season ... Zeigler is a back-to-back SEC Defensive Player of the Year and leads the Tennessee Volunteers in all-time assists ...
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Tennessee's Rick Barnes, Zakai Zeigler Are Going Viral After March Madness Loss
Tennessee Volunteers star Zakai Zeigler's college career came ... piece as a freshman into an All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. The 5-foot-9 guard from Long Island ...
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Zakai Zeigler and Tennessee get the last laugh on Kentucky, but a historic Final Four berth still one win away
INDIANAPOLIS -- With less than five minutes to go Friday night in the Sweet 16, Zakai Zeigler did something ... Just don't ask the two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year to remember the moment ...
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Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler era is an era the Vols can’t bear to let end short of the final goal
Follow senior point guard Zakai Zeigler ... third in SEC history) and steals (250, 10th). He has scored more than 1,500 points and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year the past two seasons ...
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How the improbable rise of Zakai Zeigler has Tennessee on the doorstep of history
A loss to Purdue at the furthest step Tennessee reached, the Elite Eight, fueled senior point guard Zakai Zeigler ... just named the league's defensive player of the year. He's an enigma they ...
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He is Tennessee's shortest scholarship player in 45 years, 'best point guard in country'
Zakai Zeigler does it all for Tennessee ... Zeigler is a three-time All-SEC performer, four-time All-SEC defensive team member, two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year and 2025 third-team ...
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Zakai Zeigler breaks SEC single-season assists record
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler continues to make history in his senior year on Rocky Top. After winning SEC Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a ...
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Chris Lofton Shares His Opinion on if Zakai Zeigler's Jersey Should be Retired
These feats have earned him widespread recognition, including being named a two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler (5) walks off the court after Tennessee ...