Rick Barnes was met with resistance when he wanted to take Zakai Zeigler out of the game Tuesday night at Florida. Never mind that No. 1 Tennessee was limping to the finish line in a 30-point loss.

Rick Barnes knows the look. It’s the look Zakai Zeigler gets when he’s the player the Tennessee basketball coach expects him to be — even moreso, when Zeigler is the player he expects to be ...

Rick Barnes was worried about Zakai Zeigler at halftime against Kentucky.. The Tennessee basketball coach wasn't worried about Zeigler and his right knee anymore after the game. "It was sound or ...

Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler have formed an amazing bond. After losing in the Elite Eight for the second year in a row, Barnes made sure his guard knew how he felt about him.

Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler had a great exchange after their Tennessee Volunteers lost in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Vols were the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region and lost 69-50 to the ...

Zakai Zeigler has been one of the best guards in the game for a while now, but it was head coach Rick Barnes' promise from before he ever arrived on campus that shaped Zeigler into the player he ...

Why Rick Barnes didn't play Zakai Zeigler with two first-half fouls at Vanderbilt. Zeigler had six points and six assists when he sat with his second foul. He was in control and so were the Vols.

Rick Barnes was worried about Zakai Zeigler at halftime against Kentucky.. The Tennessee basketball coach wasn't worried about Zeigler and his right knee anymore after the game. "It was sound or ...

I love him to death," Vols coach Rick Barnes said of Zeiger. ... Follow senior point guard Zakai Zeigler around the Tennessee locker room for an NCAA Tournament weekend and you see the foundation.

Zakai Zeigler has been limited in practice as Tennessee basketball prepares to face Florida, but Vols coach Rick Barnes is "not one bit" worried about Zeigler's right knee injury.. The Vols coach ...