Zeigler Earns SEC Player of the Week Honors
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Zeigler Earns SEC Player of the Week Honors

Posted on December 31, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is the SEC Player of the Week, as announced Monday afternoon by the league office.

A senior guard from Long Island, N.Y., Zeigler is the second Volunteer to collect the weekly distinction in 2024-25. Fifth-year guard Chaz Lanier previously did so Nov. 25.

In Tennessee’s lone contest last week, Zeigler posted 17 points and a career-best 15 assists in an 82-64 victory Monday night versus Middle Tennessee State at Food City Center. It marked his second straight double-double, a first for him as a collegian, and pushed his career double-double tally to 11. He also shot 8-of-9 from the line to set season bests in makes and attempts.

Zeigler’s 15 assists matched Fred Jenkins’ ledger on Feb. 28, 1987, for the fifth-most in program history, with that also the most recent 15-assist performance by a Volunteer.

The two-time reigning All-SEC designee notched the highest single-game assist total by an SEC player in a non-conference game since Nov. 15, 2019. Zeigler also became the league’s first competitor with a 15-point, 15-assist showing in a regulation non-conference game in the last 20 seasons (2005-25).

This is the second SEC Player of the Week plaudit for Zeigler, who also collected the honor on Jan. 30, 2023, during his sophomore campaign.

Thirteen different individuals have combined for 22 total SEC Player of the Week distinctions during head coach Rick Barnes‘ 10-year tenure. Zeigler is the fourth among that group to win multiple recognitions, joining Dalton Knecht (four), Grant Williams (four) and Admiral Schofield (three), with the latter two the only others to garner the nod in multiple seasons.

Zeigler and top-ranked Tennessee (12-0) resume action Tuesday at 3 p.m. with their non-conference finale, as they host Norfolk State at Food City Center, live on SEC Network+.

To keep up with the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team on social media, follow @Vol_Hoops on Instagram and X/Twitter, as well as /tennesseebasketball on Facebook. 

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Zeigler Earns SEC Player of the Week Honors
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Zeigler Earns SEC Player of the Week Honors

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Jim Kelly • 0 Comments

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is the SEC Player of the Week, as announced Monday afternoon by the league office.

A senior guard from Long Island, N.Y., Zeigler is the second Volunteer to collect the weekly distinction in 2024-25. Fifth-year guard Chaz Lanier previously did so Nov. 25.

In Tennessee’s lone contest last week, Zeigler posted 17 points and a career-best 15 assists in an 82-64 victory Monday night versus Middle Tennessee State at Food City Center. It marked his second straight double-double, a first for him as a collegian, and pushed his career double-double tally to 11. He also shot 8-of-9 from the line to set season bests in makes and attempts.

Zeigler’s 15 assists matched Fred Jenkins’ ledger on Feb. 28, 1987, for the fifth-most in program history, with that also the most recent 15-assist performance by a Volunteer.

The two-time reigning All-SEC designee notched the highest single-game assist total by an SEC player in a non-conference game since Nov. 15, 2019. Zeigler also became the league’s first competitor with a 15-point, 15-assist showing in a regulation non-conference game in the last 20 seasons (2005-25).

This is the second SEC Player of the Week plaudit for Zeigler, who also collected the honor on Jan. 30, 2023, during his sophomore campaign.

Thirteen different individuals have combined for 22 total SEC Player of the Week distinctions during head coach Rick Barnes‘ 10-year tenure. Zeigler is the fourth among that group to win multiple recognitions, joining Dalton Knecht (four), Grant Williams (four) and Admiral Schofield (three), with the latter two the only others to garner the nod in multiple seasons.

Zeigler and top-ranked Tennessee (12-0) resume action Tuesday at 3 p.m. with their non-conference finale, as they host Norfolk State at Food City Center, live on SEC Network+.

To keep up with the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team on social media, follow @Vol_Hoops on Instagram and X/Twitter, as well as /tennesseebasketball on Facebook.