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.

NASHVILLE — Rick Barnes did not think about putting Zakai Zeigler in the game with two fouls in the first half Saturday. The Vols guard sat for the final 7:10 before halftime after picking up ...

It wasn’t until the July live-evaluation period that the Tennessee coaching staff got their collective eyes on point guard Zakai Zeigler ... And head coach Rick Barnes hasn’t regretted ...

In Zakai Zeigler's mind, sitting is for quitters. He never wants to leave the floor, and Rick Barnes usually won't make him. Barnes doesn't even ask that much anymore, and he's fine with it.

Tennessee Vols head basketball coach Rick Barnes dropped an incredible quote on Wednesday night about UT senior guard Zakai Zeigler. Zeigler scored 16 points to go along with seven assists ...