Zakai Zeigler left the court for the final time in a Tennessee Basketball uniform Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium, shook hands and hugged Rick Barnes and gave a message to his head coach. “I’m sorry,

Zeigler spent four seasons at Tennessee, working his way from a rotational 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, N.Y., has played his final game as a Vol.

Tennessee’s NCAA Tournament run came to a heartbreaking close in the Elite Eight, as the Volunteers fell to Houston, 69-50. The loss extended their long-standing pursuit of a Final Four appearance. Senior guard Zakai Zeigler,