Zakai Zeigler was hoping to come back to the Tennessee basketball team for one more season, but he won't get the chance.

Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler has been denied his extra year of eligibility. Back in May, Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in ord

Attorneys for Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler are trying to utilize a new state law to get him an additional year of NCAA eligibility.

Zeigler's lawsuit claimed that the fifth year of eligibility is the most lucrative for "the vast majority of athletes."

Zeigler sued the NCAA over the legality of the “four seasons rule,” which dictates that college athletes have just four years to play Division 1 sports while at school, even if they attend for more than four years.

Zeigler’s attorney told a federal judge Zeigler’s intent would be to play at Tennessee for 2025-26 and that he had been told he had a spot on the team.

It was very clear to fans who watched Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats play last season that his offense was elite, but some other areas hurt the Wildcats. Two of those areas were defense and rebounding.

Tennessee Basketball should be ranked between No. 18 and No. 26 entering the 2025-26 season, with a roster led by transfer point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, returning center Felix Okpara and five-star freshman small forward Nate Ament.