Tennessee's Zakai Ziegler repeats as SEC defensive player of the year. The Vols are heading into the SEC tournament as the number four seed and have intentions to be crowned as conference champions by the end of the tournament.

Tennessee basketball's Zakai Zeigler is the first player in SEC history to be named to the all-defensive team in four seasons.

UT's Zeigler named SEC Defensive Player of the Year again, with Lanier as SEC Newcomer and Mashack on All-Defensive Team.

Beloved Tennessee basketball guard Zakai Zeigler wrote his name into the Southeastern Conference history books on Monday after another stellar defensive campaign.