A Tennessee court has denied a preliminary injunction in the eligibility case brought by Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler.
Zeigler petitioned the court for an additional year of eligibility, challenging the NCAA’s eligibility rule granting athletes four seasons of competition in five years.
For now, it looks like Zeigler will have to move out into the real world.
This is the big one: A Tennessee court denies a preliminary injunction in the eligibility case brought by Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler. pic.twitter.com/2Cr3xqvMci
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 12, 2025
Zeigler had 138 appearances and 83 starts during his four-year career at Tennessee.