When Zakai Zeigler didn’t pop up off the floor after hitting the deck early in the game against Arkansas, you knew something was up. One look at his face on the ground confirmed those fears. Another look as he was lifted and helped to the locker room left no doubt.
Zakai Zeigler suffered a torn ACL on Tuesday night, Tennessee officially announced on Wednesday. He was running the baseline and his knee buckled at an awkward angle, and the pain was instant.
Just like Hendon Hooker on the football side, Tennessee lost a beloved No. 5 to a torn ACL in the penultimate game of the regular season — just an absolutely brutal end to both of their seasons.