A federal judge denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler’s request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years.

A federal judge on Thursday denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler’s request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth Division I season in five years.

A federal judge has denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler's request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge on Thursday denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler’s request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five ...

Guard Zakai Zeigler will remain a former Tennessee and men’s college basketball player after a judge denied his quest for a fifth season of eligibility.

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

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

Zakai Zeigler is still waiting to see if his fifth year is going to be granted, but while he waits, he made his intentions for his final collegiate career known.

Zeigler's legal team and NCAA representatives appeared in court after the former player sued the organization to play for a fifth year and collect NIL compensation.

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.

Zakai Zeigler sued the NCAA on May 20 over its rules limiting him to four seasons in a five-year window as an unlawful restraint of trade under both federal and Tennessee laws.