Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes gave an emotional statement on his seniors after his team’s 75-65 win over South Carolina. The Volunteers bounced back on Senior Day from a tough loss on the road to Ole Miss to pick up their twelfth SEC win of the season.

Tennessee basketball can reach the 25-win mark for the fourth straight season with a win against South Carolina on Saturday.

All 5-foot-9 of Zeigler embraced his coach and lifted the future hall of famer into a bear hug, the two exchanging a laugh one final time in front of fans at Food City Center. Shortly after, the other six seniors joined Tennessee’s all-time assists leader at half-court,

Grant Hurst has been a walk-on with Tennessee basketball for the past two seasons. He plans to be a coach in the future.

Tennessee had multiple leads in the second half, but they weren't able to come away with the victory. One thing that hurt the Volunteers was three-point plays as Ole Miss was able to take advantage of a lot of them, and Rick Barnes wasn't happy about it.

It's officially tournament time for the Tennessee Vols. Tennessee finished the 2024-25 regular season on Saturday with a hard-fought win against the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Vols are the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament,