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

There's no doubt that Tennessee men's basketball head coach Rick Barnes loves his players. But with this group of outgoing seniors, it's hard to argue there's been a more meaningful group of players that have impacted him than this group.

No. 4 Tennessee (24-6, 11-6 SEC) suffered an upset, 78-76, loss at unranked Ole Miss (21-9, 10-7 SEC) on Wednesday. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Ole Miss went on an 8-2 run after trailing the Vols with five minutes remaining in the contest.

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

Tennessee basketball has a 4-5 record against Kentucky at Rupp Arena under coach Rick Barnes. The Vols had four wins at Rupp Arena pre-Barnes

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.

We played like we were....that's soft, honestly. That's being soft. You're not really trying to go in and make plays on the ball. And guys sliding out of the way. "There's gotta be a confrontation there.