Zakai Zeigler left the court for the final time in a Tennessee Basketball uniform Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium, shook hands and hugged Rick Barnes and gave a message to his head coach. “I’m sorry,

Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler have formed an amazing bond. After losing in the Elite Eight for the second year in a row, Barnes made sure his guard knew how he felt about him.

Zeigler spent four seasons at Tennessee, working his way from a rotational piece as a freshman into an All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. The 5-foot-9 guard from Long Island, N.Y., has played his final game as a Vol.