One day after picking up All-SEC honors from the league, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler earned more postseason recognition.

The two Tennessee standout guards were named to the Associated Press All-SEC Teams, with Lanier being a First Team selection and Zeigler making the Second Team, the outlet announced Tuesday.

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It marked the second-straight year that the Vols led the conference with the most players on the AP First and Second Teams.

Lanier, who was tabbed the SEC Newcomer of the Year on Monday, paces Tennessee with 17.9 points per game, good for second in the league.

The North Florida transfer is averaging 40.5% shooting from three-point range and is just the third player in program history to make 100 or more 3-pointers in a single season at 105 in 31 games.

Zeigler, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season, averages 13.1 points, 7.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.

He ranks fourth all-time at Tennessee with 696 assists and 239 steals.

The Vols (25-6, 12-6 SEC) begin their SEC Tournament stay as the 4-seed on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (SEC Network).

Tennessee will play either 5-seed Texas A&M, 12-seed Vanderbilt or 13-seed Texas.

Former Rutgers Scarlet Knights standout defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day is re-signing with the Tennessee Titans on a one-year deal worth $7.5 million, including $5 million guaranteed.

Joseph-Day originally signed on with the Titans last offseason on a one-year deal. He earned another contract after playing in all 17 games last season, starting 12, and totaling 44 tackles with 2.5 sacks.

Joseph-Day was a sixth-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 2018. He did not appear in a regular-season game as a rookie but became a regular over the next three years. He made 38 starts and logged 137 tackles and six sacks. Joseph-Day would join the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022 and remain there until his release at the end of 2023. After finishing the year with the San Francisco 49ers, Joseph-Day landed in Tennessee and has found his new home.

Joseph-Day spent five years at Rutgers beginning in 2013. He played in just one game as a freshman, earning a redshirt in the Scarlet Knights final season in the American Conference. He played in 13 games during Rutgers first season in the Big Ten and turned into a consistent starter as a sophomore.

During his Rutgers’ career, Joseph-Day totaled 97 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Joseph-Day became a strong run stopped in the middle of the defensive line.

The Tennessee Titans currently hold the No. 1 pick in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft after going 3-14 in 2024. Tennessee holds many options with this top pick, which ranges from drafting a potential franchise quarterback to trading back and loading up on draft capital.

Lady Vols basketball has officially played its way out of hosting the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

No. 17 Tennessee (22-9) bowed out in the second round of the SEC tournament last week, and a deep run would have been its only hope to play its way back into the top 16 seeds. The Lady Vols now await their seeding for the NCAA tournament on Selection Sunday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Here’s where Tennessee stands in the latest March Madness projections.

Lady Vols projected as a No. 5 seed

ESPN’s Charlie Creme said after Tennessee lost to Vanderbilt, there wasn’t a path for it to host as a top-16 seed. The second loss of the season to the Commodores was the Lady Vols’ third loss in their final four games before the NCAA tournament.

Creme projects Tennessee as a No. 5 seed in Spokane 2, which has UCLA as the No. 1 seed. The Lady Vols would be playing No. 12 seed Grand Canyon at Baylor, which would host as the No. 4 seed and play No. 13 UTSA.

The Athletic’s Mark Schindler is projecting Tennessee as a No. 5 seed in Birmingham, playing at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. No. 4 seed UNC Would host and play No. 13 seed Middle Tennessee. Schindler has UCLA as the No. 1 seed in that region.

Lady Vols basketball’s NCAA Tournament resume

The Lady Vols have three ranked wins against Iowa, UConn and Alabama. They also have seven wins over teams in the top 40 of the NCAA NET rankings – UConn, Ole Miss, Alabama, Florida State, Iowa, Richmond and Mississippi State. Eight of Tennessee’s losses are to teams ranked in the top 25 of the NET. The loss to Georgia is an eyesore on an otherwise strong resume with the Bulldogs ranked 106 in the NET.

Tennessee dropped to No. 14 in the NCAA NET rankings. It is 6-8 in Quad 1 games, 4-0 in Quad 2 games, 3-0 in Quad 3 and 9-1 in Quad 4. Five of the Lady Vols losses were to teams ranked in the top 10 at the time – Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina and LSU twice – and all but one of their losses were by single digits. the 24-point loss at Kentucky was the only loss by more than eight points.

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Lady Vols basketball’s NCAA Tournament history

The Lady Vols are the only program never to miss an NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee was a No. 6 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, which was its lowest seeding since being a No. 11 seed in 2019. The Lady Vols were a top-16 seed for three straight seasons from 2021-23. They were a No. 3 seed in 2021 and a No. 4 seed in 2022 and 2023.

Tennessee made back-to-back trips to the Sweet 16 in 2022 and 2023 for the first time since since 2015 and 2016. The Lady Vols bowed out in the second round last year, losing 79-72 to No. 3 seed NC State.

Tennessee has won eight NCAA championships and made 18 trips to the Final Four. All of those happened under coach Pat Summitt, and the last time it did either was in 2008.

Cora Hall covers University of Tennessee women’s athletics. Email her at cora.hall@knoxnews.com and follow her on X @corahalll. If you enjoy Cora’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that allows you to access all of it.