No. 8 Tennessee will be without guard Zakai Zeigler and forward Igor Milicic Jr. in its game against No. 5 Florida on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. Zeigler sustained a right knee injury during the Volunteers’ 78-73 loss against No. 12 Kentucky on Tuesday. Milicic has been ruled out due to illness. Per Tennessee, Zeigler […]
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Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler, Igor Milicic Jr. out vs. Florida
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No. 8 Tennessee will be without guard Zakai Zeigler and forward Igor Milicic Jr. in its game against No. 5 Florida on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.
Zeigler sustained a right knee injury during the Volunteers’ 78-73 loss against No. 12 Kentucky on Tuesday.
Milicic has been ruled out due to illness.
Per Tennessee, Zeigler and Milicic are considered “day-to-day moving forward.”
Jordan Gainey was elevated into the starting lineup in place of Zeigler, who is averaging 12.3 points along with a team-leading 7.4 assists and 2.1 steals in 21 games this season.
Gainey is averaging 10.8 points off the bench for the Volunteers (17-4, 4-4 Southeastern Conference), who have lost four of their past seven games — a stretch that began with a 73-43 setback at Florida on Jan. 7.
Milicic is averaging 10.4 points and a team-leading 8.1 rebounds per game.
–Field Level Media