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.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 4 Tennessee basketball went out with a win on Senior Day against South Carolina. The final score was 75-65, and after the final victory of the regular season, seven Vol seniors were recognized.

Tennessee basketball has typically held senior day before the final regular-season home game, but is holding it postgame Saturday.

Tennessee basketball secured a double-bye in the SEC Tournament by beating South Carolina in the regular-season finale Saturday.

Tennessee basketball plays host to the SEC-worst South Carolina Gamecocks in the Food City Center. It is Senior Day for the Vols, honoring seven seniors following the game on Saturday: Zakai Zeigler, Jahmai Mashack, Jordan Gainey, Chaz Lanier, Igor Milicic Jr., Darlinstone Dubar and Grant Hurst.

For a while there, it looked like Tennessee's senior day festivities for men's basketball would have a lot of sobbing for all the wrong reasons.