Adam Zagoria covers college sports and recruiting for SportsNet New York (SNY) and Rivals.com.
He is an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sports Illustrated and Basketball Times.
Adam is the author of two books, including She's Got Handle, called one of the top sports books of 2001 by The New York Times.
His most recent book, ULTIMATE - The First Four Decades, documents the colorful history of Ultimate Frisbee and was featured on ESPN's Cold Pizza.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Grace and James.
Email: zagoria@hotmail.com
Here are a few quick notes from the world of college hoops and recruiting…
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski checked out John Wall, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009 according to Rivals, on Friday night, according to Dave Telep of Scout. N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe was also in attendance for every game of [...]
NEW YORK – With his team trailing by three points in the closing seconds of overtime against Oklahoma, Lewis Jackson penetrated the Sooners’ defense and had an opportunity to shoot near the basket.
The play was for Jackson to drive in for a layup to cut the lead to one, but instead he bounced a pass [...]
NEW YORK – If there’s one thing we’ve learned through the first two weeks of this college basketball season, it’s that anything can happen in November.
Michigan beat No. 4 UCLA on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Seton Hall upset No. 19 USC in Puerto Rico that same night. And last week, VMI beat Kentucky at [...]
John Wall says he hasn’t signed a Letter of Intent with Memphis, despite a blog report indicating that he had received the NLI Wednesday night.
“No,” Wall said via a text message.
“No,” added Brian Clifton, one of Wall’s advisors.
Wall is being recruited by a number of schools, including Memphis, Kansas, Duke, N.C. State, Baylor, Miami and [...]
NEW YORK – It was a big night Thursday for two old friends and teammates from St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark.
Lance Thomas scored 8 points and grabbed 3 rebounds to help No. 10 Duke beat Southern Illinois, 83-58, in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Madison Square Garden. Duke will meet Michigan [...]
NEW YORK — Mike Krzyzewski pulled one win closer to his mentor Bob Knight on the all-time victory list in men’s college basketball Thursday night.
But it wasn’t easy until the second half.
That’s when Duke outscored Southern Illinois 54-35 to cruise to an 83-58 victory in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic to benefit Coaches [...]
NEW YORK – North Carolina is the No. 1 basketball team in the land and the consensus pick to win the national championship next April.
Yet don’t count out another traditional ACC powerhouse, the one coming to Madison Square Garden tonight and Friday for the 2K Sports Classic to benefit Coaches vs. Cancer.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski [...]
Junior center Hamady Ndiaye scored a career-high 26 points and Rutgers shot 60 percent from the floor as the Scarlet Knights defeated Delaware, 85-77, in the Garden State Challenge Sunday afternoon at the Carpenter Center.
Freshman guard Mike Rosario added 17 points and sophomore guard Corey Chandler chipped in 13 for Rutgers, which improves to 2-0.
Seniors [...]
Today is the first day of the NCAA early signing period and Rice guard Durand Scott is not expected to make an announcement on this day.
The 6-foot-4 Scott previously said he was down to Miami, UConn and Pitt, but his former teammate, UConn freshman guard Kemba Walker, says he will choose between Miami and [...]
John Wall, the No. 1 basketball recruit in the nation, said he won’t visit Duke on Saturday despite a source close to the situation saying it was a possibility.
“I’m not going today,” Wall said in a text message.
Wall and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski spoke by phone earlier this week and Wall said he planned to [...]
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