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 [...]
Lots of holiday week action on the hardwood…
**No. 2 UConn beat No. 19 Wisconsin, 76-57, to win the Paradise Jam in the first ever meeting between the schools. Jerome Dyson led the Huskies with 21 points and 3 steals, former Rice standout Kemba Walker continued to excel by notching 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 [...]
Jai Lucas knows Kentucky’s point guard situation is unsettled and is considering that legendary program as his next destination after announcing he was leaving Florida.
“You can obviously watch the [Kentucky-North Carolina] game and see where a point guard would help a little bit,” Lucas told KentuckySports.com. “They’re capable of being a good team. They’re missing [...]
Durand Scott, a 6-foot-4, 187-pound shooting guard out of Rice High School in Manhattan, made his college announcement this afternoon in the SNY studio.
Read the full story here and click the video above for Durand’s announcement.
Speaking of UConn and Pittsburgh…
Dominic Cheek and John Wall headlined a group of recruits visiting the Memphis campus this weekend.
“So far I’ve had a great time, hung out with the players, asked them how it was,” the 6-foot-5 Cheek told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “They said if you want to play for a coach that will push you to [...]
Michael Snaer, a 6-foot-4 senior shooting guard from Rancho Verde High in Moreno Valley, Calif., announced his school on Friday. And it wasn’t Kansas.
Snaer announced on ESPNU that he will play for Florida State.
“I really like (FSU coach) Leonard Hamilton,” Snaer said on air. “He’s a really good coach, and I like the way he [...]
Durand Scott was invited to attend UConn’s season opener Friday night against Western Carolina, but he did not make the trip.
The 6-foot-4 Scott out of Rice High School is still considering Pitt, along with UConn and Miami, according to Dwayne Mitchell, Scott’s coach with the Gauchos.
“Everybody is still in,” MItchell said.
Mitchell said Scott expected to [...]
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 [...]
Lance Stephenson and Dominic Cheek will still be on the board after the NCAA early signing period begins Wednesday.
Stephenson, the 6-foot-5 guard known as “Born Ready” from Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, and Cheek, a 6-5 wing from St. Anthony in Jersey City, are among an elite group of high school basketball [...]
Is Durand Scott down to two schools?
Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant says Scott is down to UConn and Miami and will announce soon, according to UConn freshman Kemba Walker, Scott’s former teammate at Rice. The early signing period begins Wednesday.
Scott previously had cut his list to Pitt, UConn and Miami. Scott and Rice coach [...]
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