Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Here’s a quick update live from the Jimmy V Classic at MSG. It looks like West Virginia could be playing without two guards tonight against No. 23 Davidson. Jonnie West (left foot) is out for the year and Alex Ruoff (back spasms) did not start. Joe Mazzulla started despite a shoulder contusion along with Da’Sean Butler, Devin EBanks, John Flowers and Wellington Smith.
Pat Riley and Bob Knight are both in the house….
Here’s my story from earlier today on the return to the Garden of locals Butler, Ebanks, Kevin Jones, Darryl “Truck” Bryant and Wellington Smith.
