Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
JayVaughn Pinkston, the top high school player in New York City in the Class of 2010, is currently visiting Tennessee on an unofficial.
“The visit’s going real good,” Pinkston said by phone. “I like the campus. It’s a real good place.
“I went to the academic offices and talked to everybody. I met with the players. I met the football team [which was practicing]. I worked out a little bit and I went to the pool.”
Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl and assistant Steve Forbes are clearly interested in Pinkston. They flew up on a private jet last week just to watch Pinkston play at the Summer in the City event at St. John’s.
The 6-6 Pinkston also visited Villanova on Thursday with New Heights AD Kimani Young.
“It was good,” Pinkston said of that visit.
He is also considering St. John’s, Arizona, Miami and Marquette, but said he won’t decide until the spring of 2010.
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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.
JayVaughn Pinkston, the top high school player in New York City in the Class of 2010, is currently visiting Tennessee on an unofficial.
“The visit’s going real good,” Pinkston said by phone. “I like the campus. It’s a real good place.
“I went to the academic offices and talked to everybody. I met with the players. I met the football team [which was practicing]. I worked out a little bit and I went to the pool.”
Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl and assistant Steve Forbes are clearly interested in Pinkston. They flew up on a private jet last week just to watch Pinkston play at the Summer in the City event at St. John’s.
The 6-6 Pinkston also visited Villanova on Thursday with New Heights AD Kimani Young.
“It was good,” Pinkston said of that visit.
He is also considering St. John’s, Arizona, Miami and Marquette, but said he won’t decide until the spring of 2010.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter.
