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.
The Patterson School, a basketball powerhouse in Lenoir, N.C., is shutting down for a year and basketball coach Chris Chaney is now a free agent.
“I think the school will open back up but I doubt the basketball program will be like it was,” Chaney said.
The story was first reported by Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com.
Chaney said he plans to visit a number of college practices during the year and plan his next move.
“I’m going to take the year off coaching and go to a lot of NBA camps and a lot of college camps,” he said. “Go to all the colleges that I have good relationships with and go see practices and work my next move. I have a lot more time to make my next move,” he said.
Ahmad Ibrahim, a 6-5 guard who was at Patterson, is now at St. Benedict’s Prep with Dan Hurley.FREE THROWS
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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.
The Patterson School, a basketball powerhouse in Lenoir, N.C., is shutting down for a year and basketball coach Chris Chaney is now a free agent.
“I think the school will open back up but I doubt the basketball program will be like it was,” Chaney said.
The story was first reported by Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com.
Chaney said he plans to visit a number of college practices during the year and plan his next move.
“I’m going to take the year off coaching and go to a lot of NBA camps and a lot of college camps,” he said. “Go to all the colleges that I have good relationships with and go see practices and work my next move. I have a lot more time to make my next move,” he said.
Ahmad Ibrahim, a 6-5 guard who was at Patterson, is now at St. Benedict’s Prep with Dan Hurley.
FREE THROWS
Elizabeth (NJ) St. Patrick guard Kyrie Irving tweeted that the “Indiana visit went really well” over the weekend. Irving will visit IU Oct. 2…Torrel Harris said the family had a great visit Sunday with St. John’s head coach Norm Roberts, who is one of 11 coaches recruiting 6-8 forward Tobias Harris. “St. John’s visit was great with Norm Roberts,” Torrel wrote in a text. “We spoke about the direction of St. John’s basketball, academics and school environment, and how Tobias would fit into the program.”…Calvin Lamb, father of Oak Hill (Va.) guard Doron Lamb, met with Arizona head coach Sean Miller over the weekend. “It went well,” Calvin said. Kansas head coach Bill Self comes in tonight, but no official is set, Calvin said. Self visited Lamb last week at Oak Hill…Florida point guard Brandon Knight, the No. 1 prospect in the nation, has had in-homes with Florida, Miami, Kentucky and Kansas, with Duke coming in tonight and Syracuse Sept. 21, according to Jerry Meyer of Rivals. An official to UConn is upcoming the weekend of Sept. 26. Knight says he will take an official to Kansas, but doesn’t know when….Oak Hill forward Roscoe Smith’s father, Brian, said the family had an in-home Sunday with Florida coach Billy Donovan. “Great guy,” Brian said by text…Kimani Young of New Heights said the coaching clinic on Saturday went “great. We had 200 coaches attend throughout the day. All the coaches did a great job. It was a huge success.”
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