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.
Bob Cimmino hasn’t gotten much sleep this week.
But he’ll remember it for the rest of his life.
Within a four-day span, the Mount Vernon High School coach won his fourth New York State Federation title and will coach in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Here’s a look at his busy schedule in the past few days:
SUNDAY
2 p.m. — Mount Vernon tips off against Christ the King in New York State Federation AA final at the Albany Times Union Center
4 p.m. — Mount Vernon wins game, 84-78 in overtime, behind 31 points from West Virginia-bound guard Jabarie Hinds; coaches talk in locker room
6 p.m. — Team stops for Roy Rogers/Arthur Treacher’s dinner
9 p.m. — Bus arrives at Mount Vernon High School; Cimmino goes out for a couple beers with coaching staff
11:30 p.m. — Bed
MONDAY
3:30 a.m. — Cimmino wakes up
5:30 — Arrives at Westchester Airport in White Plains, N.Y. after former player drives Cimmino and assistant Brian Pritchett
7 — Flight departs for Chicago
9:30 — Lands in Chicago; gets driven straight to McDonald’s practice to coach the East team. First face Cimmino sees is Larry Bird. Here’s the team Cimmino is coaching:
Brad Beal
Guard
6-5
Florida
Chane Behanan
Forward
6-7
Louisville
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Guard
6-5
Georgia
Michael Carter-Williams
Guard
6-10
Syracuse
Rakeem Christmas
Forward
6-10
Syracuse
Quinn Cook
Guard
6-0
Duke
Michael Gilchrist
Forward
6-7
Kentucky
P.J. Hairston
Guard/Forward
6-6
North Carolina
James McAdoo
Forward
6-8
North Carolina
Johnny O’Bryant III
Center
6-10
LSU
Marshall Plumlee
Center
6-10
Duke
Shannon Scott
Guard
6-2
Ohio State
11:30 — Practice ends
Cimmino’s initial thoughts on his team: “They were very receptive group, very large young men, very talented…[I noticed] how big Plumlee is, he’s very big. Chane [Behanan], how strong he is. And Quinn Cook is better than I thought he was. I saw him play with Oak Hill in Hawaii but he’s very coachable and listens well.”
Noon – Lunch at McDonald’s
6:30 – McDonald’s All-American Jam Fest; Oklahoma State commit LeBryan Nash wins. Read the story here.
TUESDAY
2 p.m. — East/West scrimmage
WEDNESDAY
9 p.m. — McDonald’s Game at the United Center on ESPN
***And check out this clip of of the upcoming documentary “Four Square Miles to Glory” about Mount Vernon High by Jerald Hoover.
(Photo courtesy LoHud.com)
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.
Bob Cimmino hasn’t gotten much sleep this week.
But he’ll remember it for the rest of his life.
Within a four-day span, the Mount Vernon High School coach won his fourth New York State Federation title and will coach in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Here’s a look at his busy schedule in the past few days:
SUNDAY
2 p.m. — Mount Vernon tips off against Christ the King in New York State Federation AA final at the Albany Times Union Center
4 p.m. — Mount Vernon wins game, 84-78 in overtime, behind 31 points from West Virginia-bound guard Jabarie Hinds; coaches talk in locker room
6 p.m. — Team stops for Roy Rogers/Arthur Treacher’s dinner
9 p.m. — Bus arrives at Mount Vernon High School; Cimmino goes out for a couple beers with coaching staff
11:30 p.m. — Bed
MONDAY
3:30 a.m. — Cimmino wakes up
5:30 — Arrives at Westchester Airport in White Plains, N.Y. after former player drives Cimmino and assistant Brian Pritchett
7 — Flight departs for Chicago
9:30 — Lands in Chicago; gets driven straight to McDonald’s practice to coach the East team. First face Cimmino sees is Larry Bird. Here’s the team Cimmino is coaching:
