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 Nike Global Challenge runs Friday through Sunday at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon and will feature many of the top players in the Classes of 2012 and 2013.
Here are some of the top players expected:
USA – Class of 2012
Brandon Ashley
DaJuan Coleman
Archie Goodwin
Ricardo Ledo
Mitch McGary
Marcus Paige
Rodney Purvis
James Robinson
Jarnell Stokes
USA – Class of 2013
Aaron Goodwin
Nerlens Noel
Jabari Parker
Julius Randle
Canada
Anthony Bennett
Tyler Ennis
Sim Bhullar
Tanveer Bhullar
Andrew Wiggins
(Photo from Julius Randle’s Twitter)
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.