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.
Jalyn Patterson, a 5-foot-11 combo guard from Alpharetta, Ga., who plays at Montverde (FL) Academy, pledged to LSU on Sunday.
“My relationship with coach [Johnny] Jones and the teammates made me pick LSU,” he told SNY.tv.
“I will bring an ability to get others involved on the court.”
Patterson joins Elbert Robinson, a 7-foot center from Texas, and 6-9 Louisiana power forward Aaron Epps in LSU‘s 2014 class.
Patterson hit the game-winning 3-pointer last April when Montverde beat Tyler Ennis and St. Benedict’s Prep in the ESPN NHSI final.
Ben Simmons, a 2015 five-star forward from Australia who also plays at Montverde, visited LSU this weekend along with Patterson, according to NOLA.com.
