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.
Alex Murphy will transfer from Duke at the end of the semester, according to multiple reports.
Finals at Duke run Dec. 10-15.
The Chronicle student newspaper first reported the news.
The 6-foot-9 redshirt transfer has not played in four of Duke’s last five games. Murphy has averaged 1.9 points during his career and has played in 36 of a possible 45 games.
Murphy initially chose Duke over Florida, Boston College, West Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina.
Erik Murphy, Alex’s older brother, played for Florida and is now a member of the Chicago Bulls.
