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.
Elijah Burns is one of the top small forwards in the Northeast in the Class of 2015. He will be contributing periodically to ZAGSBLOG going forward. Here is his first Player Blog.
Hey, what’s up, everybody?
My name is Elijah Burns. I was born and raised in Troy, N.Y., which is small city in upstate New York. I attend school at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., and I am in the class of 2015. For the past few summers I have played on the Nike circuit with the Albany City Rocks.
This past summer was very eventful because I reclassed and that brought more schools into the mix of my recruitment. Before I reclassed I had offers from Siena, Holy Cross, JMU, Boston U, and Albany and interest from other mid-major schools. Once I got to Blair I started to here from the likes of Temple, Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Georgetown, Kansas State, and more. Recently, I have received offers from Seton Hall and Boston College.
My main focus is to keep working hard and doing what I have to on and off the court. With the support of my family and friends and guidance from Coach Joe Mantegna, I know that I can achieve anything.
To conclude this post I will leave you with this…. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 KJV)
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.
Elijah Burns is one of the top small forwards in the Northeast in the Class of 2015. He will be contributing periodically to ZAGSBLOG going forward. Here is his first Player Blog.
Hey, what’s up, everybody?
My name is Elijah Burns. I was born and raised in Troy, N.Y., which is small city in upstate New York. I attend school at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., and I am in the class of 2015. For the past few summers I have played on the Nike circuit with the Albany City Rocks.
This past summer was very eventful because I reclassed and that brought more schools into the mix of my recruitment. Before I reclassed I had offers from Siena, Holy Cross, JMU, Boston U, and Albany and interest from other mid-major schools. Once I got to Blair I started to here from the likes of Temple, Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Georgetown, Kansas State, and more. Recently, I have received offers from Seton Hall and Boston College.
My main focus is to keep working hard and doing what I have to on and off the court. With the support of my family and friends and guidance from Coach Joe Mantegna, I know that I can achieve anything.
To conclude this post I will leave you with this…. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 KJV)
