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.
Michigan State’s Adreian Payne (5) celebrates while hanging on the rim after dunking the basketball during the first half of a Coaches vs. Cancer NCAA college basketball game against the Virginia Tech, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)