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.
By ADAM ZAGORIAKel’el Ware, the 7-foot, 220-pound 5-star forward/center from North Little Rock (AR) and All Arkansas Red, committed to Oregon on Monday, he told ZAGSBLOG.
Ranked the No. 3 center in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports.com, he had also been courted by Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Texas, among others.
“I will be taking my talents to Oregon,” he said. “I picked them because everything felt so perfect. The coaching staff was great. I feel like I could bring my defense and being able to score on offense easy and I will try my best to recruit other players.”
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.