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.
The Derrick Caracter Saga has taken yet another turn.
The 6-foot-8, 270-pound Caracter will not enroll at Southern Mississippi as I originally reported.
“Caracter is not transferring to Southern Miss,” a Southern Miss spokesman said by email.
At this point, after false starts at Louisville, NAIA Oklahoma City and Southern Miss, your guess is as good as mine as to where the Big Fella’s next destination is.
If anyone knows, feel free to contact me by email at [email protected]
