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.
Jefferson Players Deal With Tragedy; SNY Invitational Tonight at NYU
The SNY Invitational tips off tonight and tomorrow at NYU’s Coles Center. The four teams battling it out are Thomas Jefferson, Boys & Girls, Mount Vernon and St. Raymond’s. Check out this video feature of Thomas Jefferson, which has faced tragedy in the form of the shootings of two of its coaches, the late Tyrone Davis and Kenny Jones, who is back home after a stay in the hospital.
And be sure to watch the games tonight at 6 and 8 on SNY as I will be making an appearance to talk recruiting and high school hoops.
**Click here for video profiles of Boys & Girls and St. Raymond’s.
**Also, this is a busy weekend on the high school and college front. Check out what else is going on below. Saturday night’s Lincoln-St. Benedict’s game at The Prudential Center will be rebroadcast on MSG+ on Sunday at 11 a.m. for those (like me) who can’t make the game
Friday: The Prime-Time Shootout at the RAC
Immaculata vs. St. Joseph’s, 5
Duncanville (TX) vs. LeFlore (Ala), 6:30
Paterson Catholic vs. Lincoln (NY), 8
Plainfield vs. Piscataway, 9:30
Saturday, The 15th annual Coalition to House the Homeless Classic at Elizabeth’s Dunn Center
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.