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.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — With his team trailing by nearly 30 points in the second half before a listless crowd at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Mike Rosario fired up a 3-pointer while his former St. Anthony teammate, Dominic Cheek, extended a long, lanky arm in his face and deflected the ball.
Rosario’s shot failed to touch the rim and Cheek and his Villanova teammates raced the other way on offense.
“I got a piece of it because me and Mike played in high school together and I know how Mike plays already,” said Cheek, a 6-foot-5 freshman who scored a career-high 17 points to lift the No. 4 Wildcats to their eighth straight victory, 94-68, over Rosario and Rutgers.
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