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.
UNION, N.J. — As Mike Rice scouted high school basketball games Sunday at Kean University, Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua approached his old friend, smiled broadly and slapped him on the back.
“Congrats,” Antigua said, referring to Rice’s first Big East victory at Rutgers, an 85-72 win over Providence Saturday night that coincided with the Jets’ road victory over the Colts. “The first one’s always the hardest.”
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