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.
Here are the scoring leaders for the SNY Invitational from this past weekend.
St. Anthony defeated Boys & Girls, 43-38, in the championship game, while Rice downed Mount Vernon, 77-70, in the consolation game.
Kyle Anderson of St. Anthony was named MVP and West Virginia-bound Jabarie Hinds of Mount Vernon received the Sportsmanship Award.
SCORING LEADERS
1. Jabarie Hinds, Mount Vernon, 27 ppg
2. Melvin Johnson, Rice, 21.5
3. Jermaine Sanders, Rice, 18
4. Jeffland Neverson, Boys & Girls, 14
5. Kyle Anderson, St. Anthony, 13
6. Jerome Frink, St. Anthony, 12.5
7(t). Lucious Jones, St. Anthony, 11
7(t). Leroy Fludd, Boys, 11
9(t). Myles Mack, St. Anthony, 8.5
9(t). Mike Taylor, Boys, 8.5
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Howard Garfinkel, who attended the SNY Invite, named the U.S. All-Stars team for the 38th Annual Capital Classic April 7 in Washington, D.C. The U.S. team will take on a team from Washington/Baltimore.
Jabarie Hinds, Mount Vernon (N.Y.), West Virginia
Myles Mack, St. Anthony, Rutgers
Maurice Harkless, South Kent (Conn.), St. John’s
Nemanja Djurisic, South Kent (Conn.), Uncommitted
Achraf Yacoubou, Long Island Lutheran, Villanova
Devin Coleman, Friends Central (Pa.), Uncommitted
Malcolm Gilbert, Academy of the New Church (Pa.), Pitt
Adjehi Barui, The Steward School (Va.), Charleston
Marshall Plumlee, Christ School (N.C.), Duke
Mike Florin, Long Island Lutheran, Uncommitted
Coach: Danny Walck, Hempfield (Pa.)
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.