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.
Perry Ellis will keep his talents in state and play for the Kansas Jayhawks.
The 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward from Wichita Heights pledged to Kansas during a press conference Wednesday afternoon in his school gymnasium, choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, Kansas State and Wichita State.
“All these schools were real close to me,” said Ellis, the No. 24 prospect in the Rivals.com rankings. “They’ve been there three or four years now. It was a tough decision.”
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