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.
Raymond Spalding, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Louisville Trinity, verbally committed to Louisville on Sunday, sources confirmed to SNY.tv.
Indiana, Duke, Tennessee and Xavier also offered.
“Louisville (the area) made me pick Louisville (the University),” he said. “There’s nothing like being a hometown player. I feel that Louisville will develop me into the player that first their program and I like that.”
He added: “I will fit in great with Louisville’s program. I’m long and athletic and have a fundamental skillset.”
Spalding is Louisville’s second 2015 commit, following 6-7 forward Deng Adel, who committed last week.
Louisville is also focusing on 2015 Brewster (N.H.) Academy guard Donovan Mitchell, Roselle (N.J.) Catholic guard Isaiah Briscoe and Sarasota (FL) Oak Ridge guard Antonio Blakeney.
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