Isaiah Williams’ journey from Newark’s jungle to Division 1 basketball

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I highly recommend taking a few minutes to watch this documentary from Adya Beasley of NJ Advance Media on Iona star Isaiah Williams, who has lost 24 friends to gun violence in his hometown of Newark. Matt Stanmyre also wrote this great story.

This documentary is about as good as anything you’ll see on the off-the-court life of an inner-city basketball player.

Iona is the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament this weekend in Albany.

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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.