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.
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.
Thon Maker and Thomas Bryant both attended Indiana’s 74-72 loss to Michigan State on Saturday.
Give the assist to Indiana assistant Chuck Martin for recruiting both studs and getting them on campus for Indiana’s
“Enjoyed my visit Today at #IU,” the 7-foot Maker from Orangeville Prep in Ontario Tweeted.
“Great visit with Coach [Tom] Crean and Coach Martin. #IU visit was a lot of fun. Tough loss but they fought back and had a chance.”
Maker, who said he is “pushing toward” reclassing to 2015 from 2016, plans on taking more visits down the road.
“If we get a chance, you know, the season’s coming to an end so eventually we’ll be able to travel back [to the U.S.] just to get a few looks in, so that should be very soon,” he said.
Ed Smith, Maker’s guardian, recently told SNY.tv that Kentucky and Kansas would likely get visits if Maker declassed
Kentucky assistant Barry “Slice” Rohrssen visited Maker this past week at Orangeville Prep.
Maker is now projected as the No. 10 pick in the 2016 Draft by DraftExpress.com.
The 6-10 Bryant is considering Indiana, along with Missouri and Kentucky, with Syracuse now seemingly out of the mix because of the NCAA sanctions limiting their scholarships.
