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.
Following the news last week that Tyus Battle was decommitting from Michigan and opening up his recruitment, his father says the family is still “figuring things out.”
“Ty and I are not making any comments until we figure things out,” Gary Battle told Brendan Quinn of MLive.com.
Asked if the 6-foot-6 Battle was still considering Michigan, his father added, “If I knew [then] I could say but I truly don’t until I sit with fam and talk to Michigan.”
Battle took an official visit to Syracuse over the weekend.
He initially chose Michigan in May over Syracuse, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville and others. At that point, many observers expected him to pick Duke.
Meantime, as first reported by SNY.tv., Battle won’t finish his high school career at Gill St. Bernard’s next season and will instead transfer high schools. St. Joe’s-Metuchen, which produced projected No. 1 NBA Draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns, is close to the Battles’ home, and Khalif Battle, Tyus’ 6-2 younger brother, will be a freshman next year.
For previous updates on Battle, click HERE.
**For more on Tyus Battle, watch our SNY.tv documentary “The Battle Plan” here.
