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.
Vanderbilt lands former Arizona commit Shane Dezonie
By ADAM ZAGORIAShane Dezonie, the Class of 2021 guard from Brewster (N.H.) Academy who last month decommitted from Arizona, committed to Vanderbilt on Wednesday.
Just want to thank God for everything that he had put me through and that I will go through🙏🏽 The real journey is about to begin! I want to thank Coach Stackhouse and the Vanderbilt staff for believing in me, I will be committing to Vanderbilt University 🖤 #AnchorDown⚓️ pic.twitter.com/MPsgX7A2wx
Ranked the No. 21 shooting guard in the Class of 2021 247Sports.com Composite rankings, he also considered Kansas State, Arizona State, Clemson and Cincinnati before committing to Arizona last October.
Since then the school fired Sean Miller and hired Tommy Lloyd as head coach. A number of schools have already reached out.
K.J. Simpson, who also recently decommitted from Arizona, pledged to Oregon last month.
Highlights of 6'4" Brewster Academy guard Shane Dezonie '21 @iamshanedezonie from Week 1 of Open Gym. Hearing from Arkansas, Arizona St, Clemson, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa St, Kansas St, among others. Product of @PSACardinals. pic.twitter.com/TQm2aH10kQ
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.
