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.
Texas Tech lands Utah Valley transfer Fardaws Aimaq
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Utah Valley transfer Fardaws Aimaq is headed to Texas Tech.
The 6-foot-11 big man from Vancouver, British Columbia averaged 18.9 points and 13.6 rebounds last season as a junior and 13.9 points and 15.0 boards as a sophomore.
He also considered Texas, Gonzaga, Iowa and Washington but visited Texas Tech this week.
“I’m super excited to be a Raider,” he said on the Field of 68 network.
“I’m super excited to join [Mark Adams] and his staff and make a run at this thing….I’m going to play my heart out every single night.”
Aimaq has also declared for the NBA Draft and said he’s “50/50” on his future plans.
“Obviously, with workouts coming up next week I’ll be starting those and working out for teams and going through the whole combine stuff,” he said.
“It will truly depend on if I’m at a place where I think it’s worth it to leave, then I’ll obviously I will take that route,” he said. “But if it’s not, I’ll come back to school for another year, improve my stock, make a run at the [NCAA] Tournament and leave a legacy at Texas Tech.”
Utah Valley transfer and 6-foot-11 Canadian big man @FardawsAimaq is down to Texas , Texas Tech, Gonzaga , Iowa and Washington
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.
