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.
Class of ’22 guard Jamarques Lawrence down to 2 schools
By ADAM ZAGORIAJamarques Lawrence, the 6-foot-3, 185-pound combo guard from the NY Jayhawks and Roselle (NJ) Catholic, is down to two schools and is closing in on a decision.
Lawrence will choose either Wake Forest or Nebraska after visiting both schools. DePaul and Wichita State also are recruiting Lawrence but will not get visits.
Wake coach Steve Forbes loves Lawrence’s game and the Wake staff has been into Roselle Catholic several times in recent weeks. Lawrence visited the ACC school two weeks ago.
“They love me, they just said they need me to come in there and score, whatever I need to do,” Lawrence said. “I’ll have the ball in my hands, they said I’ll play as a freshman.
“[Coach Forbes] said he liked my story of how I didn’t any offers to me having whatever I have now.”
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.
