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.
The SEC/ACC Basketball Challenge tips this week.
This season, the Challenge welcomes five new teams to the fold as Cal, Stanford and SMU joined the ACC, while Oklahoma and Texas now call the SEC home.
The SEC/ACC Men’s Challenge will take place over consecutive days, Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec. 4,.
Last year’s inaugural Challenge finished with 7-7 ties between the conferences on both the men’s and women’s sides.
The marquee ESPN matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 3 includes Kentucky at Clemson at 9:30 p.m. On Wednesday, 2024 Final Four participant Alabama travels to Chapel Hill to face the Tar Heels on ESPN (7:15 p.m.), followed by No. Auburn at Duke at 9:15 p.m.
2024 SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge
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.