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.
We have already focused in this space on the top 10 American draft prospects. Now it’s time to give props to the top 10 senior prospects.
While the NBA Draft is all about potential – which often hurts those who remain in college for four years – remember that Jeremy Lin spent four years at Harvard before emerging into the global superstar he is now.
1. Tyler Zeller, North Carolina, C
Age: 22
Vitals: 7-0, 250 pounds
Stats: 15.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Skinny: Probably won’t be the highest member of his family picked since younger brother Cody, a freshman at Indiana, will likely go higher. Still, Tyler is an athletic big man who can score and rebound and is projected as a lottery pick.
Click here to read the full story at SheridanHoops.com.
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.
We have already focused in this space on the top 10 American draft prospects. Now it’s time to give props to the top 10 senior prospects.
While the NBA Draft is all about potential – which often hurts those who remain in college for four years – remember that Jeremy Lin spent four years at Harvard before emerging into the global superstar he is now.
1. Tyler Zeller, North Carolina, C
Age: 22
Vitals: 7-0, 250 pounds
Stats: 15.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Skinny: Probably won’t be the highest member of his family picked since younger brother Cody, a freshman at Indiana, will likely go higher. Still, Tyler is an athletic big man who can score and rebound and is projected as a lottery pick.
Click here to read the full story at SheridanHoops.com.
