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Jon Wagner 126n39

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Jon has been a credentialed writer with New York Sports Day since 2009, primarily covering the New York Knicks and Hofstra men's basketball. He has also occasionally covered other college basketball and New York's pro teams including the Mets, Giants, Jets, Islanders, Rangers and Cosmos (including their three most recent championship seasons). Jon is former Yahoo Sports contributor who previously covered various sports for the Queens Ledger. He's a proud alum of Hofstra University and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting (which he attended on a full scholarship). He remains convinced to this day that John Starks would have won the Knicks a championship in 1994 had Hakeem Olajuwon not blocked Starks' shot in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals.

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Hofstra Posts Season’s First CAA Win in Delaware’s Last Possible League Trip to Hempstead 44s6x

January 7, 2024 | By: Jon Wagner

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y — If the Delaware Blue Hens had missed two more free throws on […] 354v5x

Hofstra Drops CAA Opener in Clash of Last Year’s Co-Champs 6z6k6s

January 5, 2024 | By: Jon Wagner

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y — Hofstra Pride head coach Craig “Speedy” Claxton could just as easily have […]

Hofstra Edged by St. John’s in First UBS Arena Visit 606w26

December 31, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

ELMONT, N.Y — Despite being on the short end of sizable disparities in free throw […]

Dominant Second Half Gets Selfless Hofstra Back on Track 6s1ho

December 17, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y — The Hofstra Pride won the battle of the team-leading Thomases and — […]

‘Greedy’ Hofstra Follows Gulf Coast Title with Rout in Fourth Straight Win 235d6d

December 3, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y — Maybe it’s playing in Florida or playing a team from Florida, or […]

Claxton Insists “We’ll Be Fine” After Hofstra Fails Season’s First Real Test 6h2045

December 3, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y — Third-year head coach Craig “Speedy” Claxton re how long it took for […]

Resilient Run: Florida Atlantic Rallies Again to Reach First Final Four! 236u11

March 25, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Move over George Mason, Butler, VCU, Wichita State, and Loyola Chicago. […]

A Thriller and a Stunner Advance Kansas State, Florida Atlantic to Elite Eight 131w1o

March 23, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

NEW YORK, N.Y. — It occurred in very different ways, but the Kansas State Wildcats […]

Cincinnati Ends Hofstra’s Accolade-Filled Season in NIT Second Round 3u1t2w

March 18, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — It wasn’t the ending the Hofstra Pride wanted but it was the […]

Gritty Hofstra Stuns Top-Seeded Rutgers in NIT Opening Round 12156c

March 14, 2023 | By: Jon Wagner

The Hofstra Pride’s dream of reaching the NCAA tournament agonizingly ended as a top seed […]

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