Zach Lowe

Lowe is an alumnus of Greenwich High School in Connecticut, and is a 1999 graduate of Dartmouth College.[3] He spent two years teaching at Cresskill High School in New Jersey[4] before pursuing a MA in U.S. History (with a thesis on the post-Civil War Reconstruction) at William & Mary[5] and a MS in Journalism from Columbia School of Journalism.[6]

For nearly four years, beginning in August 2004, Lowe worked as a crime, government, and courts reporter for his local Stamford Advocate;[7][8] then spent two years with The American Lawyer.[9] During that time, he also wrote part-time for the fan-blog CelticsHub.Com.[10][11] Lowe claims his analytics-based approach to sports-writing is owed to Rob Neyer and John Hollinger,[12] but he attributes his journalism skills to his beat-writer days.

In 2010 he started running the "Point Forward" NBA column-blog[13] on Sports Illustrated.[14] In 2012, Lowe was hired by Bill Simmons to join Grantland as an NBA analyst.[15] In 2015, after the closing of Grantland, his contract was picked-up by Grantland's parent company, ESPN.[16] In 2016, Lowe was pursued by Bleacher Report but ultimately re-signed with ESPN on a multi-year contract.[16]

Lowe hosts a weekly podcast called "The Lowe Post", which features mainly casual chats with other journalists, players, or coaches/GMs about the NBA.[17] He also writes a weekly NBA article during the season for ESPN headlined as "Ten Things I Like And Don't Like, Including...".[18]

Lowe moderated the 2016 Basketball Analytics panel of the MIT-Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.[19]

Lowe is known for his detailed posts on basketball, use of video clips, and clear writing style.[20][21] He writes about the entire NBA, unlike many sportswriters who are concerned about a single team. Lowe has cited his early-career work as a court reporter for his evidence-bias and balanced approach.[21]

In 2013, Will Leitch called Lowe "one of the best basketball writers working right now" and "certainly the most interesting."[20] Josh Levin, writing in Slate, called Lowe "America's best sports writer."[21]

Lowe is married to Croatian international media consultant Vesna Jaksic,[22] whom he met when both worked for the Stamford Advocate. They have a daughter and reside in New York City.