Brian Windhorst

Brian Windhorst is an American sportswriter currently covering the Cleveland Cavaliers for the "Cleveland Plain Dealer". He was the Cavaliers beat writer for the "Akron Beacon Journal" from 2003 through the summer of 2008, and began work for the "Plain Dealer" in October, 2008. Windhorst also frequently contributes columns to ESPN.comcite web|url=http://www.cavsnews.com/20070629-617.php|title=Q&A with Brian Windhorst|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=Tariq Ali] and has made many appearances on ESPN First Take.

Windhorst attended high school at St. Vincent - St. Mary High School in Akroncite web|url=http://www.cavsnews.com/20070629-617.php|title=Q&A with Brian Windhorst|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=Tariq Ali] and his career has to some degree paralleled that of St. V-M's most famous alumnus, LeBron James. Windhorst began covering the Cavaliers in 2003, the year that James was drafted and became the team's star.cite web|url=http://www.cavsnews.com/20070629-617.php|title=Q&A with Brian Windhorst|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=Tariq Ali] While James was the youngest player in the NBA, Windhorst was the youngest traveling NBA beat writer.cite web|url=http://thebiglead.com/?p=4187|title=An Interview with Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=McIntyre/Lessa] He also covered James's high-school career,cite web|url=http://thebiglead.com/?p=4187|title=An Interview with Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=McIntyre/Lessa] and in 2007 he co-wrote "The Franchise: LeBron James and the Remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers" with renowned sports columnist Terry Pluto. While James was winning over Cleveland fans with unexpectedly precocious play on the basketball court, Windhorst was also winning them over with knowledgeable, detail-oriented reporting and insightful analysis.cite web|url=http://mvn.com/nba-cavaliers/brian-windhorst-interview/|title=Cavalier Attitude|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=Amar Panchmatia] cite web|url=http://www.pike27.net/rfn/?p=966|title=Sad News About ABJ's Brian Windhorst|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=David Purcell]

Windhorst attended Kent State University and graduated with a degree in journalism in 2000. His writing has been honored by the United States Basketball Writers Association and by the Associated Press.cite web|url=http://www.grayco.com/cleveland/authors/windhorst-brian/author.shtml|title=About Brian Windhorst|accessdate=2008-10-08|author=Gray & Co.]