The Rhody Runback: Recent Episodes
Jeff Morrone
Rhode Island Sports focus podcast giving you the best access for your local sports and sports programs in the great state of Rhode Island. Get updates on scores, news about the big games and interviews of athletes and coaches.
ESPN's Paul Biancardi joins the show to talks about his coaching career and is his basketball journey that took him to be ESPN National Recruiting Director. Paul talks about the hard work he has put in to get him where he is today. Paul also talks about some of New England's Top Recruits and guests that have been show and much more!
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Co-Founders of Celebrities & Cardbreaks Michael Carter-Williams & Ryan Sweens Sweeney and their CEO Sam Carter sit down with Jeff to talk about their business and how they got into sports cards. The guys talks about where the idea came from, how the decided on name for their company, what is their mission is, how they can make a real impact on the community going forward and much more!
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Layden Blocker Junior Guard for Sunrise Christian Academy boys basketball team joins the show. Layden talks about the current AAU season and what it is like to be notice at the EYBL session 1. He also talks about playing at Sunrise Christian Academy, what is like playing against IMG, Montverde and other big basketball programs across the nation. Layden talks about the feeling of getting notice by Power 5 schools and much more!
Tre Norman Junior Guard for Worcester Academy Boys Basketball joins the show. Tre sits down with Jeff to talk about the upcoming AAU/EYBL season and playing for BABC. Tre also talks about winning the NESPAC Class AA championship and the championship games wild finish, he also talks about his upcoming off-season, what it is like to receive offers from Power 5 schools and much more!
Elijah Neal JR Guard for Rogers High School Boys basketball joins the show. In this episode Elijah discusses the upcoming AAU season and what it is like to play with guys from different schools, how Rogers turned their season around this year to make Divisional and States playoffs, what he is doing to work on his craft and much more!
Lavell Shepard Senior Guard for South Kingstown boys basketball team joins the show. Lavell talks about where the passion of basketball came from and how really fell in love with the game. He also talks about this past senior season and how he stepped up his role as scorer and leader for the team, he also talks about playing AAU and much more!
Coach Mike Mannix Head Coach for Wilbraham & Monson boys basketball team joins the show. Coach Mannix talks about his coaching journey from how he caught coaching to interning with the Pacers, assistant coach for D2, Basketball Operations for Drexel. He also talks about he how he got the job at Wilbraham & Monson, talks about the 4 great players he was able to coach this year in Devin, Kyle, Matt and Sean and what it was like to coach those young men and much more!
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Cam Iasimone Host of Cam's Corner joins the show. Cam talks about how he started the podcast, where the idea of name Cam's Corner came from, some of the guests he had on the show, he also calls the RIC men's and women's basketball games, and much more!
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Tedrick Wilcox Jr. joins the show. Tedrick talks about he experience he having living out one of his dreams playing division 1 basketball, what it has been like to play against Wisconsin, Penn State, St John's, coming home to RI to play Bryant and face up against a friend, how to be a part of the Bake Team and much more!
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Lorenzo Almonte Senior Guard for Bethel Boys basketball team joins the show. Lorenzo talks about the current season and the great competition he faces in Connecticut. He talks about what is like to being the scoring threat on his team and seeing different types defenses, being nominated as McDonald's All-American, the hard work he has put in to be where he is today and much more!
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Jake Lacroix senior forward for Rocky Hill Country Day School sits down with Jeff to talk about the current season, the importance of having a great coaching staff, Hard work he puts in during the off-season, playing AAU and much more!
Darius Ajakaiye Sophomore guard for Moses Brown boys basketball team joins the show. Darius sits down with Jeff to talk about the current basketball season, playing under a new head coach at Moses Brown, learning to play off the ball, the hard work he puts in during the off-season and working with great coaches around Rhode Island, playing RI Elite and much more!
DJ Gomes JR Guard for the St. Ray's high school boys basketball joins the show. DJ talks about the current and what it was like to be a part of the Donaldson Lynch tournament, his talk dunk during that tournament that was all over media outlets, he talks about recovering from ankle injury, playing varsity and much more
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Malik Matanmi Junior Center for Shea boys basketball team joins the show. Malik talks about the current season with Shea playing with great team chemistry, being the MVP of the Dolandson-Lynch Tournament, the hard work he put in to be playing varsity basketball and much more!
Craig Randall II Guard for the Nets joins the show. Craig talks about his journey to make it on the Nets and being a local tryout. Craig talks about what it is like to be professional basketball player, playing for the Nets organization, how his brother helped train him, betting on himself and much more!
Jacob Cox Sophomore Point Guard for North Kingstown boys basketball team joins the show. Jacob talks about the current RIIL basketball season and playing point guard at the varsity level, he talks about what it is like to have fan in the stands, the hard work he put in the off-season, learning from his dad, the URI players and much more!
Coach Bedrosian and the 5 captains Hunter Remington, Derek Salvatore, Anthony Corsinetti, Ryan Schino and CJ Ragosta join the show. The captains talk about the upcoming season, being leaders on the team, the excitement to have fans in the stand, being ready to play and much more! Cam Walker makes a special appearance as well. Episode Filmed at Hartford Pavers- Thank you Mr. and Mrs Corsinetti.
Trey Rezendes rejoins the show on this episode of the Rhody Runback. Trey talks about the upcoming season, how he worked on different parts of his game, the importance of having a great supporting cast, he shows us his favorite basketball move and much more!
**Episode was filmed at The Elite Skills Club of New England.
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Ryan Rodriguez sophomore guard for North Providence High School boys basketball team joins the show. Ryan talks about his off-season and the hard work he put in to make varsity , his excitement to play a full season, what season was like for him and much more!
Jermaine O'Neal Jr Freshman Guard/Forward for TACA boys basketball team joins the show. Jermaine talks about where the passion for basketball comes from. What it is like to have his dad coach him, how the high school season is going so far, the hard work he puts in to prepare for the basketball season and much more!
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Jaiden Perry JR Guard for Cumberland High School Boys basketball team joins the show. Jaiden talks about the excitement playing for Cumberland this season, the adjustment for playing with new teammates, having fans in the stand, his thoughts on last season during COVID and much more!
Austin Cilley joins the show. Austin talks about his basketball journey from playing in high school and college, what it has meant to him to be on the top scorers in Westerly High School history, his time playing basketball at RIC, an injury that changed his sport path to golf, what it has been like being an amateur golfer. He also discusses his time coaching basketball and much more!
Eze Wali JR Wing for Bishop Hendricken Boys basketball team joins the show. Eze talks about his passion for basketball, his time playing for Bishop Hendricken, winning a championship last year, goals for the upcoming season, his hard work during the off-season, playing Expressions Elite and much more!
Isiah Gois Sophomore guard for Tolman High School Boys Basketball team joins the show. Isiah talks coming back from an ACL injury the journey to get back to playing, playing at the CP3 combine, his love of basketball and his city and much more!
Scott Leech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for URI Athletics joins the show. Scott talks about his journey on how he became a strength and conditioning for, his time playing football at Springfield, the work that the student athletes put in everyday and much more!
Joe Calabro owner of Golf News RI joins the show. Joe sits down to talk about how he started Golf News RI launching it during the covid, the idea behind the website, running a podcast, what the website covers and much more!
Corey Wright Jr Co-Founder of The Elite Skills Club New England. Joins the show today. Corey talks about his journey of becoming a skills coach and setting a goal for himself, how The Elite Skills Club New England got started, the great players he has worked with and much more!
Kobe Pena guard for Times2 Academy Boys Basketball team joins the show. Kobe talks about winning the championship last season, staying focus on the current season, his off-season what he has worked on, stepping into a leadership, the run to the championship last year and much more!
Seth Anderson JR Forward for Pomfret School boys basketball team. Seth talks about how his passion for basketball got started, the decision to go to Pomfret, what he is looking forward to playing in the NESPAC, playing at Cumberland, playing for BCRI and much more!
Tyler Kolek Guard for Marquette Men's Basketball Team joins the show. Tyler talks about his decision to transfer to Marquette, what it is like to play for Coach Shaka Smart, what it means to be a part of the Big East and play in the Big East tournament, his time Wisconsin and much more!
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Seniors Meg Beal and Sara Ridler from the Westerly High School girls volleyball team. Meg and Sara talk about this season compared to last season, what it is like to go on winning streaks, their favorite matches and much more!
Ricky Fonseca SR Guard for St. Pat's basketball team joins the show. Ricky talks about the upcoming, the game he is looking forward to the most, things he worked on during the off-season, his favorite game last year and much more!
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Sebastian Thomas freshman guard for URI men's basketball team joins the show . Sebastian and Jeff catch up from the last time they spoke. Sebastian talks about his commitment to URI, what the transition has been like from High School, what he is learning from his teammates, final season playing AAU and much more!
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Lamonte Thomas Professional Basketball player and Entrepreneur joins the show. Lamonte talks about his basketball career and how he fell in love with the game. Lamonte talks about his high school career playing at Central, how he decided to go to Johnson & Wales University, what his time was like there and averaging 30 a game, playing basketball overseas, how he created the Play for Peace Tour, His granola company What The Teff and much more!
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Luke Marley Senior Wide Receiver for Westerly High School football team joins the show. Luke talks about this current season and the team's upcoming game against Rogers. Luke talks about how he got into the football and where the passion really started, what it was like to play in shortened season, the upcoming Thanksgiving game and much more!
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Justin Denson Jr Wide receiver for LaSalle High School football team joins the show. Justin talks about this season and what it has been like so far and their big against Catholic Memorial tonight. Justin talks about where his passion for the game began, last season and much more!
Coach Dawan Robinson Owner of Life Of Hoops and Retired Professional Basketball Player joins the show. Coach Robinson talks about how he fell in love with the game of basketball, his time playing at URI and overseas, how he decided to start Life Of Hoops and much more!
Azzy Harrison Sophomore Guard for Classical High School boys basketball joins the show. Azzy talks about how he fell in love with the game of basketball, what it was like to basketball his freshman year during pandemic, the experience he gained during an amazing playoff run, the offseason work he put in to get prepared for the upcoming season and more!
Moses Meus JR Linebacker for the St. Rays high school football team joins the show. Moses talks about how he got into the sport of football, what it was like to make an adjustment playing his freshman year. Playing during a shorten seasoned last year, goals for the for upcoming season and more.
David Farber Quarterback for Moses Brown High School football team joins the show. David discusses how last season went for him during the shorten season, what he has been working on during the offseason, the football camps he attended during the off-season and what the experience of those were like, goals for the upcoming season and much more!
Jayden DeSimone joins the show, the guard for Mt. Pleasant talks about how he fell in love with the game. He also discusses his comeback from a horrific injury to his knee, the motivation to keep him working hard to make the comeback, what his summer of basketball has meant to him, his goals for this upcoming season and much more!
Andre Harakas Co-Founder of Probook Sports joins the show. Andre talks about his time playing football at Indiana Wesleyan University. He talks the journey how Probook Sports got started and where the idea came from, what it was like to approach the idea, where they are today and much more!
Dr. Tim Swenson PT, DPT, OCS owner of Primal Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine joins the show. Dr. Tim talks about Primal Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine and how he is looking forward to helping athletes comeback from injury, prep athletes for their seasons and more. Dr. Tim also talks about his sports background and growing up playing basketball, suffering injuries that has led him to career path and much more!
Brian Adams Director of Basketball Player Development for Driven Elite joins the show. Brian talks about his basketball career from playing in high school at the Piney Woods Country Life School. Brian talks about winning three championships there, being ranked number 18 in the country of top players in the nation, his decision to go to Alcorn State University, his time playing in the pros overseas. He talks how he got started with Driven Elite, things they are doing now, what they focus on, working Mahmoud Adul Rauf and much more!
Isaias Ventura SR SF for the Charter High School for Law and Social Boys basketball joins the show. In this episode Isaias and I catch up on how is summer is going with off-season workouts, prepping for the next season, his mindset going forward, where he sees his basketball career and goals he has set for himself and more!
In the second part of this episode Mike talks about: -His time working with Kobe Bryant -Being a part of the Dallas Mavericks organization and the program they created there -Hoops Consultants and Much more!
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Part 1: Mike Procopio Director of The Hoops Consultants joins the show. In this two part episode Mike talks about in Part 1: How Hoops Consultants became to be His decision to get into the player development side of basketball His time working for the Boston Celtics Working with Tim Grover and what that was like
Part 2: Mike talks about : Working with Kobe Bryant and what became a great basketball relationship His time with the Dallas Mavericks Hoops Consultants
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Coach Michael Martin Head Coach of Brown University Men's basketball team joins the show. Coach Martin talks about his basketball journey from deciding to play his college basketball at Brown, playing overseas in Ireland, his decision to get into coaching and his decision to come Brown. Coach talks about his goals for Brown, winning coaching of the year and much more!
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Brody Limric Senior Forward for East Catholic High School Boys basketball team joins the show. Brody talks about how he got into basketball, playing against his brothers, what last season was like during covid, his recent commitment to Quinnipiac Men's basketball team and much more!
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Michael Mahone JR for Exeter West Greenwich High School boys basketball team and member of the golf joins the show. Michael talks about the golf season, what it was like to compete in states, and to see his name on the leaderboard. He also talks about the basketball season. The weird with no fans, playing in the playoffs, things he will work during the offseason and much more!
Coach Tom Newell Sports Ambassador joins the show. Coach Newell talks about how he got into basketball, what he learned from his father Hall of Fame Coach Pete Newell, coaching in the NBA, some great stories about life and much more!
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Assistant Coach Jordan Griffith and GM Billy Clapper of the Sideline Cancer The Basketball Tournament team join the show. Jordan and Billy speak about last years tournament of the teams run to the finals and what it did for the Sideline Cancer foundation and they also discuss their goals for the team this year. Billy and Jordan discuss how the team came about and the process of of they build and share some great stories along the way. Jordan describes how the Sideline Cancer foundation came about and the AAU program they are developing and much more!
Olivia VanPatten Freshman Forward for Cranston West High School Girls Basketball Team joins the show. Olivia talks about how her passion for basketball started at a young age, what the adjustment to playing varsity and during the covid times, playing AAU and much more!
Luke Santos Walk on Guard for Roger Williams University joins the show. Luke talks about his basketball career from how he got into basketball, his time playing at Chariho and playing for Coach Downey, his favorite game from High School, playing at UCONN Avery Point, getting great grades and going to RWU and much more!
Denzel Correia JR Guard for Rocky Hill Country Day School joins the show. Denzel talks about how he got into basketball, his decision to come Rocky Hill, what his time has been at Rocky, playing last season during covid and playing against RIIL teams, his favorite game and more!
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Thalia Shepard JR Guard for St. Andrew's Girls Basketball team joins show the today. Thalia talks about how she started playing basketball and falling in love with the game, she talks about her time playing at Newton North, what it was like to play during covid and her decision to come St. Andrews and much more!
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Charlie Garbowski Sr Guard for Royal Oak High School boys basketball team joins the show. Charlie talks about his journey and how he started playing basketball, how he realized it was his sport, what this season was like out Michigan for covid, his favorite game and much more!
Coach Antonio Anderson Head Coach of Springfield Commonwealth Academy Boys Basketball Team joins the show. Coach Antonio Anderson talks about his decision to come to Springfield Commonwealth Academy and his excitement to being at the school. He also talks about his basketball career playing for the Coach John Calipari at Memphis, playing along side D-Rose, playing with the Thunder, his first coaching job and more!
David Figureroa JR Forward for the Prout School boys basketball team joins the show. David talks about how he got into basketball, the excitement to play basketball this past season, his upcoming offseason and much more!
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Alex Mega joins the show. Alex talks about how she got into field hockey, what it was like winning a state championship, how her passion grew for field hockey, this season playing basketball and much more!
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David Lynch JR Forward and QB for Bishop Hendricken Basketball and Football joins the show. David talks about how he got into both sports, what it is like to play football in spring time, favorite game so far on the season, talks about the basketball season winning back to back championships and more!
Caroline McConaghy Sophomore Guard for Barrington High School Girls Basketball Team joins the show. Caroline talks about how she got into basketball, decision to play at Barrington, her team with Barrington and make the run to the championship, favorite game and much more!
Sean Duke Freshman Guard for Manhattan College Men's Basketball joins the show. Sean talks about how he fell in love with the game. He talks about his time playing for Classical and St. Andrews and learning from two of RI coaching greats, his decision to go Manhattan and much more!
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AJ Brown JR Guard for Orlando Christian Prep joins the show. AJ talks about his basketball career and how he got started. His time with OCP and winning back to back state championships, playing E1T1 AAU program and much more!
Tedrick Wilcox Guard from St. Francis University Men's Basketball team joins the show. Tedrick talks about his basketball journey from how he got into basketball, playing at Tolman l, Rocky Hill, his time at Dominican College, his decision to play at St. Francis and much more!
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Isaiah Miranda sophomore for the The Phelph School Boys basketball team joins show. Isaiah talks about how he got into basketball, his time at the Phelps School, what RI Elite has meant to him and much more!
RJ Hadfield Senior Guard for Curry College Men's Basketball Team joins the show. RJ talks about his basketball career and how he got started, his high school career playing at Prout for two great coaches, playing at Curry College, favorite game and we are even joined by a special guest and more!
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Coach Vernon Hamilton joins the show. Coach Vernon Hamilton talks about his basketball career and how he started, playing at Clemson, his decision to get into coaching, his time coaching in the pros, coaching at LSU and the what the season was like this year and much more!
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Ned Fitzpatrick Senior guard for Classical High School Boys Basketball Team joins the show. Ned talks about how he got into basketball, how became a great shooter, what he did during the offseason, favorite game and much more!
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Leah Hart Senior Guard for Narragansett High School Girls Basketball Team joins the show. Leah talks about how she got into basketball, what is like having a senior year, playing basketball with her twin sister, her favorite game, playing lacrosse this year and more!
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Joe Ragosta Senior Guard for Cranston West High School Boys basketball team joins the show. Joe talks about how he got into basketball, the importance for him was to have a senior season, being able to play games, his excitement to play at the next level and much more!
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Amaya Dowdy SR Guard for St. Raphael's Girls basketball team joins the show. Amaya talks about how she got into basketball, what her time at St. Ray's has been like, winning the championship this year, preparing for the next level, playing volleyball and much more!
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Raf Awa JR Guard for La Salle Academy's boys basketball team joins the show. Raf talks about he got into basketball, moving from NY to RI, what his time has been like at La Salle, playing during the pandemic, the clothes he designs and much more!
Sebastian Thomas Guard for the Hoosac School boys basketball team joins the show. Sebastian talks about how he got into basketball. What he learned from growing up in a basketball family, his time at Hendricken and what he learned from Coach Gomes, his decision to go to prep school, playing for RI Elite and much more!
Quan VanPutten Free Agent Professional basketball player joins the show. Quan talks about his basketball journey from how he got into basketball, his favorite high school game, what it was like to play in the JBA, his goals for basketball and much more!
Alex Mitchell Senior Guar for Buckingham Browne & Nichols school boys basketball team joins the show today. Alex talks about how he got into basketball, his decision to go to BBN, what the season was like this year to play during covid, favorite game and much more!
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Marquis Buchanan joins the show. Marquis talks about how he got into both sports, what it is like play football in March, what winning player of the year meant to him, his goals for next season and more!
Coach Alex Ruiz coach for BCRI and owner of 401Ballers joins the show. Coach Ruiz talks about his basketball journey and how he started playing basketball. His first coaching job and what he is doing now coaching with BCRI and his outlook. Coach also talks about the 401Ballers account and what it means to be a 401Baller and future plans he has with the account and more!
Coach John Kavanagh Head Coach for Classical Boys Basketball Team joins the show. Coach Kavanagh talks about his playing career and how he decided to get into coaching. His decision to take the Classical Boys job. What has been like coaching some of RI top talented players, winning a state championship. He also talks about this season and having to coach through a pandemic, his team and much more!
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Coach Joshua Cabrera Head Coach of Moses Brown Boys Basketball Team joins the show today. Coach talks about his playing career, his time playing in high school at Classical and winning a D2 championship, playing at Norwich University, his decision to get into coaching and his decision to coach at Moses Brown. Coach also talks about how he got started with BCRI and more!
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Christian Claytor Sophomore RB & LB for Bishop Hendricken Football team joins the show. Christian talks about his football career and how he got started, what it has been like practicing in Feb and March and his goals for the season. He also talks about his Lacrosse career and how he ended playing Lacrosse, driving over two hours to practice everyday and more!
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Christian Claytor Sophomore RB & LB for Bishop Hendricken Football team joins the show. Christian talks about his football career and how he got started, what it has been like practicing in Feb and March and his goals for the season. He also talks about his Lacrosse career and how he ended playing Lacrosse, driving over two hours to practice everyday and more!
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Isaias Ventura JR SF for the Charter High School of Law and Social Justice joins show. Isaias talks about how he started playing basketball, how he became motivated better, his goals, turning a negative with pandemic into positive, his favorite game from last year, outlook on the current season and more!
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Jackson Zancan Sophomore Forward for UMASS Dartmouth Men's Basketball team joins the show. Jackson talks about how he started playing basketball in the third grade, playing in high school winning the D2 championship, joining the 1000 point club. What his college season was like during this pandemic, winning the conference championship and more!
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Connor Martin SR Lineman for the Westerly High School Football Team joins the show. Connor talks about how he got into football, being the trenches, being a part of the Westerly/Stonington tradition, outlook on the season and more!
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Mike Slonina The Founder of A Shot for Life joins the show today. Mike talks about how A Shot For Life got started, the struggles of turning into a nonprofit, how the idea came up when he was college and where it is today. He also talks about brining A Shot For Life to Rhode Island and much more!
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Owen Degnan Freshman Wing for Narragansett Boys Basketball team joins the show today. Owen talks about his basketball career, how he got into basketball, playing basketball with brothers, going through the season with a mask, what it is like to play varsity level and more!
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Mike Paquette Sophomore guard for Cranston West Boys basketball team. Mike talks his thoughts on this past season, what is looking forward to working on during the offseason, what he learned, and how he will continue to grow as a player. He also talks about his soccer and how soccer helped him prep for basketball and more!
Tyler Cicione sophomore guard for CCRI Men's basketball team joins the show today. Tyler talks about his basketball career, his ups and downs and high school and moments where he could've given up but he stuck with it. He played for the RI Knights helped him get him where he is today. He talks about this time at CCRI and more!
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Coach Dwayne Monroe joins the show today. Coach talks about how he got into basketball coaching, what his first year has been like coaching varsity basketball, his favorite game from the regular season and more!
Matt Raffa Freshman guard for Barrington Boys Basketball team joins the show today. Matt talks about how he got into basketball, playing king of the court with his dad and brother, his favorite game of the regular season, his offseason works and more!
John Estes SR. Guard for Prout boys High School Basketball team joins the show. John talks about how he got into basketball, his time at Prout, this season how he is really been well, his off season workouts and more!
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Madi Zancan joins the show the today. Madi talks about how she got into basketball, how her brother was big influence to her to start playing basketball, what scoring 1000 points means to her and more!
Jeff is joined by members of the Cranston East Girls Basketball. Joining Jeff is Senior Gigi Ortiz Junior Kathy Hernadez And Head Coach Jhamal Diggs As they discuss their playoff win over Chariho, favorite game during the regular season, playing without fans and more!
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Fran Lopez SR Guard for Toll Gate High School Boys basketball team. Fran Talks about how he got into basketball, his offseason to make him a better player, what the season has been like so far and more!
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Jeff is joined by Coach Stephen Lenz as the go through the girls brackets by D3 D2 D1 and potential match ups each team will face. Ramon then joins Jeff to over the boys brackets by D3 D2 D1 and Potential matchups
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Dimitri Benekos Freshman Guard joins the show today. Dimitri talks about how he got into basketball, his offseason and how he got prepared for the regular season, playing with masks, outlook on the current and more!
Parker Mason SR Forward for Rocky Hill Country Day School joins the show. Parker talks about how he got into basketball, how he decided to go to Rocky Hill, his favorite basketball game from last year, his favorite basketball team, pregame rituals and more!
Ramon and Jeff go over games from Friday and Saturday. Ramon releases his new power rankings for each division and state. Shake ups in the playoff picture if the playoffs started today and we interview Jack McMullen on his historic scoring night and more!
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Trey Rezendes joins the show today. Trey talks about how he got into basketball, his off-season to prepare for the upcoming, the adjustment to playing varsity basketball, his favorite game, outlook on the season and more!
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Jackson Walsh Senior Guard for Cumberland High School boys basketball team joins the show.. Jackson talks about how he got into basketball, his time playing at Cumberland, outlook on the season, playing baseball, golf and more!
Coach Evan Mitchner Head Coach of V2 Boys Basketball team at Rocky Hill Country Day School and Asst. Director for Team New England RI joins the show. Coach Mitchner talks about his coaching journey and how he got into coaching, his decision to go Rocky Hill, his time there, his time with Team New England and more!
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I am joined by the Johnston Girls Basketball team we talk about their season and what is like to play with masks, playing in 4 quarters and some of their favorite games. We also discuss somethings they enjoy outside of basketball.
Joining me on the show:
Tori Viau Abby Clesas Sarah Bandoma Emily Iannuccilli And Head Coach Meghan Reall
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Glenn Sharpe Senior lineman for Tolman High School football joins the show. Glenn talks about how he got into football, what football has meant to him, last seasons run to the championship, the outlook on this season and more!
Coach Trevor DiMicco joins the show. He talks about how his basketball journey from playing in high school, playing college basketball and how he got into coaching with EWG. He also speaks upon some life lessons along the way that have made him the person he is today and more!
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Coach Melissa Scungio DiMicco joins the show today. Coach talks about her cheerleading journey from her time competing in high school at North Kingstown and winning a State Championship, cheerleading for URI and her decision to get into coaching, her time with PC and more!
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Coach Mike Hart Head Coach of St. Andrew's Boys basketball team joins the show. Coach Hart talks about his coaching journey from how he got into coaching, working some of the top talent around the country, how he started at St. Andrews and more.
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Coach Dwayne Pina Head Coach St. George's boys basketball joins the show today. Coach Pina talks about how he started playing basketball, his time playing under Al Skinner at BC. His decision to get into coaching and going to St. George's basketball and more!
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Tyler Kolek Freshman Guard for George Mason Men's Basketball team joins the show. Tyler talks about his basketball career and how he got into basketball, what his time like was at St. George's, his decision to play at George Mason and what the season has been like with covid and more!
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BJ Begones JR Forward for Coventry Boys High School basketball team joins the show. BJ talks about how he got into basketball, what it has been like practicing and going through tryouts wearing a masks, the game that he has marked on his calendar and more!
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Mauricio Gallego owner of MG Tapes joins the show. Mauricio talks about his passions of photography and videography and how it became a job that he loves with the sport that he loves. He talks about some upcoming projects and videos he has and more!
Kalil Fofana joins the show. Kalil talks about his basketball career, his outlook on the season, playing with a mask, his favorite thing to outside of basketball in more!
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Jack McMullen Senior Guard for East Greenwich Boys Basketball team joins the show. Jack talks about how he got into basketball, his outlook on the season, what it is like to play with masks, what it was like to win a state championship and more!
Coach Jenna Cosgrove joins me on the show today. Coach Cosgrove discusses her playing career and playing at Endicott, her decision to get into coaching, her time coaching Fordham University, Her decision to coach at RIC and building a program there. She also discusses her goals and out look on the season and more!
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Coach Billy Cumplido joins the show the today. Coach Cumplido talks about how he got into coaching. What his experiences were like coaching at the D1 D2 and D3 level how he brought those experiences over with him to Cranston West. He talks about his coaching philosophy and much more!
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Cole and Owen talk about going through tryouts and practices wearing masks, outlook on the upcoming season and what it means to be a part of NK Basketball program and more!
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I sit down with the Johnston Basketball team they speak upon covid, the excitement of having a season, pregame rituals, favorite music and more! I am joined by the three captains: Hunter Remington Thomas Zednick Justin Salvatore And Assistant Coach Mike Bedrosian Head Coach Mark Livingston
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Today I am joined by the EWG coaching staff as we talk about what they looking forward to the most for the upcoming season, dealing with covid, their favorite game from last season much more. Joining me: Head Coach David DelFino Assistant Coach Justin Kolenda Assistant Coach Trevor DiMicco Assistant Coach Mark McPhillips
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Executive Director of the RIIL Michael Lunney joins the show. Michael talks about covid and how the RIIL is working with RI state department to make sure seasons are being played within the school year. Michael also talks about his basketball career and how he got into coaching, being two time state champion and a three time coach of the year and much more!
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Cole Goulet JR Wing for North Kingstown High School basketball boys team and WR/S for their football team joins the show. Cole talks about his love for both sports and how he got into them. What tryouts have been like dealing with masks, playing AAU, outlook on the basketball and football season and more
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Coach Brandon DiPaola joins the show today. Coach DiPaola talks about how he got into basketball, his time playing high school and playing in College. He talks about the lessons he has learned from College. His decision to get into coaching what his time has been like with North Smithfield boys basketball team and much more!
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Stanley Urey joins the show. Stanley talks about how he got into both basketball and football. What it is like to played WR and CB how it works playing positions, his time playing basketball and some of the memorable games from last season, pregame rituals and much more!
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Jeff is joined by a couple of Rhode Island’s talented basketball players who both play for Providence County Day basketball team- Ryan Joseph a jr guard and Gus Holch a jr forward. Both these young men talk about their basketball careers, how they decided to go to Providence County Day, their goals for the season, and somethings they enjoy outside of basketball!
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Some of Rhode Island's top basketball players join me on the show as they talk about what it is going to be like dealing with the covid rules, the excitement to have a season, and we talk some NBA and NBA 2k.
Players Joining me today: Pharrell Soares JR Forward for Tollgate High School Jason Peters JR Guard for Times Squared Academy Lincoln Drew JR Guard for North Providence High School Miguel Espinal JR Wing for Cranston East High School Keith Wilson SR Guard for St. Patrick's Academy Stanley Urey SR Guard for Classical High School Tyriek Weeks SR Forward for Pilgrim High School
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Some Rhode Island's top coaches join Jeff on the show today. The Coaches give their insights on the upcoming season and working with the new rules for covid and much more! Jeff is joined by: Coach Matt Fontaine Head Coach of Pilgrim Coach Greg Rakovic Head Coach of St. Patrick's Academy Coach Brendon DiPaola Head Coach of North Smithfield Coach Dean Felicetti Head Coach of Prout High School Coach Henry Coleman Head of Mt. St. Charles
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Coach Jhamal Diggs Head Girls Basketball Coach at Cranston and Coach Jhamal Diggs Head Coach of Girls basketball at Cranston East and Assistant Volleyball coach at Lasalle Academy. Coach Diggs talks about his volleyball playing career how he got into coaching, taking over the Cranston East position creating a culture there, his first season, the outlook on their upcoming season, his time with LaSalle and much more!
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Coach Jim Psaras joins Jeff on the show. Coach talks about how he really got into coaching, how he got into the five star camps and working with amazing coaches such as Coach K and Coach Cal. Coach talks about the experience of the 5 star camps and brought that with him Rogers, his most memorable game at Rogers, his time at Rogers and what he is up to now and much more!
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Coach Kevin Lendrum joins Jeff. Coach Lendrum talks about his love for the game of basketball and how he started playing in college and played sometime overseas in England. Coach talks about how he go into coaching and what his time was like under Rogers Head Coach Jim Psaras and what he learned from him and his decision to come to Middletown and more!
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Miguel Espinal joins me on today's show. Miguel is a Jr Forward for Cranston East. Miguel talks about how his love the game developed. He talks about what meant to him to make the varsity his freshman year, his favorite games on from years being on team, and more!
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Madison McCall joins the me on the Rhody Runback. Madison talks about his basketball career and playing at Rogers High School. His decision to play at Putnam Science Academy, what it was like to play with some of country's top talent and his decision to play at Bridgewater State University and more!
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Coach Cobleigh joins me on today's episode. Coach Cobleigh talks about his decision to get into coaching. He talks about his first high school job and working with the late great Coach Dan Sylvester. Coach Cobleigh talks about his time at Wheeler and how much he loves being there, we talk about when I was assistant coach and much more!
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Coach Rak joins the show. Coach Rak talks about how his love coaching really started to develop. Coach talks about how he first started out at St. Pat's and then end up back up at St. Pat's to lead them on an historic run for their basketball program, we talk about his favorite game of the season and much more!
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David joins the show today. David is a junior at Moses Brown High School where he plays quarterback for their football team and is also on the track & field team. David talks about how he really got into football and started to learn the game his freshman year high school. David talks about being at Elite 11 camp with some of the nations top football prospects and he also talks about his time on the national stage for track and field. He also talks about his favorite football player and much much more!
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BCRI Players Jawarie Hamelin of Springfield Common Wealth Academy & Parker Mason of Rocky Hill Day County School joined along with BCRI Coach and Co-Director Patrick Dame join the show. The three talk about BCRI and how the program itself has been to an asset to them. Coach Dame speaks on how BCRI was created and the idea behind. While Parker and Jawarie talk about how it has helped them with their careers. Parker and Jawarie talk about their time there current schools to and much more!
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Maxwell Fiore joins Jeff on today's episode. Maxwell talks about how he got into basketball and playing games against his brothers and sisters. Maxwell also talks about his excitement for his upcoming season with Prout and his goal for the season. He is also talks some NBA and things he enjoys outside of basketball.
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Aireus Raspberry joins the show today. Aireus talks about his basketball career and how he really got into basketball, being a 1000 point scorer at Cranston East and a things he learned in his final game at Cranston East. Aireus talks about playing at JWU and much more!
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Keith Wilson joins Jeff on today's episode. Keith talks about how he got into basketball, being the first 1000 point scorer in his school history, the amazing his team had last year. Keith and Jeff talk NBA Keith's favorite basketball team and much more!
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Jason Peters joins the show today. He talks about how he got into basketball and his time playing at Time Squared Academy, his favorite basketball player and what he learns from him and much more!
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Pharrell Soares joins the show today. Pharrell talks about how he got into basketball, his time playing at Toll Gate High School, one of the biggest things he worked on during the offseason, his favorite NBA team, NBA player and much more !
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Levi King and Nat Felicetti join the show today. Levi King currently play's basketball at Woodstock Academy and Nat Felicetti currently play's volleyball for Stony Brook they both talk about what it is like playing a sport at another level. They also share some great stories about their time playing at Chariho and much more!
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JC Santos joins show, He talks about he started playing basketball his time playing at East Providence High School, His decision to play at CCRI and his time there, his decision to play at UMASS Dartmouth and more!
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Coach Reiss joins the show today. Coach Reiss talks about her playing career from her time playing at UVA, then playing in the WNBA. Her decision to get in coaching, her decision to come to URI, the outlook on the season and much more!
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Coach Downey joins the show to talk basketball and how his coaching career got started. Coach talks about what it meant to him to get the Chariho position, the community at Chariho, winning the State Championship and much more!
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Coach Mike Monahan joins me today. Coach talks about how he started playing basketball, playing in High School and College, how he got into coaching , The West Way and more!
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Lincoln Drew joins today show. Lincoln discusses his basketball career and how he get into basketball. Lincoln also talks his favorite things outside of basketball, his favorite player, his 2k teams, spending time with family and much more!
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Coach Burke joins the Rhody Runback. Coach Burke talks about her basketball career and how she fell in love with the game and achieving her dream of playing at PC. We also discuss her decision to get into coaching, her milestones that she has achieved, the great players she has coach and much more!
Coach Al Gaccione joins the show. Coach Gaccione is the Wrestling Head Coach at Westerly High School. He speaks about how he started wrestling in high school. How he got into coaching and how he created a culture and a program at Westerly.
Tyriek Weeks Sr Forward for Pilgrim Boys High School Basketball team joins the show. Tyriek talks about what it has been like dealing with covid from last year and this upcoming season. He also talks about his favorite NBA player and NBA 2k team. Tyriek and Jeff even get into the GOAT talk and much more!
Coach Matt Fontaine joins the show today. Coach talks about his playing basketball career and baseball career. He talks about his drive to coach high school basketball and where he got his start. His decision to take the head coaching job at Pilgrim High School and how much he enjoys it there.
Jeff Xavier joins the show. Professional Basketball player and RI high school basketball legend Jeff Xavier joins the show. Jeff talks about growing up in RI and playing basketball at St. Raphael Academy. Jeff talks about his recruiting and process and his decision to go to Manhattan University, what his first and second year there was like and his decision to transfer to PC. He talks about how he worked hard and how ended up going pro.
Coach Henry Coleman joins today show. Coach Coleman talks about how he started getting coaching, his journey to becoming a head coach. He shares an interesting story about his hiring process at Mount St. Charles and he also has an interesting hobby.
Coach Jared Grasso joins show, he talks about his basketball career. Coach discusses his transition from playing to coaching. He talks about how he became a great recruiter. His time coaching in NCAA tournaments and His decision to come to Bryant University and the direction the program is moving in.
Coach Dean Felicetti joins the show today. Coach talks about his basketball career and what his decision was to get into coaching. He talks about his decision to become a head coach and take over as Head Coach at Prout High School. He shares a great story of coaching against one of his own sons and much more!
Coach Ryan McCormack Assistant Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator of UMASS Dartmouth joins the show. Coach McCormack talks about how he started playing football, his interesting story of how he got into Salve to play there, his decision to get into coaching and much more!
Coach Ciocci comes on the show today to talk about his football career. He talks about his time playing at Wagner winning a championship. What his transition was like getting into coaching. His decision to come to Bryant and the outlook on the upcoming season.
Coach Tom Centore joins the show. Coach discusses how he first got into football, what it was like playing for his dad. His time playing at URI and his decision to get into coaching. He describes his Super Bowl wins and his outlook on the current season
David Shepard joins Jeff to talk about the NBA Finals. David gives his insights on who is going to win finals. He discusses who thinks AD reminds of. They talk playoff Rondo being a real thing. David also talks about LeBron and his legacy and where he ranks in his top 5.
Jeff begins the show by talking about some updates and news. Also shoutout to our recent guest who won a big award. (3:54) Coach Jessee joins the show. We discuss her playing career, what her decision was like to get into coaching. She talks about her time coaching in the ACC and what she learned coaching at Wake Forest and her decision to come to URI and her outlook on the season.
Big show announcement mentioned going forward on this weeks episode. (2:56) Coach Eric Korytkowski joins the show to talk about how he first started getting into coaching. He talks about the upcoming season, dealing with Covid rules and his outlook. Coach Korytkowski also talks about his role models and how they shaped him as coach today.
Jeff talks about sports updates from RIIL decision to begin the soccer season this week. Jeff also talks NFL, NBA and college football. (8:54) Westerly High School's new Head Football Coach, Coach Steve Stoehr joins the show. Coach Stoehr talks about his playing career and how his love the game developed. He discusses his coaching career and he talks about how he plans to maintain the Westerly tradition.
Jeff starts the episode by thanking the fans and how quickly the show has grown because of them. Jeff then discusses the NBA Celtics vs Raptors, Lakers and more. He also talks about the excitement of having football back into our lives and that all sports going full throttle now. (11:00) Coach Chris Merritt the Head Coach of Bryant University Football joins the show to talk about how he start coaching. He discusses his outlook on the season and he talks about his excitement about being at Bryant.
Jeff gives an update from RIIL about High School Sports for the fall. He also discusses college football conferences and feels like every conference is doing their own thing. Jeff gives his insights on the NBA, MLB and NFL and is excited to the NFL and NBA going at the same time. (9:37) URI Offensive Coordinator Coach Patrick Murphy joins to the show to talk about how he got into football. What the decision to get into football coaching was like. He talks the upcoming season the URI Rams.
Jeff talks about the sports world and all the big news that happened with in sports and how proud he is to be a sports fan and that what happened last week was Greater than sports. (7:04) Jimmy Baron Jr joins the show to talk about his basketball career. He talks about his crazy coronavirus story and being overseas while having a newborn on the way during a pandemic. He also discusses with Jeff about his time at URI and what it was like playing for dad, playing against PC and Duke. He also talks about his pro career overseas.
Jeff talks about the college football scene and what is to to come with the upcoming season and he also talks about the Celtics Sweep. (10:18) Jared Coon joins the show he is the a Master's Olympic Weightlifting gold medalist and owner of Westerly Crossfit. Jared talks about his journey on how he began his weightlifting journey, his hard work and dedication to becoming the best.
The Rhody Runback Episode 3 Jeff talks about Massachusetts High Schools canceling fall sports due to COVID, BIG 10 and Pac 12 also canceling their football seasons due to COVID as well. He also discusses Nebraska possibly going to a SEC or BIG 12 to play their college football season and other colleges could follow. His thoughts on the NBA and MLB. (12:35) Brown University Head Football Coach James Perry joins Jeff to talk about his playing and coaching career and his thoughts on the COVID and coaching at his alma mater.
The Rhody Runback Episode 2 Jeff talks about the recent news of two Westerly high school football players getting Covid19, his thoughts on what the the RIIL should do going forward. (12:50) Bryant Men's assistant basketball coach joins the show to talk about his career, what it was like playing for his dad who is legendary coach at St. Joe's and his outlook on the Bryant Basketball season.
Jeff talks about how the corona has affected sports and the outlook of what high school and college sports are going to look like. (13:00) Assistant PC Coach Jeffrey Battle joins the show to talk about his career, give some thoughts and insights about the way last season ended and the upcoming season and talk about the NBA restart.
The Introduction about what The Rhody Runback will be about and what the podcast is going to do to bring to their audience.