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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.

Jeff Morrone


    • May 26, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 169 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Rhody Runback

    Episode 181 Paul Biancardi ESPN National Recruiting Director for Boys High School Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 42:45


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Celebrities & Cardbreaks Co-founders Michael Carter-Williams & Ryan Sweens Sweeney & CEO Sam Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 177 with Layden Block Junior Guard for Sunrise Christian Academy boys basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 19:21


    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!

    Episode 166 with Tre Norman Junior Guard for Worcester Academy Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 21:38


    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!

    Episode 165 with Elijah Neal Junior Guard for Rogers High School Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 23:54


    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!

    Episode 164 with Lavell Shepard Senior Guard for South Kingstown Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 17:52


    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!

    Episode 163 Coach Mike Mannix Head Coach of Wilbraham & Monson Academy Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 80:50


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 152 Cam Iasimone Host of the podcast Cam's Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 23:08


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 151 with Tedrick Wilcox Jr. Guard for St. Francis College Brooklyn Men's Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 18:30


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 149 with Lorenzo Almonte Senior Guard for Bethel (CT) Boys High School Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 23:06


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 147 with Jake Lacroix Senior Forward for Rocky Hill Country Day School boys basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 20:40


    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!

    Episode 146 with Darius Ajakaiye Sophomore Guard for Moses Brown High School Boys Basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 25:11


    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!

    Episode 145 with DJ Gomes JR G for St. Ray's boys basketball team & WR/DE for the Football team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 12:52


    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 Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 144 with Malik Matanmi Junior Center for Shea High School boys basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 25:42


    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!

    Episode 143 with Craig Randall II Professional Basketball Player for the Long Island Nets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021


    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!

    Episode 142 with Jacob Cox Sophomore Point Guard for North Kingstown Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 18:13


    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!

    Episode 141 with Getting to Know members of the Boys Johnston Basketball Team.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 26:23


    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.

    Episode 140 with Trey Rezendes Sophomore Guard for East Providence High School Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 18:46


    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. Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 139 Ryan Rodriguez Sophomore Guard for North Providence High School Boys basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 17:03


    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!

    Episode 138 with Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Freshman Guard/Forward for TACA boys basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 14:24


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 137 with Jaiden Perry JR Guard for Cumberland High School Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 16:19


    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!

    Episode 136 with Austin Cilley Amateur Golfer and Westerly Middle School Assistant Boys Bball Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 30:54


    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!

    Episode 135 with Eze Wali Junior Wing for Bishop Hendricken Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 18:01


    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!

    Episode 134 with Isiah Gois Sophomore Guard for Tolman HS Boys basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 18:31


    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!

    Episode 133 with Scott Leech Head Strength and Conditioning for URI Athletics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 30:42


    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!

    Episode 132 with Joe Calabro Owner of Golf News RI

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 41:10


    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!

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    Episode 131 with Corey Wright Jr Co-Founder of The Elite Skills Club of New England

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 39:46


    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!

    Episode 130 Kobe Pena JR Guard for Times2 Academy Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 19:25


    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!

    Episode 129 Seth Anderson Forward Pomfret School Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 19:51


    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!

    Episode 128 with Tyler Kolek Guard for Marquette Men's Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 29:27


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 127 Meg Beal Setter and Sara Ridler Outside Hitter for Westerly High School Volleyball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 23:46


    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!

    Episode 126 with Ricky Fonseca SR Guard for St. Patrick's Academy boys high school basketball team

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 19:05


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 125 with Sebastian Thomas Freshman Guard for URI Men's Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 24:14


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 124 Lamonte Thomas Professional Basketball Player and Entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 60:39


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 123 with Luke Marley Senior Wide Receiver for Westerly High School Football team

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 18:25


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 122 with Justin Denson JR WR for LaSalle High School Football Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 20:11


    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!

    Episode 121 with Coach Dawan Robinson Owner of Life of Hoops and Retired Professional Basketball Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 47:30


    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!

    Episode 120 with Azzy Harrison Sophomore Guard for Classical High School Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 22:41


    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!

    Episode 119 Moses Meus JR Linebacker for St. Ray's High School Football team

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 32:17


    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.

    Episode 118 with David Farber Senior Quarterback for Moses Brown High School Football team

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 21:16


    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!

    Episode 117 with Jayden DeSimone SR Guard for Mt. Pleasant Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 36:13


    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!

    Episode 117 with Jayden DeSimone SR Guard for Mt. Pleasant Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 6:38


    Jayden DeSimone joins the show, the guard 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!

    Episode 116 Andre Harakas Co-Founder of Probook Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 19:41


    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!

    Avatar image Episode 115 with Dr. Tim Swenson PT, DPT, OCS owner of Primal Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 53:19


    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!

    Episode 114 with Brian Adams Director of Player Development at Driven Elite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 45:41


    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!

    Episode 113 Isaias Ventura SR SF for the Charter High School For Law and Social Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 29:53


    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!

    Episode 112 Part 2 Mike Procopio Director of The Hoops Consultants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 70:04


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 112 Part 1 with Mike Procopio Director of The Hoops Consultants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 57:19


    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 Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 111 Coach Michael Martin Head Coach of Brown University Men's Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 23:44


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 110 with Brody Limric SR Forward for East Catholic High School Boys Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 23:27


    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! Find out more at https://the-rhody-runback.pinecast.co

    Episode 109 Michael Mahone JR for Exeter West Greenwich Boys Basketball team and member of the golf team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 21:24


    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!

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