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Kente Korner
by Bobby Bancroft
Your favorite Casual Hoya Basketball (and lunch) podcast!
Episodes
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Ep 176: We're back baby!
It's been awhile but with the Hoyas season now underway we are making a comeback of our own at Kente Korner. In today's episode we are joined by Matt Modderno to talk about some new changes for the upcoming season as well as the Hoyas 2-1 start. It's all here so subscribe and listen today!
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Ep 175 Casual Catch Up
Casual Hoya made his first appearance on the pod in quite some time. We went over the season that just was after the Hoyas final home game of 23-24. What can be done about Capital One Arena was the big topic but we got into some other stuff. Subscribe and listen today!
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Ep 174: Post Marquette with Ben Steele
Bobby was joined by Ben Steele from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after the Hoyas 91-57 loss to No. 9 Marquette this past Saturday. We get Ben's thoughts on how the Hoyas look under Ed Cooley as well as some Big East and NIL talk. Subscribe and listen today!
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Ep 173: Lunch with Jayden Epps!
Bobby was joined by Georgetown leading scorer Jayden Epps in the first edition of the lunch documentation series. Lunch, of course, turned in to a casual conversation and we learned a lot about Jayden's background. A great time was had by all so make sure to subscribe and listen today!
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Ep 172: Butler Post-Game
Bobby was joined by Marcus Washington (MTCwithMook) immediately after Georgetown's 90-66 home loss to Butler on Tuesday night. Other topics include: Cooley's return to Providence, DePaul's coaching change and TikTok. It's all here so subscribe and listen today!
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Ep 171 Season Reset
Nolan joined Bobby to give his thoughts on what he's seen so far from the Hoyas and what we hope to see going forward. Bobby discussed the status of the pod and talked a bit about what he thinks Casual is up to. It's all here and more so listen and subscribe today!
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Ep 170 Special Guest Rich Chvotkin
Bobby caught up with Georgetown radio announcer Rich Chvotkin after the Syracuse game to talk a bit about his 50th year covering the Hoyas. Rich has outlasted Jim Boeheim and even has his own bobblehead to commemorate the golden anniversary. Listen and tell your friends!
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Ep 169: We back!
It's been a minute but your favorite Casual Hoya basketball podcast is back baby. This is the TCU post game pod with Bobby Bancroft and Ben Standig (The Athletic). Watch this space for more pods this season. Also, tell your friends!
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Ep 168: The Twitter Wars
Bobby is joined by Andrew Geiger (Casual Hoya) after quite the eventful day on Georgetown twitter thanks to Providence fans. They also talk about the better program and get ready for Cooley's introductory press conference. Subscribe and listen today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Ep 167: Hoyas Coach Cooley
Bobby is joined by NationWideNolan after Georgetown officially announced Ed Cooley as the new men's basketball coach on Monday afternoon. What do we think about Cooley? What's the hope for next season and beyond?! Subscribe & listen today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Ep 166: Casual Cooley Updates
Bobby is joined by Andrew Geiger (Casual Hoya) to talk about the latest on the Georgetown coaching search. Well, at least the vacancy. The Hoyas seem to be close to coming to an agreement with current Providence coach Ed Cooley after the Friars suffered another first round loss on Friday night....
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Ep 165: Big East Tournament 2023 edition
Bobby is joined by Casual Hoya and Nationwide Nolan to answer Georgetown twitter questions before the Big East Tournament. The Hoyas are once again the 11th seed as they will face the defending champion Villanova Wildcats on Wednesday night. Naturally most of the questions are about the future of...
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Ep 164: Marquette Postgame w/ Ben Steele
Bobby is joined by Ben Steele of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after No. 10 Marquette had no problems in earing the season sweep over the Hoyas on Saturday. Other topics include Marquette's high-flying offense, Tyler Kolek and how Shaka Smart has reinvented himself since coming over from Texas....
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Ep 163: Hoyas Win! (The Streak is Over)
Bobby is joined by Patrick Stevens after the Hoyas ended their 29-game Big East losing streak with a win over DePaul on Tuesday night. There just had to be a pod to document Georgetown's first conference win in nearly two years and we made it happen. Stevens also gave his thoughts on the Big East...
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Ep 162: Is Today THE Day for the Hoyas?
Bobby is joined by NationwideNolan to catch up on Georgetown ahead of the Hoyas enormous matchup with DePaul. They also take a look around the Big East to talk about how the new coaches are doing through the first half of the season and which teams are set to make a run in March. It's all here so...
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Ep 161: Hoyas Frustrating Times Continue
Bobby is joined by Casual Hoya to recap a busy Wednesday that included a Big East record losing streak along with some interesting quotes from Patrick Ewing and Lee Reed. Yes, the Hoyas now own the longest regular season Big East losing streak at 25 games breaking a streak that DePaul…
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Ep 160: Getting Late Early After Butler Blowout
Bobby is joined by Patrick Stevens after Georgetown's New Year's Day blowout loss to Butler . The Hoyas have now tied the Big East record for consecutive regular season losses with 24. Is there any end in sight or is a repeat of last season possible? Also, I got Stevens thoughts on Dante Harris...
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Ep 159: DePaul or Never, Pt 2
Bobby is joined by Steve Newhouse from DePaul 247 ahead of the Hoyas final Big East game of a very forgettable 2022. Steve gets us up to date on all things Blue Demons before tonight's game against Georgetown. We also talked about Stubblefield in his second season, the DePaul AD's twitter…
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Ep 158: UConn Talk with Dave Borges
Bobby is joined by Dave Borges of CT Insider ahead of the Hoyas game at No. 2 UConn. A veteran of the Huskies beat, Borges gives the skinny on UConn's great start, Sanogo's claim for Big East Player of the Year and how Dan Hurley has built the team back in five seasons. He also shared his…
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Ep 157: Xavier Preview with Adam Baum
Bobby is joined by Xavier beat writer Adam Baum (Cincinnati Enquirer) ahead of the Hoyas Big East opener. Adam gave his thoughts on how the Xavier coaching change went down last season. He also filled us in on Xavier's NIL situation, he gave a scouting report on this year's Xavier squad, talked...
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Ep 156: Catching up with Casual Hoya!
Bobby is joined by Casual Hoya to go over what's happening and what's not happening with Georgetown ahead of the start of Big East play. Sitting at 5-6 the new look Hoyas haven't had the quick bounce back needed for Patrick Ewing. How are the fans handling this? Casual also talks about Iona's…
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Ep 155: An American Upset
Bobby is joined by Marcus Washington immediately following Georgetown's 74-70 upset loss to American on Thanksgiving Eve. The Hoyas suffered perhaps their worst loss under Patrick Ewing as the recent second half collapses continue. Where do the Hoyas and Ewing go from here? The season is only six...
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Ep 154: Hoyas Lose and it's deja vu
Bobby is joined by Marcus Washington after Georgetown's 75-63 loss to Northwestern. Despite all of the player changes during the offseason there were familiar themes from the past - poor pnr defense, wide open 3s, iso heavy offense - that showed up in the Hoyas first loss of the season. They guys...
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Ep 153: Hoyas Survive Coppin State!
Bobby is joined by Andrew Geiger (Casual Hoya) to talk about Georgetown's season opening win over Coppin State that took a little longer than expected. Despite snapping a 21-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, the Hoyas were once again back in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons....
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Ep 152: Season Preview Twitter Q&A Extravaganza!
Bobby is joined by NationWideNolan to preview the upcoming 2022-23 Georgetown season. The guys answered as many Twitter questions as possible while focusing on such topic as 'What will be a successful season for Coach Patrick Ewing's Hoyas after the disaster that was 21-22' and 'Will Jay Heath...
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Ep 151: Big East TV Rights Talk
Bobby is joined by Andrei Greska from the Marquette blog - Paint Touches - to go over everything related to Big East TV rights. With Fox Sports going all in on the Big Ten, where does that leave our favorite basketball conference when they are up for a new deal in 2 years? Paint Touches has done...
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Ep 150: (Non-Conf) Schedule Release Party!
Bobby is joined by Andrew Geiger (Casual Hoya) to go over Georgetown's non-conference schedule release! The guys tell you what they like, provide suggestions for future schedules and then give out their record predictions. They also go over Patrick Ewing's offseason interview with Fox Sports and...
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Ep 149: Hoyas Improve Q-Rating
Bobby is joined by pod favorite Marcus Washington for the first time since the season ended to take a look at all of Georgetown's moves while also giving a first hand account of the spring AAU circuit. They went into detail on the return of center Qudus Wahab, looked at the program's response to...
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Ep 148: Hoyas Come and Hoyas Go
Bobby is joined by Casual Hoya and Nationwide Nolan to catch up all the most recent changes with Georgetown's roster heading into the 2022-23 season. After landing Akok Akok during the recording, can the Hoyas land a true 5 man before the musical chairs stop? Is Jordan Brooks going to become an...
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Ep 147: And Now We Wait....
Bobby is joined by Andrew Geiger (Casual Hoya) after Georgetown's season ending loss to Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament. The Hoyas March Madness will now be a waiting game. Will we hear from school president Jack DeGioia? Will we hear something definitive from head coach Patrick Ewing? The...
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Ep 146: The Regular Season is Over!
Bobby is joined by NationWideNolan after Georgetown's loss to Xavier completed an 0-19 Big East season for the Hoyas. They looked at the game as well as everything else that happened this week from the statements, the tweets and the possible changes coming for the 2022-23 season. It's all here so...
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Ep 145: Ewing Receives Vote of Confidence
Bobby is joined by Andrew Geiger (Casual Hoya) and Philly Hoyas to go over Georgetown's statement backing coach Patrick Ewing. Georgetown AD Lee Reed gave an Ash Wednesday vote of confidence for Ewing who has coached the Hoyas to a school record 18 straight losses. Was this statement meaningful,...
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Ep 144: Is it DePaul or Never?
Bobby is joined by Steve Newhouse from DePaul's 247 site to talk about the upcoming Hoyas - Blue Demons rematch before getting some perspective on what it's like to go winless in the Big East. There's no doubt about it that Thursday's game is the Hoyas best shot at avoiding 0-19. One of the best...
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Ep 143: Special Guest Zach Braziller!
Bobby is joined by Zach Braziller of the New York Post to talk about his most recent story on Patrick Ewing's struggles at Georgetown. Braziller gives his thoughts on everything's that happened in the last year for the Hoyas from winning to the Big East Tournament to being the worst team in the...
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Ep 142: Hoyas lose to Butler, Streak now at 8
Bobby is joined by Ben Standig (The Athletic) to talk about Georgetown's 56-53 loss at Butler as well as give some bigger picture thoughts. Georgetown has now lost 8 straight and is 0-7 in Big East play So, what's next?. Subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Ep 141: State of the Hoyas!
Bobby is joined by Casual Hoya and Nationwide Nolan to go over the State of the Hoyas in the latest emergency edition. Tuesday seemed like the longest three weeks on Hoyas twitter in quite some time so it was only right that the Kente Korner band got back together to discuss everything from the...
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Ep 140: Back Just In Time For The Gray Out!
Bobby is joined by NY Hoya to go over the latest on Georgetown ahead of their Gray Out game vs No. 11 Villanova this weekend. They Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ep 139: NYE with Ben Standig
Bobby is joined by Ben Standig (The Athletic) on location to ring in the New Year's and talk some Hoyas. They discuss the resurgence of Georgetown players in the NBA, Bobby's outdoor holiday decorations, fast food, Hoyas resolutions and where the program is in Year 5 with Patrick Ewing. It's all...
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Ep 138: Big East Forfeit Talk with Kevin McNamara
Bobby is joined by longtime Big East and Providence insider Kevin McNamara to talk about the league's unpopular forfeit policy and other issues. Kevin was back after Georgetown had to - at least for the time being - forfeit it's game at Providence that was scheduled for tonight. Kevin went over…
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Ep 137: Hoyas Lose to TCU in final Big East Tune-up
Bobby is joined by March Washington to go over the Georgetown's 80-73 loss to TCU in the last non-conference game of the season. It was another game and another lineup surprise as Dante Harris arrived in a walking boot and was unavailable for Patrick Ewing. Aminu Mohammed had his 5th…
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Ep 136: Shorthanded Hoyas Handle Howard!
Bobby is joined by Marcus Washington from Making the Cut for a post game pod after Georgetown's 85-73 win over Howard Wednesday night. Patrick Ewing' Hoyas started the game with seven scholarship players available and ended it with just four plus walkon Chuma Azinge on the court as Tyler Beard…
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Ep 135: Mohammed Superb as Hoyas Beat Cuse
Bobby is joined by Marcus Washington for immediate post game reactions to Georgetown's 79-75 comeback win over Syracuse. Behind Mohammed's incredible second-half performance, Ewing and the Hoyas were able to knock off the Orange and all three Boeheim's. What was the difference in the second half,...
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Ep 134: Syracuse is Coming to Town
Bobby is joined by FL Hoya to go over the Hoyas 4-4 start and preview the upcoming matchup with old Big East rival Syracuse. We talk lineups, attendance ideas, and what to expect as we approach the 5th meeting between Patrick Ewing and Jim Boeheim as coaches. Subscribe and listen today! Learn…
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Ep 133: Special College Cup Edition!
Bobby is joined by Georgetown men's soccer coach Brian Wiese ahead of the Hoyas College Cup semifinal game against Washington on Friday night. Don't look now but the Hoyas are two wins away from a second national title in 3 seasons. Wiese literally joined us from the road as his squad made their...
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Ep 132: Hoyas Travel to Cali for Thanksgiving
Bobby is joined by NationWideNolan ahead of Georgetown's challenging West Coast Thanksgiving road trip. They go over what they've seen in the Hoyas 2-1 start, what they hope to see in the Wooden Legacy starting with San Diego State, how Patrick Ewing might spread out the minutes with a full,...
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Ep 131: Dartmouth Spoils Hoyas Opener
Bobby is joined by Marcus Washington after Georgetown's season opening 69-60 upset loss to Dartmouth. We won't call it an emergency pod but it's pretty damn close as the Hoyas drop a game against a school that last beat a major conference opponent in 1989. The players change but the 3-point…
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Ep 130: Big East Media Day Review!
Bobby is joined by Marcus Washington from Making the Cut to talk about Big East Media Day. Marcus was live and on the scene at Madison Square Garden this week for the conference's kick-off event. Marcus gave his thoughts on everything Hoyas as well as what impressed him the most from some of the...
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Ep 129: It's time for NIL 101!
Bobby is joined by Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports to get up to speed on everything having to do with the brand new Name, Image and Likeness rules in college athletics! Christovich - a Hoya alum - explained the NIL rules, gave some examples of schools that are already ahead of the…
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Ep 128: Twitter Q & A with Casual Hoya!
Bobby and Andrew are back to answer your Georgetown Twitter questions while also talking about the now finalized in stone 21-22 schedule. First things first the guys talked about Jamorko Pickett's success with the Detroit Pistons as he hopes to be the latest NBA Hoya and first Patrick Ewing…
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Ep 127: Getting to know Thompson's Towel!
Bobby is joined by Will and Bobby from Thompson's Towel as we get closer and closer to the 2021-22 season! Thompson's Towel was a big part of last season so we wanted to get a chance to know some people behind it, their future blogging plans, and what they think about the upcoming campaign for…
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