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Kente Korner

Bobby Bancroftwww.casualhoya.com
Your favorite Casual Hoya Basketball (and lunch) podcast!
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Episodes

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!

Nov 18, 202424 minSeason 6Ep. 1

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!

Mar 07, 202429 min

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!

Feb 05, 202418 min

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!

Jan 25, 202415 min

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!

Jan 24, 202427 min

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!

Jan 18, 202442 min

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!

Dec 09, 20235 min

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!

Dec 09, 202325 minSeason 5Ep. 1

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 22, 202339 min

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 21, 202334 min

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. Subscribe & listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 18, 202321 min

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 the program, particularly the coaching situation. It's all here so subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 08, 202336 min

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. Ben also gives his thoughts on the Big East, Georgetown and coaching searches. It's all here so subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 12, 202317 min

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 from his weekly Washington Post bracketology and then it ends on thoughts on the do's and don'ts of court storming. It's all here so subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Jan 25, 202320 min

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 subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 24, 202337 min

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 accomplished twice. So, where does that leave everything in Hoya land? We bring you our thoughts and then answer some Twitter questions. Subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Jan 06, 202344 min

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 bolting for Virginia. It's all here on a post game edition of Kente Korner so subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 02, 202317 min

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 comments, great Christmas Day ratings and how Georgetown is seen from afar in Blue Demon territory. Subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 29, 202232 min

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 thoughts on the impact of moving back to the Big East before giving us the UConn perspective on Georgetown's current downturn. We then wrapped it up with a Jim Calhoun update. Subscribe and listen today! Learn ...

Dec 20, 202223 min

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 about Miller avoiding any punishment from his time at Arizona and let us know that Xavier fans still generally think that the league would benefit from a good Georgetown team. Subscribe and listen today! ...

Dec 16, 202247 min

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 coach that you may or may not be familiar with. Subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 14, 202246 min

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 games old but it's looking like many of the issues from last season remain despite almost an entirely new roster. Subscribe and listen today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Nov 23, 202227 min

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 break it down from Capital One Arena. Subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 16, 202224 min

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. On the positive side there were some impressive debuts from the transfers. So, what's the casual sense of what's going on? Subscribe & listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Nov 10, 202229 min

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 and/or Dante Harris take the court this season?'. For the answers to those and other great questions, make sure to subscribe & listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Nov 05, 202243 min

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 all the research anyone would need this summer and he shared it on Kente Korner. Oh, we also talked basketball towards the end. It's all here so subscribe and listen today! Learn more about your ad choic...

Sep 03, 20221 hr 15 min

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 then they wrap it up with twitter questions dealing with the Hoyas and Mountain Dew. It's all here so subscribe & listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 27, 20221 hr 8 min

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 Lee Reed's statement on coach Patrick Ewing from March and spoke about local recruiting and what Marcus has seen this spring. It's all here on Kente Korner so subscribe and listen today! Learn more about...

May 25, 202253 min

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 official staff member? Also: Casual gives us the rundown on his favorite Final Four parties, we talk about hope for NIL at Georgetown, side teams and then basically plead for Allen Iverson to show ANY int...

May 03, 20221 hr 7 min

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 guys make the case both for change and for going in a different direction plus they answer your twitter questions. It's all here so subscribe & listen today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Mar 11, 202243 min
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