Dribble N’ Dimes

While out at the PSA Cardinals showcase in December we bumped into Marquette assistant coach Dwayne Killings and finally got a chance to break bread with the homie. Dwayne, an Amherst, MA, product walked onto the Minutemen's squad at UMass and played under coach Bruiser Flint for several years. After completing his education and playing career at Hampton University, he jumped into the NBA to serve the Charlotte Bobcats in the video department. 

He's been an assistant coach at Temple, UConn and most recently landed as an assistant beside coach Steve Wojciechowski at Marquette. You can catch him developing Golden Eagle players and jumping in and out of the Tri-State scouting and recruiting area prospects. 

On this episode we learn about the basketball journey of Dwayne Killings.

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He's revered throughout the state of New Jersey and has served his community on many levels for decades. Both as a state corrections officer and on the bench, as coach Bobby Hurley Senior's right hand at the now closed St. Anthony's H.S. 

He eventually left coach Hurley's side and earned a reputation as a "turnaround" master, taking over fledgling basketball programs only to flip the script and dramatically improve them in a short span. 

Today he presides as Head Coach over the Marist H.S. Royal Knights basketball team, and remains a community staple. On this episode we get to learn the journey of coach Ben Gamble.

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Straight out of the Q borough this high flyer started playing at Rucker Park at age 16. In High School he was coached by Ron Naclerio at Cardozo and was a standout, as he rocked rims all around the PSAL. He attended and graduated from Monroe College and the St. John's University. 

He was known as the super sub, coming off the bench at St. Johns and made his bones playing with the infamous AND1 basketball squad. He's been known to dunk over several cheerleaders in a single bound, but not so quiet as kept has all around game. 

On this episode we got the chance to learn the story of Ryan "Special FX" Williams accompanied by his son RJ.

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January 26, 2020 will be one of those unfortunate days in history where everyone will remember where they were when they found out about Kobe  and Gianna Bryant's death. 

On this special episode Manny Digital & Emilio The Poet share their thoughts and recount some Kobe history with the help of some friends, You'll hear about Kobe Bryant while at the legendary ABCD camp, his interactions with Harlem youth via Millbank, the charity he provided the Gauchos program of the Bronx and more. 

Thanks to our homies Jaime Peterson, Ryan "Special FX" Williams, Jim Sturgis, Book Richardson, Rose Byers and Rich Kosik for sharing with us some of their thoughts/experiences with Kobe Bryant.

Opening song on this episode: Brian McKnight - Hold Me ft. Kobe Bryant

His path can only be described as highly unlikely for a kid from the Bronx. Through his basketball ability and his academic achievement he earned his way to the Holderness School, a boarding high school with annual tuition of $58k😲. There he handled his business on and off the court taking advantage of advanced education and a wealth of networking opportunities that he maintains till today.

He went on to graduate from Wesleyan University and fell into the field of education. Through the pillar of education he has served his community putting programming in place to enhance the opportunities of higher learning for people that walk, talk and look like us.

Today as Executive Director he oversees the growth and development of an elite group of student athletes @ NYC based Pro Scholar Athletes.

On this episode of Dribble N' Dimes, we rock with the homie Munch and learn why he believes the PSA Cardinals do things differently, and why his program is improving the ways in which deserving student athletes obtain scholarships to advance their lives.

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Standing 6 feet 9 inches, he hails from the Towers of Tracey in the Bronx. He played at legendary powerhouse Rice High School and when it came time to go to college he stayed local, and balled with the Red Men of St. Johns. He took full advantage of his athletic scholarship and graduated.

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Our guest is a NYC guy all the way through. We claim him in the BX, but he's resided in multiple boroughs and has made a mark everywhere he's set foot. Hanging with older crowds, he fell into the game of basketball and with the help of the "older heads" was put on the path to basketball success. 

His climb up the hoops ladder landed him at St. Raymond H.S. and into the Raven family. There he quickly formed bonds with his newfound band of brothers and nurtured an adversarial relationship with coach Gary DeCesare. He developed his game and leadership abilities and was able to take them on a multi-stop college tour that culminated in him earning his college degree at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. From there he leapt into a coaching career spanning nearly a decade, across several men's programs around the NCAA. 

After serving time, as a consequence of an FBI investigation into the NCAA, Book chose Dribble N' Dimes as his first public opportunity to speak since becoming a newly free man. He sits with Manny Digital to walk through his past and share what's in store in his new future with the Gauchos. 

Listen to the story of Emmanuel "Book" Richardson with special guest Erin Richardson on this episode of Dribble N' Dimes.

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He's a product of Brooklyn NY. He attended and played at Xaverian H.S. and once done there set his academic sights on Boston University. He was good enough to walk onto the freshman squad at B.C., but decided to quit.

On this episode hear the journey of Edward McDonald.

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He grew up a Bronx guy. Basketball became a part of his life early. He practiced constantly in his private alleyway in the apartment complex where he was raised. He attended Iona Prep, where he struggled, but learned what patience and perseverance can help one achieve. From there he made it onto the hardwood as a student athlete at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, where he'd go on to become the highest career scorer in school history. 

Today he's the school's Head Men's Basketball Coach and Assistant Director of Athletics. Take a stroll with us through the basketball journey of James Mooney.

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Our guest is the living Harlem, NY doppelgänger version of legendary fighter Kimbo Slice. As a NY basketball protegè he came up playing with the Riverside Hawks alongside a variety of NY basketball phenoms that would go on to dominate around the city. 

He attended Rice High School where like Voltron he would join forces with area notables like Kenny Satterfield, Andre Sweet, Kyle Cuff and Andre Barrett. With this squad they ran the table and took home back to back city + state championships. He later went on to attend Westark Community College, Monroe College and finished out his playing days balling ferociously at Bowie State University.

Plop down on the bench and take a listen to our conversation with Kevin Bell.

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