The 4 Quarters Podcast: Shamorie Ponds, Bobby Bates, Mailbag and Recruiting

Adam Zagoria and Josh Newman deliver another episode of The 4 Quarters Podcast, covering college hoops, recruiting, and the NBA for SNY.tv.

First up, local prospect Shamorie Ponds calls in to talk about his final list of St. John’s, Providence, Creighton, and Minnesota. Later, Bobby Bates, organizer of the Big Strick Classic, joins the show to talk about the big event, and the big names who will be there. Then, Adam and Josh open up the mailbag to answer listener questions, and wrap the show with a full recruiting round up.

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1st Quarter: Shamorie Ponds (01:10)
2nd Quarter: Bobby Bates (05:15)
3rd Quarter: Mailbag (13:40)
4th Quarter: Recruiting Round Up (22:55)

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.