# @rhodeislandcollege on Instagram

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- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74943236-rhodeislandcollege-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-02-21T16:06:09.000+00:00

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goanchormen forward Ben Vezele was profiled in the provjournal this week by writer Bill Reynolds. “He was always the one who seemed a little different,” Reynolds notes. • The writer has actually known Ben since 2013, when he spent a year following the Hope High School #basketball team for his book, “Hope: A School, A Team, A Dream.” (Swipe ⬅️ to see.) • Back then Ben was just a kid growing up in #Providence, the son of a #Liberian family, “more grounded than many of the other kids he played with,” recalls Reynolds. “He is our answered prayer,” says Ben’s older sister, Yasah. • Now Ben is a junior who scored his career-best 30 points and pulled in 16 rebounds last week. “It feels like it’s been a long journey,” he told Reynolds. “But a good one. The longer you keep playing, it’s almost like a brotherhood.” #humansofRIC
📸x #providencejournal
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#RICnews #RICspirit #ricathletics #anchorstrong #rhodeislandcollege #mensbasketball #collegebasketball #projo #pvd #hopehighschool #studentathlete #liberian🇱🇷

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