PROVIDENCE – When Kalif Young arrived in town four years ago, Ed Cooley knew there was little danger that his big recruit from Canada would ever be star-struck.
Forget the stream of NBA players and coaches the Providence College Friars cross paths with over the course of a season. Forget even Bill Raftery, Dick Vitale or the other TV voices who often call PC’s games.
From a young age, Young was introduced to stars. Real, legitimate, big-name music stars. That’s what happens when your father, Tony, comes home and tells you about his day at work at MuchMusic, a Toronto television network along the lines of MTV and VH1.