Dan Boyce continues his interview with Lindsay Gaze, reflecting on the history of the Australian Boomers and sharing stories of from the early years of the National Basketball League.

Lindsay's career includes being a part of the Boomers program from 1960 to 1984 and then coaching in the NBL from 1984-2007.

In what is the second part of our chat with Lindsay Gaze this episode focuses on the Boomers program in the early 1980s, how the Melbourne Tigers entered the NBL, reflecting on his two national league championships as a coach and discussing current topics in Australian Basketball like the current form of the Boomers squad, thoughts on the NBL expanding and his take on how son Andrew is doing as a coach with the Sydney Kings.

Topics on the show include;

• Dan begins with his thoughts on what's news on the Aussie basketball scene. Cairns Taipans and coach Aaron Fearne part ways (2:00)
• Reviewing the NBL Awards for 2017-18 (4:30)
• Phil Smyth's omission from the league's 40th-anniversary team (11:30)
• 1984 Olympics - Andrew Gaze joins the Boomers (17:30)
• The curious omission of Michael Johnson, the best Australian to never play for the Boomers (24:00)
• With Australia likely to suit up ten NBA players at the next Olympics, is this something that surprises Lindsay? (27:00)
• The Melbourne Tigers enter the NBL in 1984 (39:00)
• When did Lindsay start thinking that he had enough talent required at the Melbourne Tigers to win a title? (43:30)
• Why do United seem to have a "half-pregnant" attitude towards their Melbourne Tigers history (52:00)
• How did Lindsay pull off the recruiting coup of NBL history when he "stole" Mark Bradtke from the Adelaide 36ers (55:00)
• Was Chris Anstey the player who surprised Lindsay the most with their development? (100:00)
• Did the Melbourne Tigers underachieve or overachieve by winning two titles with Andrew Gaze, Mark Bradtke and Lanard Copeland on the team (103:00)
• Lindsay's take on how son Andrew has managed coaching the Sydney Kings over the past two seasons (107:30)
• Why Lindsay feels the league must expand to be successful (114:00)

All of this and a whole lot more...

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Listen to interviews with the coach of the Australian Boomers Andrej Lemanis and players Mitch Creek and Angus Brandt discussing the recent FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and the team's victories over the Phillipines and Chinese Taipei.

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Lindsay Gaze sits down with Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to share how the Australia Boomers program came about and shares his stories from a career that includes either playing or coaching the men’s national basketball team from it’s inception in 1960 to 1984.

In what will be a two-part episode, Lindsay shares the stories of how basketball began in Australia and look at how it developed into the medal contender that it is today.

Topics on the show include;

• 1956 - Olympic Basketball reaches Melbourne (2:00)
• What impact Bill Russell had when the USA Olympic Basketball team competed in the 1956 Olympics (8:30)
• How basketball developed across Australia after the 1956 Olympics (10:30)
• The Australian Boomers travel by ship to reach the 1960 Olympics in Rome (16:30)
• Tokyo Olympics 1964 and how Lindsay brought the jump shot to Australia (21:30)
• Australia fails to qualify for the 1968 Olympics (26:00)
• How the shuffle offence came to Australia and its impact over the years (28:00)
• Lindsay becomes coach of the Boomers and what the Australian basketball scene was like in the 1970's (37:00)
• The basketball rivalry between Victoria and South Australia in the 70's (40:00)
• Lindsay remembers being mere meters away from the Munich Massacre in 1972 and how it changed the Olympics (45:00)
• Eddie Palubinskas scores 48 points in a game missing only one shot at the 1976 Olympics (47:30)
• A national league launches and the NBL is born (55:30)

All of this and a whole lot more...

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Cairns Taipans Mitch McCarron joined Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about being a part of the Boomers FIBA Qualifiers team, his development in his second NBL they discuss the path he travelled to reach the AIS, Metro State of Denver and the Cairns Taipans.

Topics on the show include;

• The Boomers squad for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers has been named, we take a look at who made it and who was left out (2:00)
• Mitch gives Dan his thoughts on where the Cairns Taipans have fallen short this season (10:30)
• How has Aaron Fearne influenced Mitch McCarron's development into a Boomers level talent (16:00)
• How Mitch goes about guarding stars like JP Tokoto and Demetrius Conger (19:00)
• Does Aaron Fearne deserve the negative criticism he receives for being "too structured" as a coach (20:30)
• Mitch talks about his time at the AIS and how getting let go by the program spurred him on to become the player he is today (24:00)
• Memories of playing for Australia as a junior against NBA stars Tim Hardaway Jr, Jonas Valanciunas, Doug McDermott and Dario Saric (31:30)
• What Mitch thought about the negative feedback on from fans to the "Non-NBA" Boomers squad (33:30)
• The upcoming FIBA World Cup Asia qualifiers and Mitch's thoughts leading up the games (37:30)
• Playing at the "NBL factory" that is Metro State of Denver University and why so many Aussie's go there (44:00)
• What happened when Mitch nominated for the NBA Draft (46:00)
• What it was like spending a year playing in Spain (49:30)
• How Mitch was recruited by the Cairns Taipans (53:00)
• Why is everyone sleeping on how good Mitch McCarron? (55:30)
• What players/teams does Mitch enjoy playing against most (58:00) 

All of this and a whole lot more...

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Did Ben Simmons deserve to get an All-Star selection or not? How will Aron Baynes be affected by the Boston Celtics decision to sign Greg Monroe and Joe Ingles notches a career-high 21 points against the LA Clippers... we go through all the highlights of our Australians playing in the NBA for January 2018.

Each month Dan from Aussie Hoopla reviews all of the Aussie Ballers plying their trade in the NBA.

Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad.

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Cam Gliddon joined Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his recent experiences with the Australian Boomers and what the Cairns Taipans are focused on now that they are playoffs seem to be out of reach.

Topics on the show include;

• How are things within the Taipans camp now that the playoffs are out of reach (2:00)
• What do guys in the Cairns Taipans do outside of basketball and who in the team is the best at vintage Nintendo Games (8:30)
• Why Mitch McCarron and Cam Gliddon have been able to team up and lead the Taipans this season as young players (11:00)
• Cam turns tour guide to give visitors to Cairns the hot tips on the best places to go sightseeing (12:30)
• Growing up in Perth and how basketball has developed in the area over the past 20 years (14:00)
• Memories of the Australian Institute of Sport and does the program still work today like it did a decade ago (16:00)
• Stories of Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova back in the AIS days (20:30)
• What Cam is focused on as he prepares for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers (25:30)
• Thoughts on playing college basketball after experiencing a year at Concordia University (30:00)
• The positives and negatives of playing for a community-financed NBL team like Cairns (33:30)
• With Cam having a big year, how does it sit with him thinking other NBL teams with bigger budgets might approach him next season and Cairns may not be able to re-sign him (39:00)
• The power forward position in the NBL and how it's drastically different this season (40:30)
• What teams and players does Cam like to face the most in the NBL (43:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Dan sits down with former NBL coach of the year Shawn Dennis who is currently coaching the Shiga Lakestars to talk with Dan about the latest in Aussie Hoops as well as share his experiences coaching in Japan and what this has taught him about building a culture within a basketball team.

Topics on the show include;

• Shawn Dennis shares why he thinks this NBL season is much different from what most people expected (2:00)
• How the pace of the NBL has changed the game in Australia (8:00)
• Should the NBL allow unlimited imports to improve the quality of the league (11:00)
• What the Japanese B League is like and how Japan is fast-tracking basketball in time for the 2020 Olympics (12:30)
• How diets and weight training is taking Japanese basketball to new levels (24:00)
• The challenges coaching within the Japanese culture and how it differs from Western basketball (30:00)
• What Shawn has learnt about the culture within a basketball team and the parallels it has with NBL teams like Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to develop successful programs (38:30)
• Thoughts on the Sydney Kings failed experiment with Jeremy Tyler (40:00)
• How important guys like Perth's Damian Martin is to winning teams? (43:30)
• The biggest lessons learnt from coaching in Japan (52:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

LA Lakers released Andrew Bogut, Ben Simmons gains fourth highest votes for backcourt players in the East and looks set to become Australia's first NBA All-Star, Patty Mills drops a seasons high 26 points our NBL stars Terrance Ferguson, Torrey Craig and James Ennis all have big games in December.

Each month Dan from Aussie Hoopla reviews all of the Aussie Ballers plying their trade in the NBA.

Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad.

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Dan sits down with Illawarra Hawks star Oscar Forman on the eve of his 500th NBL game.

Dan briefly reviews Oscar's career before sitting down with Oscar and discussing the following areas of his career.

• Looking at the 500 club and the company Oscar is joining this week (2:00)
• Oscars journey and how he reached the Illawarra Hawks (3:00)
• How the NBL has changed during his 17 seasons in the league (11:00)
• How Oscar bounced back from being told he would never play in the NBL by his AIS coach (14:30)
• As many funny stories about Paul Rees as Oscar can think of (20:30)
• His experiences playing for the Breakers and how that solidified his belief in being a professional basketball player (22:00)
• Are stretch fours lasting longer in the NBL than other positions? (25:00)
• Which players does Oscar enjoy going head to head with the most (30:00)

All of this and a whole lot more...

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Dan sits down with Illawarra Hawks star Rotnei Clark to discuss the Hawks recent loss to the Melbourne United and take a look at his basketball journey so far.

Topics on the show include;

• Rotnei talks about the Hawks recent loss to the Melbourne United and how he approaches games like there where his team is heavily under-manned (2:00)
• Rotnei talks about breaking the all-time Oklahoma high school scoring breakout (8:00)
• His decision to play at Arkansas University (11:00)
• Playing for Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens during his time at Butler University (12:30)
• Rotnei takes us through his biggest moments from his college days (15:00)
• Did you know Rotnei was a native American? (23:00)
• Rotnei's NBA trials after college and how he ended up in Illawarra (24:30)
• Did James Ennis really throw his NBL award into the Yarra River when Rotnei beat him out for NBL MVP? (26:00)
• Thoughts on the NBL since returning from Europe (29:00)
• What happened when coach Rob Beveridge asked him to come off the bench for the first time? (33:00)
• Are we likely to see Rotnei Clark back in Illawarra next season? (39:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Dan sits down with Australian Boomers legend Chris Anstey to talk about spending time with the Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls in the NBA and the challenges he faced playing in the Euroleague.  

Topics on the show include;

• Dan talks to Chris about his current junior coaching roles and lessons learned coaching his own kids (2:00)
• Memories of being a scrawny kid at the Melbourne Tigers in his NBL debut (7:00)
• Why did Chris decide to move from the Melbourne Tigers to the South East Melbourne Magic (9:00)
• When did Chris realise the NBA was a realistic goal for him? (12:00)
• What was Chris doing when they called his name in the 1997 NBA draft (14:30)
• How did the Dallas Mavericks locker room differ from NBL locker rooms (19:00)
• Are Aussies generally "too nice" to become NBA stars (23:00)
• Memories of playing with Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki (29:00)
• What Chris Anstey though of the ESPN documentary on AC Green "The Iron Virgin" (34:00)
• What Michael Jordan stories does Chris have from his time playing with the Chicago Bulls (36:00)
• Playing in Russia and the hardest things about playing overseas (43:00)
• Why Chris Anstey chose to play for the Melbourne Tigers when he returned to the NBL (50:00)
• What it was like playing against Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and Kevin Garnett

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Each month Dan from Aussie Hoopla reviews all of the Aussie Ballers plying their trade in the NBA.

Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad.

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

The NBL made headlines after announcing their plan to add new teams to the league, backed by AFL and NRL clubs. Larry Kestelman started the media frenzy after pointing out that Fremantle would make a great spot for the ninth NBL team and that multiple AFL and NRL clubs were showing a keen interest in the model.

Dan Boyce sits down with Aussie Hoopla contributor Nick Farley to discuss whether AFL clubs entering the NBL would really work and whether AFL members could really be persuaded to buy NBL memberships.

Topics discussed on the show include;

• What's in this for the AFL? (2:00)
• Is it a mistake to think that AFL paying members would easily translate to NBL paying members? (9:00)
• Would AFL/NRL teams like Collingwood, Essendon or Manly alienate more potential basketball fans than it attracts? (11:30)
• Which AFL/NRL teams would be the best fit to enter teams into the NBL (14:00)
• How would sponsorship be affected (18:00)
• Is an AFL/NRL team really a possibility to enter a team into the NBL or is there evidence to say this is merely a publicity stunt? (19:30)
• What NBA players would be interested in investing in NBL teams (26:00)
• Why aligning with AFL teams doesn't guarantee NBL success. (37:00)
• If it were to happen would AFL teams really poach all of the Aussie basketball talents? (40:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

On this episode, Dan starts things off with a recap of Aussies in the NBA, looking at how players like Joe Ingles, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Thon Maker have started their NBA season, as well as former NBL stars like Terrance Ferguson and James Ennis.

Once Dan finishes with the recap he welcomes former Brisbane Bullets and Gold Coast Cougars/Rollers player Ron "The Rat" Radliff.

Topics on the show include;

Other Topics on the show include;

• Dan takes a look at how some of the Aussie Boomers have started their NBA season (2:00)
• Ron Radliff shares what he's been up to since returning to the United States (18:00)
• Ron was able to see the Brisbane Bullets face the Phoenix Suns, what were his takeaways (20:30)
• What does Ron remember about his college career at Western Washington University (22:00)
• What was the NBL like in 1983 (24:00)
• 1985 Brisbane Bullets win their first NBL championship, memories from playing alongside Leroy Loggins, Cal Bruton, John Dorge, etc. (33:00)
• People talk about the great Adelaide 36ers team from 1986 but from 1985-1988 the Brisbane Bullets won two titles and played in every grand final, which team was better? (38:00)
• Where does Ron rate the 2007 Brisbane Bullets championship team (41:30)
• What was special about the 1987 Brisbane Bullets championship (46:00)
• What was the Brisbane Vs Perth rivalry like in the late 1980's (49:00)
• Memories of playing alongside and against Leroy Loggins (51:00)
• In 1987 Andrew Gaze scored 44 points per game, how did teams defend him back then? (54:00)
• What caused the breakup of the Brisbane Bullets in 1989 (56:00)
• Ron's second season saw the league introduce the three-point line, we ask how that changed the game (105:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Clint Stiendl

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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On this episode, Dan discusses the negative feedback which came from hoops fans after listening with the latest podcast and talks to Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton about his career in the NBA and NBL so far.

Topics on the show include;

• The reaction from Kings fans on social media after Sydney GM Jeff Van Groningen joined the last podcast (2:00)
• Bryce Cotton's recent play and thoughts on the NBL standard this year (15:00)
• How does Bryce prepare for NBL games? (18:00)
• Does Bryce Cotton listen to negative comments from the NBL commentator Corey "Homicide" Williams?  (19:00)
• What convinced Bryce to return to the NBL for his second season? (20:00)
• Bryce talks about attending Providence University and playing under former NBL star Andre La Fleur is a coach (21:00)
• What happened at the 2014 NBA draft and why does Bryce think he wasn't drafted (25:00)
• Having gone head to head with JP Tokoto in college and now being teammates with the Wildcats how does he get along with his former college rival (30:00)
• Bryce recalls his season playing with Dante Exum and Joe Ingles at the Utah Jazz (33:00)
• Bryce talks about what was difficult during his time playing in the NBA and what were the highlights (35:00)
• Thoughts on playing in the NBA D League (now G League) (39:30)
• The difficulties playing in countries like China and Turkey (41:00)
• Why did Bryce Cotton turn down an NBA shot with the Atlanta Hawks last season (43:00)
• What was it like winning the NBL championship in 2017 (44:00)
• Who does Bryce like to play against the most (47:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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When Sydney Fan Olivia Oliver-Hopkins wrote her impassioned plea titled An open letter to the ownership and management team of the Sydney Kings to the King's front office asking for answers to questions like why haven't the Kings signed a third import, why don't the Kings have a true center, why isn't Tom Garlepp playing anymore and even why did the team sack the Kings mascot, she wanted answers, but she didn't expect Kings GM Jeff Van Groningen to come forward and answer them.

After fans across social media responded en masse and voiced their displeasure at Kings management the Kings GM reached out to Aussie Hoopla to address some of the fans concerns

Topics on the show include;

• Olivia Oliver-Hopkins joins the show to explain what drove her to pen her plea to Sydney Kings management for answers (6:00)
• Jeff Van Groningen shares his feelings upon reading Olivia's open letter to the Kings (17:00)
• Jeff responds to fans thoughts that the team is unbalanced (21:00)
• How Kevin Lisch's injury has impacted the Kings (27:00)
• Is Amritpal Singh simply a publicity stunt? (36:00)
• What were the Sydney Kings thinking when they built this team? (42:00)
• Are the Sydney Kings in financial trouble (53:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Ronald Roberts, Stephen Holt

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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We know only Hoops Tragics listen to this show, so for something different we sit down with who spent 13 years as an NBA scout with the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks.

Pete goes into great detail as to how you can become an NBA scout and what NBA scouts really have to do.

Tune in for a great learning experience about NBA scouting. Topics on the show include;

• Update on Larry Kestelman's plan to purchase the WNBL and the Harlem Globetrotters (2:00)
• Update on what Australian's are doing well as NBA scouts right today (11:30)
• What skills do people need to become an NBA scout (14:00)
• Why did Brad Newley never make it to the NBA? (18:30)
• How has the G-League changed how players make the NBA from outside the college system (20:30)
• What does the average day of an NBA scout look like? (22:30)
• Who was a guy you scouted that you got totally wrong (27:00)
• Terrance Ferguson's NBL experiment and how that's viewed by NBA scouts (32:00)
• How did Isaiah Thomas get drafted with the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft and the curious case of Tanguy Ngombo (38:00)
• How do NBA scouts get it so wrong sometimes, are there common mistakes being made? (48:00) What did Pete learn scouting the Australian Boomers during the 2012 Olympics (58:00)
• What do NBA scouts think of the NBL (1:00:00) Did you ever scout an Aussie who didn't make the NBA you thought should have? (1:11:00)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Ronald Roberts, Stephen Holt

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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Former Wollongong Hawks and Cairns Taipans back up big man Matt Smith (who also has 150 games of NBL experience) preview each NBL team to kick off the 2017-18 NBL season.

Matt's NBL career lasted a decade (1999-2009) and he gives insight into what happened to the NBL big man, playing for community basketball programs and getting his butt kicked by centres like Mark Bradtke, Chris Anstey and Nathan Jawai his entire career.

Topics on the show include;

• What to expect in the NBL's 40th season (2:30)
• ABC will broadcast NBL games this season and what the TV broadcast looks like in 2017-18 (11:30)

Adelaide 36ers

• How will Adelaide fare without Jerome Randle (23:00)
• Will we see breakout stars Nathan Sobey and Matt Hodgson struggle after a season of being scouted properly?(25:00)
• Do the 36ers have the highest potential for growth (27:30)

Brisbane Bullets

• Are people sleeping on the Bullets? (29:00)
• Andrej Lemanis's Flow offence and it's mark on Australian basketball (32:00)
• At age 34, Is Daniel Kickert prepared to have his best season (36:00)

Cairns Taipans

• Can Aaron Fearne's system overachieve once again this season (39:00)
• Why does Aaron Fearne recruit the same player types every year? (45:00)

Illawarra Hawks

• AJ Ogilvy and what impact he will have this season (48:00)
• Rotnei Clarke the leagues best bench player? or does he start this season? (52:00)

Melbourne United

• Will a great off-season recruiting effort to translate into an NBL championship (54:00)
• With all that talent, what players will find themselves taking a back seat in Melbourne (57:00)
• Does Melbourne's lack of back up guards create an Achilles heel for United (100:30)

New Zealand Breakers

• Are new the Breakers an ageing squad or a developing young team? (105:30)
• Edgar Sosa and the Breakers point guard spot, how important is it to Breakers success (108:30)

Perth Wildcats 

• JP Tokoto, not only the most fun name to say in the NBL but perhaps an upgrade on Casey Prather (110:30)
• Do Brisbane or Perth have the leagues best guard rotation (112:00)

Sydney Kings

• Why have Sydney recruited the way they have (1:14:00)
• Isaac Humphries, is he ready to the be Sydney Kings primary big man (1:19:30)
• Have Sydney made the wrong decision by singing an import point guard (1:22:30)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Ronald Roberts, Stephen Holt

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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It's not often that you get the chance to speak to one of the men directing the future of the NBL so we made sure to really get into the topics the NBL tragics of the world want to hear about when we spoke to NBL CEO Jeremy Loeliger.

Topics discussed include;

• The Adelaide 36ers win Singapore's Merlion Cup and the impact it had (2:30)
• Melbourne basketball product Deng Adel (Louisville University) looks set to be an NBA Draft pick in 2018 (6:30)
• Akil Mitchell, Torrey Craig, James Ennis and Terrance Ferguson and other former NBL imports making their mark in the NBA this season (8:30)
• Andrew Bogut signs with the LA Lakers (9:00)
• What are the day to day requirements of the NBL's CEO? (14:00)
• How does the NBL measure if what they are doing is working and the metrics the focus on most (20:30)
• The importance of NBL TV ratings (24:00)
• What impact did the NBL's efforts to tap into the Asian and Indian markets have last season (29:30)
• The push into Asia and whether how would the NBL bring Asian players/teams into the league (33:00)
• What do Canberra, Hobart, Auckland, Newcastle, etc. need to do in order to get an NBL team in their city (39:00)
• The NBL Fantasy and the exciting improvements made for 2017-18 (45:30)

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Ronald Roberts, Stephen Holt

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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We provide a recap of each game held at the recent NBL Blitz event including interviews with NBL players, coaches, referees and administration recording during the tournament.

Interview with Brisbane Bullets CJ Bruton (4:00)

• Brisbane's focus on building a better backcourt.
• What the Bullets needed to fix in the offseason.
• What does CJ fit in with the Bullets coaching staff?
• Rebuilding a basketball culture in Brisbane.
• Reflecting on being drafted to the NBA in 1997 and then 20 years returning to the NBA as a coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• How coaching with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lebron James has changed his goals for the future.

Recap: Cairns Taipans Vs Illawarra Hawks (25:00)

Recap: Brisbane Bullets Vs Adelaide 36ers (28:00)

Interview with Adelaide 36ers Matt Hodgson & Mitch Creek (31:30) 

• Matt Hodgson reflects on being unable to get minutes in 2016 and in 2017 he's a part of the Adelaide 36ers, Australian Boomers and the NBA's Summer League.
• Main takeaways from NBA Summer League.
• What it meant to win gold at the FIBA Asian Cup.
• Mitch Creek's leadership strategies.
• Do the Adelaide 36ers have the highest ceiling with so many young players producing for the team.
• Why did both players choose to return to Melbourne United

Interview with Adelaide 36ers Ronald Roberts (46:00) 

• Adjusting to the NBL game.
• Memories of his first dunk.
• The biggest obstacles he has faced in his career.
• Playing in Turkey and facing terrorists and bombings.
• Initial thoughts on living in Adelaide.
• What type of role he will fill for the 36ers.

Interview with Cairns Taipans coaches Aaron Fearne and Jamie O'Loughlin (54:30) 

• What Fearne and O'Loughlin noticed during the 36ers vs Hawks game.
• What Aaron and Jamie are doing now they are earning the big bucks in the NBL.
• Does Aaron Fearne look for particular skill sets in his imports each season?

Interview with NBL Legend Darryl McDonald (103:00) 

• Thoughts on this seasons competition.
• How does the NBL of today compare to the glory days in the 1990's
• Are imports better now or when D-Mac played.
• The evolution of the centre position and the increase in talent level among point guards in the NBL.
• Will we see Darryl McDonald back in the league as an NBL head coach

Recap: Melbourne United Vs Sydney Kings (117:30)

Interview with Sydney Kings Brad Newley (119:00) 

• How are the Kings new recruits adjusting to the NBL
• Reflections on winning a gold medal at the FIBA Asia Cup.
• Goals for getting back on the Boomers squad for major FIBA events.
• His leadership role with the Sydney Kings this season.

Recap: Perth Wildcats Vs NZ Breakers (123:30) 

Interview with Perth Wildcats Clint Stiendl (127:30) 

• Will he play for the Wildcats this season?
• Does he still plan to play in Europe?
• His wedding plans with Perth Lynx star Kayla Standish
• Is he hoping to play for Australia at the FIBA qualifiers in November?

Interview with Perth Wildcats Coach Trevor Gleeson (135:30) 

• Goals for the Perth Wildcats at the Blitz.
• Perth Wildcats injury update.
• Thoughts on standout players at the Blitz so far, Lucas Walker, Clint Stiendl, Damian Martin, etc.
• Will Clint Stiendl be a part of the Perth Wildcats roster in the NBL season?
• How will the Wildcats squad look in 2017/18

Recap: NBL Blitz Day 4 (140:00)

• New Zealand Breakers Vs Adelaide 36ers @ Mill Park
• Melbourne United Vs Perth Wildcats @ Knox
• Sydney Kings Vs Illawarra Hawks @ Kilsyth
• Brisbane Bullets Vs Cairns Taipans @ Werribee

Interview with FIBA Hall Of Famer Lindsey Gaze (135:30) 

• Thoughts on the Blitz and the current state of the NBL.
• Plans on getting the Melbourne Tigers back to the NBL.
• What areas make sense for new NBL teams next year.
• Comparing the NBL today to the league in the 1980s-90s.
• Why Lindsey feels the NBL should have unlimited import spots.

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Ronald Roberts, Stephen Holt

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Buy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store.

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We provide a recap of each game held at the recent NBL Blitz event including interviews with NBL players, coaches, referees and administration recording during the tournament.

Why the did the NBL's decide against streaming the Blitz (2:00)

Interview with NBL General Manager Jeremy Loeliger (14:00)

• How the Kmart partnership will help grow basketball
• What the NBL is doing to help the Latrobe Valley

Recap: Melbourne United Vs Illawarra Hawks (18:00)

Interview with Melbourne United's Casper Ware & Josh Boone (19:30) 

• Thoughts on Melbourne United's start to the season
• What will Casper Ware and Josh Boone be added to the United when they can join the team
• Casper's decision to not play NBA Summer League
• Why did both players choose to return to Melbourne United

Recap: Cairns Taipans Vs NZ Breakers (23:30)

Interview with NZ Breakers Thomas Abercombie (26:30) 

• The Breakers start to the pre-season
• Playing overseas during the NBL off-season
• Will he play for the Tall Blacks in the FIBA World Cup

Interview with NBL Head of Referee's Scott Butler (30:00) 

• NBL rule changes and how it will change play in the NBL
• What makes a good referee
• Playing overseas during the NBL off-season
• The plan to fast track development for NBL referee's 

Recap: Perth Wildcats Vs Adelaide 36ers (46:00)

Interview with Melbourne United Ast. Coach Mike Kelly (26:30) 

• What are coaches jotting down while watching opposition teams
• Do NBL teams hide offensive strategies during the pre-season
• The second year plateau, what players are vulnerable to getting "worked out" 

Interview with Adelaide 36ers Coach Joey Wright (26:30) 

• How are the Adelaide 36ers "gelling" at this stage of the season
• What will the 36ers team look like now they are not so reliant on Jerome Randle
• How does Joey ensure his players don't suffer from a plateau after break out seasons

Interview with Sydney Kings coaches Andrew Gaze and Lanard Copeland (100:00) 

• What are the Kings coaching staff focused on most while looking at other teams at the NBL Blitz
• Who are the favourites to win the title in 2017
• Are the Kings planning on a midseason surprise tactic by running with only 2 imports
• Who is the better player at 50 years old, Gaze or Copeland

Recap: Sydney Kings Vs Brisbane Bullets (107:00)

Interview with Sydney Kings Kevin Lisch (108:30) 

• Thoughts on young players joining the Kings this season
• The excitement of playing against the NBA's Utah Jazz
• Will Lisch play for the Boomers at the FIBA World Cup?
• Is basketball booming in Sydney?

Interview with Brisbane Bullets Stephen Holt and Daniel Kickert (115:00) 

• How's it feel being back in the NBL
• The difference between playing for Brisbane compared to Melbourne
• Will the Bullets run a three point guard lineup with Holt, Travis Trice and Adam Gibson on the court at the same time?
• What does Daniel Kickert think of the media repeatedly commenting on his shot selection and lack of aggressiveness
• Brisbane's goal to win the NBL title
• How much of an advantage is it to bring back imports who know the league

All of this and a whole lot more....

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Ronald Roberts, Stephen Holt

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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Andre Moore joins the show to talk about his NBA and NBL career as well as what's happening on the Australian Basketball scene today.

• Will Sydney signing Amritpal Singh turn the Indian community into Kings fans? (2:00)
• Andre Moore talks about life after basketball and what he is doing now (9:00)
• The Chicago basketball scene and the time Andre faced off against Patrick Ewing (14:00)
• What it was like to be drafted by the Denver Nuggets (21:00)
• Matching up against Scottie Pippen and what he was like as a young talent (23:00)
• The time Dr J was hanging out in Brisbane (29:30)
• Andre's memories of playing for the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks (38:00)
• Andre catches the eye of the Brisbane Bullets (44:00)
• Andre's son Archie Smith plays AFL for the Brisbane Lions, we discuss the tough decision players have when deciding between basketball and AFL (45:30)
• The 1990 Brisbane Bullets season and playing alongside Derek Rucker and Leroy Loggins (53:00)
• Playing for the Hobart Devils in 1995 and playing with rookies David Stiff, Mark Nash and Darren Smith (1:11:00)
• Thoughts on where basketball is heading in Australia now (1:16:00)
• Finishing his career in Cairns and being a part of the Taipans debut team in the NBL in 1999.

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Julian Khazzouh

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Buy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store. Proceeds go towards promoting Aussie Hoops.

On this episode, we discuss Melbourne United’s with Journalist for The Age Roy Ward, and Melbourne United’s CEO Vince Crivelli.

Topics discussed with Roy Ward include;

• Why did Casper Ware return to Melbourne United (02:00)
• Does a starting line-up of Casper Ware, Chris Goulding, Casey Prather, David Andersen and Josh Boone guarantee a championship for Melbourne? (7:00)
• Which players get lost in the shuffle with this star studded lineup (09:00)
• Is removing coach Dean Demopolous more important to Melbourne’s success than any new signing? (16:30)
• Is Josh Boone underrated? (19:00)
• Thoughts on the Boomers success at the recent FIBA Asia Cup (21:30)
• What positives can come out of the FIBA Asia Cup for Australian Basketball (26:00)

Topics discussed with Vince Crivelli include;

• How did Vince Crivelli pull off the greatest NBL recruiting class ever (29:00)
• The biggest learnings Melbourne United had last season (32:00)
• What made Casper Ware want to resign with United (35:00)
• Why are so many top players wanting to play with the Melbourne United? (37:00)
• How is Melbourne United currently positioned for sponsorships and members (41:00)
• How is Dean Vickerman fitting in with the club so far? (45:30)
• What is Josh Boone capable of this season? (47:00)
• What things are Chris Goulding, David Andersen and other United players saying about the team’s off season recruiting. (50:00)

Finally to get some fans perspective we discuss how Casey Prather’s move from Perth to Melbourne will affect both teams with die hard Melbourne basketball junkie Kyle Abbott and member of Perth’s Red Army James O’Donohue.

Topics discussed include;

• Perth Wildcats fans reaction to losing Casey Prather (54:30)
• Will Perth Wildcat’s core to be enough to outlast the Melbourne United (107:00)
• Matthew Knight’s last NBL season, how does that re-shape the Wildcats (113:00)
• Fans thoughts on what they say at the FIBA Asia Cup (115:00)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Julian Khazzouh

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Buy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store. Proceeds go towards promoting Aussie Hoops.

Dan gives his thoughts on what's happening in Aussie Hoops today.

• The NBL Blitz is coming to Traralgon, Gippsland (02:00)
• NBLxNBA - Melbourne United, Sydney Kings and Brisbane Bullets will play against the Oklahoma Thunder, Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns in October. A look at why this is good for the NBL (9:30)
• Why didn't Australia notice Mangok Mathiang signed an NBA deal with the Charlotte Hornets? (14:30)
• Breaking down what the Australian Boomers squad will look like at the 2020 Olympics (17:00)

Sydney Kings Managing Director Jeff Van Groningen then joins the show and provides valuable insight into the following;

• Jeff breaks down what he likes about the Sydney Kings pre-season so far (24:00)
• What Jeff has been noticing while watching the FIBA Asian Cup (27:00)
• What is the process Jeff follows when recruiting players for the Sydney Kings (30:00)
• Are the Sydney Kings owners AEG Ogden happy with the Sydney Kings success last season? (40:00)
• What players the Sydney Kings are looking at for their final rosters spots currently (41:00)
• Should NBL fans be worried about teams over-spending and the league falling upon hard times again? (47:00)
• Remembering the 2007 championship winning Brisbane Bullets and what made them one of the greatest NBL team's in history (54:30)
• How the NBLxNBA opportunity came up and the Sydney Kings role in making it happen
• The Sydney Kings decision to run with two imports instead of three this season (1:15:30)

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Julian Khazzouh

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Buy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store all proceeds go to helping promote Aussie Hoops.

Dan Boyce sits down with the greatest player in NBL history to discuss what's happening around the NBL. Topics include;

• Wow, Melbourne United and Team China sell-out a stadium in July? (03:00)
• William McDowell-White signs with German squad (5:30)
• Why haven't Melbourne United signed Rhys Carter yet? (9:00)
• A look at future top #3 pick Mohamed Bamba who is touring down under with Texas University in August (12:00)
• Andrew Gaze joins the show and gives a recap of his time coaching with the Indiana Pacers (17:30)
• What learnings will Gaze bring to the Sydney Kings that he learnt from Summer League (21:30)
• How has summer league and NBA try-outs changed since Andrew attempted to make the NBA in 1989 (25:30) 
• The new two-way roster spots that NBA have this season which allows players to play in both the G-League (formerly D-League) and the NBA and what impact will that have on NBL rosters (27:00)
• New Kings import Perry Ellis and his performance in the NBA summer League (31:00)
• Will Isaac Humphries be a starting centre for the Sydney Kings this season? (34:00)
• What players the Sydney Kings are looking at for their final rosters spots currently (41:00)

To finish off the show we also speak with Adam Hyman, founder of Sportility.co a basketball uniform designer using technology in a brand new way to make buying a new set of jerseys easier than ever before.

Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring;

Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Julian Khazzouh

NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingstone, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti

Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto

Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson

The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams

Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman

And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison

All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter and Instagram

Aussie Hoopla on Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com