Aussie Hoopla Nbl & Nba Podcast

We take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. How will Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler work in Philadelphia? Aron Baynes amazing three-point percentage Joe Ingles catches fire to start the season Has Dante Exum improved from last season? Patty Mills flies under the radar Matthew Dellavedova, Ryan Broekhoff and Jonah Bolden fight for minutes Plus a quick round-up of former NBL imports doing well in the NBA. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei

Bill Tomlinson has been coaching in China for the past 10 years, first assisting with the Chinese Women's National team and now with Shantou University. In Australia Bill coached the Hobart Devils and Sydney Kings in the NBL as well winning a WNBL championship with the Sydney Flames in 1997.  On the podcast Bill shares how coaching in China is different to Australia, how coaching women is different to coaching men in the pros and shares his memories of the Sydney Kings threepeat, including stories about Shane Heal, Chris Williams, Matt Nielsen and plenty more.  Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Topics discussed on the podcast include; The Adelaide 36ers release Adris DeLeon and look to bring in former Illawarra Hawks star Demetrius Conger (2:00) How physical abuse is a proven teaching method in China (17:00) Chinese referee's and the "bl

Taipans new head coach Mike Kelly joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to talk about the hiring process for he went through to win the Cairns coaching job, he breaks down his recruitment process for this season and gives his thoughts on how the squad have started the season. Mike goes in depth into the decision making process in rebuilding the team into a much faster-paced unit and the recruiting process for this season's current batch of imports.  Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Topics discussed on the podcast include; How the Cairns Taipans have started the NBL season (2:00) In what ways has the NBL changed this season (9:00) What the recruiting process for Cairns new head coach looked like (13:00) How Cairns Taipans recruited their team coming into the 2018-19 season (16:00) What the Cairns Taipans needed from their imports this seaso

3x time NBL champion and 3x NBL MVP Leroy Loggins joins the show to talk about his pro basketball journey which included escaping the mean streets of Baltimore, being drafted into the NBA, playing in the 1980s NBL and representing Australia at the 1992 Olympics.  Find information on Leroy Loggins community work at Leroy Loggins Community Organisation. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Topics discussed on the podcast include; The NBL today and how imports comparing today's imports to those who played in the 80's and 90's (2:00) Facing drugs, crime and violence in Baltimore (7:00) Try outs for the 1980 US Olympic team (13:00) NBA opportunities with Detroit and Washington in 1980 (15:30) Getting out of Baltimore and finding a way to Australia (19:30) The Australian-American basketball league in 1979 (20:30) Leroy's first season in t

With 11 days left before the 2018-19 NBL season tips off, we take a look at each teams off-season moves, form during the NBL Blitz and preview their rosters for the coming season. Joining the show to provide insights and expertise is 1992 NBL Champion Bruce Bolden. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from casports.com.au Topics discussed on the podcast include; Reflections on the NBL Blitz (2:00) Adelaide 36ers: Does winning the NBL Blitz mean anything and the continued Mitch Creek Saga (7:00) Brisbane Bullets: Is Andrej Lemanis' job on the line if they fail to reach the playoffs and how will Cam Bairstow and Alonzo Gee change the NBL landscape (19:00) The return of the big man this NBL season (28:00) Cairns Taipans: How a new coach in Mike Kelly, a fit Jawai and the best import trio they've ever had will fare in 2018-19 (31:00) Illawarra Hawks: The hungriest team in the league and why they will no doubt overachieve once again (40:00) Melbourne United: How will they fare again

We provide a full recap of the NBL Blitz pre-season tournament complete with insights and interviews from the league's players and coaches. Topics discussed on the podcast include; The biggest takeaways we saw for each NBL team (2:00) New Zealand Breakers on the start of their season with Kevin Braswell, Corey Webster and new import Shawn Long (23:00) Sam MacKinnon on the Brisbane Bullets roster and why the development of the Flow offence (41:00) NBL Legends Leroy Loggins and Cal Bruton talk about the rise of the NBL from 1979 to 2018 (50:00) Andrew Bogut shares his frustration on the Sydney Kings selfish play and the league's officiating (101:00) Sydney Kings Kevin Lisch and Brad Newley on what the team needs to focus on to deliver success (109:00) Adelaide 36ers Daniel Johnson talks about "finally" making the Australian Boomers roster (117:00) David Andersen announces this will be his last year in the NBL and what he feels he can pass on to the Hawks young stars before he leaves (120:00) All of this a

The South East Melbourne will be returning to the NBL, so who better to talk about it than the MVP of the Magic's 1992 Championship team Bruce Bolden. Bruce played 480 games for Eastside Melbourne, Westside Melbourne, South East Melbourne, Sydney and West Sydney across 17 NBL seasons. Bolden finished fourth in all-time rebounds (4,351) and has career averages of 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game. With his son Jonah joining the Philadelphia 76ers we also talk about the tricky tightrope that is being a coach and a parent to aspiring basketballers in your family. Topics discussed on the podcast include; Melbourne United signing DJ Kennedy (2:00) How is Jonah Bolden settling into the Philadelphia 76ers (8:30) The Simmons / Bolden family connection (10:00) The role of the basketball parent and The lessons learned from raising Jonah (13:00) Jonah's challenges playing at UCLA (24:30) South East Melbourne's return to the NBL (29:00) Plans to move the AIS to South East Melbourne and what they

Ken Cole, who coached the Sixers to the 1986 championship — with the team earning the moniker “The Invincibles” because of their unprecedented 24-2 win/loss record was named president of the Adelaide 36ers this week and is ready to help the team reach new heights. The 75-year-old plans who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma seven years ago (and given two years to live at the time) plans on instilling the same warrior spirit into the club which has allowed him to keep cancer at bay.  Topics discussed on the podcast include; What led to Ken returning to the 36ers (2:00) How Ken has continued to battle cancer and win for almost a decade (9:30) What Ken thinks of the current 36ers roster (19:30) Remembering the 1986 Adelaide 36ers championship season (36:00) The birth of the game...Basketball in Australia during the 1960's and 1970's (54:00) The origin of basketball trash talking in Australia (103:00) Funny stories from NBL basketball's early days (107:00) Imports in the NBL, do we need to li

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Geelong Supercats we chat with a legend from the club's time in the NBL (1982-1996) Daren Rowe, the only man to record a quadruple-double in NBL history. Rowe averaged 19.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.1 blocks during three NBL seasons. Hear him talk about how the Supercats had the Geelong Arena rocking in the 1990's, playing alongside legends like Shane Heal, Bobby Locke and John Dorge and the night he went off 25 points, 17 rebounds, 11 blocked shots and 11 assists playing in all but 34 seconds of the game as Geelong defeated North Melbourne 131-123.  Topics discussed on the podcast include; Geelong Supercats celebrate 40 year anniversary (2:00) Daren Rowe talks about his approaching to coaching young basketballers (6:00) Daren's path to being a professional basketball player (12:00) Should Geelong have a team in the NBL (16:00) A brief stint with the Utah Jazz and experiences playing overseas (20:00) His debut season in the NB

Sydney Kings GM Jeff Van Groningen joins the show to talk about lessons learnt from last season, this seasons recruitment moves, signing NBA prospect Brian Bowen II and the NBL Next Stars program.  Topics discussed on the podcast include; Moments before the interview kicked off Melbourne United announced it had signed import pair Josh Boone and Casper Ware for the season we get Jeff's view on Melbourne's roster for and if they will be the Kings toughest opponent for 2018-19 (2:00) The methodology of the Sydney Kings putting together their roster for this season and what they learnt from their underperforming roster of last year (12:30) Why the Kings keep trying to hit home runs with roster choices instead of taking "safe options" to be mediocre (17:00) How the NBL Next Stars Program works (22:30) What NBA scouts are looking for with international draft prospects (33:00) Where is it expected that Brian Bowen II will fit within the Kings rotation (35:00) How the Kings expect to use internal co

There's been a lot of buzz since the consortium behind the Southern Huskies released marketing material for their proposed NBL team which featured team branding, uniforms and plans for the expansion and update of the Derwent Entertainment Center. The team still has a number of things it needs to tick off before officially gaining an NBL licence so we reached out to the two men behind the Southern Huskies, David Bartlett, the 43rd premier of Tasmania and current president of the Hobart Chargers basketball club and Justin Hickey, Entrepreneur and former Hobart Devil himself. We go in-depth with the proposed financial plan for the team and find out what do they have to do next to get approval from the NBL to become the league's tenth team. Topics discussed on the podcast include; What does the team behind the Southern Huskies think about feedback towards their NBL proposal (2:00) The growth of basketball in Tasmania (8:00) What work is left in order to get the team into the NBL (10:00) What improvements are pla

The NBL announced this week that it will be expanding to nine teams with part-owner of the NZ Breakers Romie Chaudhari purchasing an NBL licence.  With Jeremy Loeliger hinted at the NBL looking to start the 2019-20 season with a "minimum" of nine teams and a consortium in Tasmania likely to announce their intentions to enter the NBL in the next few weeks the competition looks set to grow beyond eight teams since the demise of the Gold Coast Blaze in 2012. Australian Basketball Hall of Famer and former Sydney Kings coach Bob Turner who has been vocal about the dangers of NBL expansion (listen to our previous podcast with Bob) joins our host Dan Boyce on the show to talk about the negatives, the positives and even more important... who is Romie Chaudhari and why does he want to buy an NBL team with no city? Topics discussed on the podcast include; FIBA World Cup Basketbrawl Fall out and how it's been positive in promoting Australian Basketball (2:00) Who is Romie Chaudhari and why does he own two NBL licenc

24 hours after the basketbrawl between Australia and the Philippines, Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce picks up the phone and calls Australian Boomers legend Andrew Gaze and 2-time NBL champion Rhys Carter to talk about arguably the most disgraceful set of events seen in FIBA international competition. Topics discussed on the podcast include; A breakdown of the events which led up to the melee and social media impact since (2:00) Why did the game continue after the brawl? (6:00) Basketball Australia's statement after the events and what that means (8:00) Should the Philipines be banned from international basketball (11:00) Damaged stickers and what other events occurred on the day prior up to the basketbrawl  (15:30) Obnoxious tweets made by the players after the game and their impact (18:00) When was the last time we saw anything like this in international basketball? (22:00) Should the Philippines be allowed to host the 2023 Basketball World Cup as a result of this (32:00) How this may result in Australian pla

Jerome Randle joins the podcast to talk to Dan Boyce about the highlights and challenges of his NBL career so far. Topics discussed on the podcast include; Jerome shares what his off-season preparation looks like (2:00) This month Jerome became a father to a baby girl, he talks about how fatherhood has changed him (6:00) Call of Duty, UNO Sequence and other battles that regularly occur within the Randle home (10:00) Expectations for the Sydney Kings this season (11:00) Thoughts on matching up against the LA Clippers in the NBLxNBA pre-season games in September (12:30) Are the NBLxNBA games drawing higher quality imports into the NBL? (14:00) Coming into teams mid-season, how does that make things tougher to generate success? (17:00) Andrew Gaze Vs Joey Wright as a coach (19:30) Thoughts on last season, including the difficulties faced with teammate Jeremy Tyler (23:00) Why his experience with the Adelaide 36ers is one of the highlights of his career (28:00) Terrance Ferguson's development from Adelaide 36er

2x NBL Defensive Player of the Year and 2x NBL champion with the South East Melbourne Magic Darren Lucas joins the podcast to talk about his career, the glory days of the NBL and the unforgotten Tigers V Magic rivalry that drew 45,000 people over three games in 1996. Topics discussed on the podcast include; We catch up with Darren and learn about what he's doing with life after basketball (2:00) Spending time at the AIS with Luc Longley, Mark Dalton, Shane Froling (5:00) Thoughts on how the league has changed since Darren's retirement in 1996 and what Larry Kestelman has brought to the sport (9:00) Thoughts on NBL expansion, AFL teams entering the NBL and the South East Melbourne Magic's possible return to the NBL (11:00) Brian Goorjian training sessions, how tough were they? (17:30) Darren remembers his best NBL game (23:00) One Magic Season, remembering the Magic's 1992 championship season (25:00) The Tigers V Magic Rivalry (28:00) What was the moment that he decided to focus more on defen

Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce sits down with Andrew Price, Analytics nerd for the New Zealand Breakers and Australian Boomers to look at how analytics and advanced statistics are impacting the NBL today. Topics include;  How are the NBL using analytics today and are they in the dark ages compared to the NBA? (2:00) What types of questions are NBL coaches asking for data on? (10:30) How does someone become a basketball analytics advisor for an NBL team? (11:30) How are NBL teams using statistical data to make off-season recruitment decisions (15:00) How many NBL teams are analytically driven and how many are not (20:30) Are NBL coaches embracing analytics or are they like Charles Barkley and believe advanced stats are rubbish (23:00) What changes are former NBA players Matt Welsh and Shawn Marion, the new ownership of the New Zealand Breakers, making within the club this off-season (24:30) How are teams wearing "wearable technologies" to gain player data information (27:30) What are the most important statisti

We review every Aussie who played in the NBA this season, what was their best game, how they've improved from last year, review their current NBA contracts and discuss where they could end up during the off-season. 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 Im

Cairns Taipans star Alex Loughton joins the show to discuss this seasons squad and what to expect with new coach Mike Kelly. Topics discussed on the podcast include;  The Sydney Kings sign former NBA player David Wear (2:00) A quick look at recent NBL signings (5:00) Alex Loughton joins the show to talk about the NBL's All-Australian team's upcoming tour of China (10:00) What type of imports are Cairns likely to sign for this season (18:00) His take on losing coach Aaron Fearne and how new coach Mike Kelly is settling into the squad (23:30) A look at current trends in how teams are recruiting players (27:30) Is "Loughzy" ready for life after basketball? (34:00) Fun Times at the AIS and how his basketball career started (37:00) Playing for Old Dominion University (44:00) Graduating College, The NBA and his decision to play in Spain as a rookie (48:00) His decision to move to Cairns in 2010 (53:00) How has Cairns basketball grown since 2010 (55:00) Goals for 2018/19 (101:00) All of this and a whole lot more..

After speaking to Adelaide coach Joey Wright on our last episode about his plans for the 36ers this season which include young rookies Jack McVeigh and Harry Froling we decided to get them both on the show. We talk to both about their goals for their rookie season, memories from playing college basketball and what they can bring to the 36ers in 2018-19. We also talk about the wheelings and dealings of the NBL off-season so far and what a likely NBL Free to Air TV deal looks like this year.  Other topics discussed on the podcast include; NBL Free Agent Whispers (2:00) What will an NBL Free To Air TV Deals look like next season (5:00) Jack McVeigh joins the show Jack McVeigh talks about hosting his own podcast (11:30) Why he choose the NBL over his senior year at Nebraska (13:00) Why the Adelaide 36ers were the best NBL fit for him (14:30 ) Highlights from playing at the University of Nebraska (15:30) The story behind the Nebraska University Bench Mob (20:30) Click here to see the "Bench Mob" in action Wha

NBL Championship winning coach and three-time coach of the year Joey Wright joins the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his plans to improve the Adelaide 36ers' roster for this season, Despite losing star player Josh Childress in Game 2 of the NBL Finals, the Sixers still pushed eventual champions Melbourne to a decisive Game 5 and now the team hope to go one step further in 2018-19. The 36ers roster last season featured a core group of impressive home gown talent which Joey has developed over the past three seasons which is now in jeopardy of being dismantled through NBA opportunities and free agency.  Joey goes into detail what his plans are for the 36ers' roster in 2018-19 and his vision for the team's playing style as well as touches on some of the more important issues facing the NBL today.  Topics discussed on the podcast include; NBL Free Agent Whispers (2:00) 5:00 NBL Free To Air TV Deals... what are the most likely for next season. 11:30 Jack McVeigh talks about why he started his own podcast 13:0