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Bob Turner was coach and marketing guru for the Sydney Kings during their successful run in the 1990's where 10,000 people were attending every game, the team was making $1 million in profit each year and players like Dwayne McClain were getting their own shoes from Reebok. Andrew Bogut agreeing to play with the Kings gives the team the best chance of returning (or eclipsing) the kings to their former glory. Bob has 20 years of experience playing, coaching, marketing and running NBL teams. He joined us on the show to talk about the impact Andrew Bogut will have on the Sydney Kings, the NBL and the future of Australian Basketball Read more about Bob Turner's role in the growth of the NBL. Topics discussed on the podcast include; Why basketball will be a top #2 sport in Australia by 2022 (2:00) Recapping Andrew Bogut's retirement from the NBA and decision to play for the Kings (9:30) Andrew Bogut's NBL deal includes ownership stakes with the Kings, has this ever happened before? (10:15) Sydney Kings managemen

Cairns Taipans shooting guard Kuany Kuany is just starting his professional basketball but his NBL future is bright. He played limited minutes in the NBL his rookie season but is set to play a big part of Mike Kelly's new look Cairns Taipans squad with only himself and Nate Jawai set to return next season. Kuany is one of the many Sudanese Australian basketball stars making noise in the NBL, Europe and the NBA. We talk to Kuany about NBA stars Thon Maker and Mangok Mathiang and current NBL stars like Majok Majok and Majok Deng and the impact they are having on the Sudanese Community. The talk even cascades into issues like racism in Australia and why young Sudanese don't feel like they may never be "truly" Australia and what drives young Sudanese youth to become gang members. 2:00 The history of Sudanese Basketball players in Australia. 7:30 The loss of Aaron Fearne as head coach and how that impacts the Cairns Taipans 8:30 Kuany reviews his rookie NBL season 12:30 The NBL Finals and what stood out to Kuany 1

The Ben Simmons Vs Donovan Mitchell race for Rookie of the Year, is it really a race? Seems pretty one-sided to me. Dante Exum soon to return from injury, Joe Ingles has the best month of his life, Is Aron Baynes good or bad for the Celtics lineup and Patty Mills is insulted by being called a Jamaican bobsledder. 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, Be

Most Hoops Tragics don't know who Will Weaver is but he's a huge part of the Australian Boomers squad aiming at winning its first medal at a major FIBA event. Will currently splits his time as an assistant coach between the Australian Boomers and the Brooklyn where he is a special assistant to coach Kenny Atkinson at the Nets. Prior to that, he was an assistant to Brett Brown in Philadelphia and is as passionate about the success of the Boomers as you or I, this is well worth a listen. 2:00 What NBA players should we expect to see at Etihad stadium when the Boomers face off against Team USA? 6:00 What does a special assistant do for an NBA team? 11.15 How does a "yank" become such an important part of the Boomers coaching squad? 15:00 What is the difference between Aussie basketballers and players from the USA? 22:00 How close is NBL talent to the fringe players in the NBA? 28:30 Why "screens" are the next big metric NBA teams will be measuring? 31:00 Coach Weaver's thoughts on Game One of the NBL Finals 39:0

He doesn't do a lot of interviews but Luc Longley joins this episode of Aussie Hoopla in an interview where we decided to only talk about things that he's never spoken about before ie. his time with the Boomers, The Triangle Offence and thoughts on raising kids to be like Michael Jordan. 2:00 Luc points out how proud he is of his Boomers achievements, something which many often overlook. 6:30 Luc responds the "flack" he received from deciding to not play for Australia in 1996 8:00 Memories on making the Boomers 1988 Olympic team 10:00 When did Luc realise he was good enough to make the NBA? 13:30 Michael Jordan, his attitude on winning and if Luc recommends instilling a similar mindset in young basketballers. 24:30 What happened to the basketball big man? 29:00 Why doesn't the triangle offence work in today's NBA? 34:00 What questions does Luc hate being asked by media? 35:00 What does Luc wish he did more of during his NBA career. 43:00 How does Luc view his Boomers legacy. 45:00 Why Luc never played in the

After a great podcast last month with FIBA and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Lindsay Gaze which reflected on the early years of the NBL from a Victorian perspective, we decided to get a New South Wales point of view by interviewing NBL Hall of Famer Bob Turner. Turner came to Australia in 1976 to play with the Shoalhaven Tigers in the NSW State League and was appointed player/coach of the Newcastle Falcons when the NBL debuted in 1979. Bob was instrumental in the growth of the NBL helping establish NBL teams in Newcastle, Canberra, Sydney and Singapore. Read more about Bob Turner's role in the growth of the NBL. Topics discussed on the podcast include; Will we see a new NBL team before next season? (2:00) How did Bob Turner spend his time in 1979 helping to grow the NBL as a part of the Newcastle Falcons (11:00) Juggling the role of a player coach in the NBL (14:30) Phil Smyth, Herb McEachin and winning back to back titles with the Canberra Cannons in 1983-84 (17:30) Promoting the 1988 tour of the Sovie

The Ben Simmons Vs Donovan Mitchell race for Rookie of the Year, is it really a race? Seems pretty one-sided to me. Dante Exum soon to return from injury, Joe Ingles has the best month of his life, Is Aron Baynes good or bad for the Celtics lineup and Patty Mills is insulted by being called a Jamaican bobsledder. 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, Be

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 Olympic

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 T

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 th

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 Ti

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

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 prepa

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 Bri

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, T

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

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 fo

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 play

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, B

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 evidenc