Aussie Hoopla Nbl & Nba Podcast

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