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Visit our website at www.aussiehoopla.com for in depth analysis of Aussie Basketball. Each episode features interviews with current Aussie basketball stars, Australian Boomers playing overseas and legends of the NBL.
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Luc Longley on Scottie Pippen almost playing for the Wildcats and almost coaching the Kings and his plan to boost social basketball participation from 2023-12-11T08:12:30
Luc Longley needs no introduction, he's either the Greatest Australian Basketball player of all-time or not far from it depending on how you v...
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Martin Cattalini talks championships, the 2000 Boomers squad and fiery confrontations on the court from 2023-12-04T12:26:04
Martin Cattalini made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 19 years of age and went on to play fifteen seasons in the NBL. He average...
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Tanner Krebs (Melbourne United) on why the first three seasons are the hardest in the NBL from 2023-11-18T00:51:45
Tanner Krebs currently plays for Melbourne United and has played 79 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 5.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0....
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Mike Dunlap reflects on his time coaching the Adelaide 36ers, winning an NBA championship with Milwaukee and learnings from his coaching journey from 2023-11-13T04:19:59
Mike Dunlap has won championships as a coach in both the NCAA and NBA but is still more well known down under for the three seasons he spent as head coach with the Adelaide 36ers.
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Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers) on the psychology of social media, using it as a pro athlete and his mental approach to life and hoops from 2023-10-12T11:44
Jack McVeigh recently notched up his 150th NBL game and spent a season playing in Europe, but while doing that, fans may have noticed he's ta...
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Brian Goorjian (Australian Boomers) gives a game by game breakdown of the FIBA World Cup and his take on what needs to change from 2023-10-04T13:33
Brian Goorjian coached and selected the Australian Boomers team which participated in the FIBA World Cup. With the team finishing in tenth ...
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Adam Forde on recruiting the Taipans roster for NBL24, what he looks for when signing development players and NBLxNBA games from 2023-09-14T13:38
Adam Forde joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to talk about how he went about recruiting players for the 2023/24 season, what he looks for in players and how you can best go about getting a spot in ...
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Terry Johnson (200 NBL Games) talks 1990s Illawarra Hawks and the Cairns Taipans first NBL season from 2023-09-07T12:11
Terry Johnson played nine seasons across five NBL teams. This included the North Melbourne Giants, Newcastle Falcons, Illawarra Hawks, Cairns Taipans and Sydney Kings. He averaged 11.4 points, 3...
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Jacob Jackomas (Illawarra Hawks) on his approach to coaching the team through their worst season ever and the NBL's Asian Player Rule from 2023-08-16T14:39
After completing his first season in the NBL as a head coach, Jacob Jackomas joins the podcast to chat with Dan Boyce about the Hawk's new look roster and plans for next season.
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Sam Froling (Illawarra Hawks) on making the Boomers Squad, playing in Japan and next seasons roster from 2023-07-17T06:42
Sam Froling joins the podcast to chat with Dan Boyce about making the Boomers World Cup extended squad, plans for next season and more.
The NBL's Biggest Sliding Door Moments with Mark Dalton from 2023-07-02T11:10
A sliding door moment refers to inconsequential moments that nonetheless alter the trajectory of future events. Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce and NBL Legend Listen
Everette Stephens on playing for the Newcastle Falcons and Geelong Supercats during the 1990s from 2023-06-17T08:24
Fresh from an impressive college career at Purdue University and a couple of seasons in the NBA with Indiana and Milwaukee, Everette Stephe...
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DJ Mitchell (Brisbane Bullets) on navigating a difficult rookie season, playing in his dad's NBL shadow and the Polish league championship from 2023-06-03T11:58
In his first NBL season, DJ Mitchell was a surprise addition to the Bullet's roster, earning a spot within the team's starting line-up throug...
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Mark Dalton gives us his ultimate 'Hard Men' of the NBL's early days from 2023-05-19T13:10
NBL legend Mark Dalton returns to the Aussie Hoopa podcast to share his list of true 'Hard Men' of the NBL's ea...
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Craig Moller on Covid preventing the Kings from winning the 2020 title and advice on choosing AFL vs NBL careers from 2023-05-02T00:11
Craig Moller grew up playing both basketball and football in Sydney, signing a scholarship with the Fre...
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Dwayne McClain (Sydney Kings Legend) on Villanova's Perfect Game, his time in the NBL and the NBA from 2023-04-19T12:26
Dwayne McClain played 105 career NBL games, averaged 25.4 points per game, finished third in MVP voting in 1...
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Tyler Harvey (Illawarra Hawks) his approach to shooting, routine as a pro and his NBL career so far from 2023-04-06T11:51
Tyler Harvey entered the NBL by storm, taking the Illawarra Hawks to the semi-finals and finishing runner-up i...
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Mark Dalton (421 NBL Games) on being 'blacklisted' from the Boomers, Basketball politics and his NBL career from 2023-04-02T12:28
Very few have accomplished more than NBL legend Mark Dalton by age 20. In that time, he had played for th...
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Chris Harriman (California Golden Bears) advice on becoming a college coach or basketball player from 2023-03-13T09:39
Chris Harriman played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Sydney Kings and the Hunter Pirate...
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Tim Coenraad on the Illawarra Hawks highs and lows across his 14 year NBL career from 2023-03-01T12:46
This week saw Illawarra Hawks stalwart Tim Coenraad retire after 14 seasons in the NBL.<...
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Ron Dorsey on Cairns "almost" winning the title in 2011 and Melbourne's brutal 2012 season from 2023-02-02T10:19
Cairns Taipans forward Ron Dorsey nailed an incredible three-point fade away to send game two of the 2011 NBL Gr...
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FANS ONLY: Should the NBL have a Pride Round? from 2023-01-25T12:13
In this episode, host Dan Boyce asks the question, 'Should we have an NBL Pride Round' and, together with Sydney Kings superfan and proud member of the LGBTQ+ com...
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Cam Bairstow on retiring at 31, playing through injuries and NBA, NBL and Boomers memories from 2023-01-19T13:18
Five months ago, Cam Bairstow retired from basketball at the age of 31. Cam joins the podcast to talk w...
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Coach Al Westover on the highs and lows of the Melbourne Tigers championship years from 2022-11-26T05:00
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Chris Pongrass (Sydney Kings CEO) on the nuances of the NBL salary cap from 2022-11-09T12:46
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Jacob Wiley on returning to the NBL and his time with the Adelaide 36ers from 2022-10-20T12:06
Tim Soares (Sydney Kings) early thoughts on the NBL, how he ended up in Australia and NAIA vs NCAA schools from 2022-10-08T00:08
Danny Mills (Perth Wildcats GM) on plans to face euro teams, recruiting this season's roster and the end of the Wildcats consecutive playoff streak from 2022-09-30T14:12
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Daniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers) on the team's new roster and entering his fifteenth season from 2022-09-22T04:10:19
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Jordan Hunter (Sydney Kings) on learning from greats Luc Longley and Andrew Bogut, injuries and their mental hurdles and passions on and off the court from 2022-08-25T12:49:01
CJ Bruton (Adelaide 36ers coach) on building this years roster, Kai Sotto's NBA future and Next Stars Program from 2022-07-28T12:47:34
Aaron Fearne (University of Charlotte) gives advice to players wanting to play college basketball and how to fast track a winning culture from 2022-07-09T11:42:44
Josh Powell (Sydney Kings) on back to back titles with the Lakers, Kobe Bryant memories and his time in the NBL from 2022-06-27T11:03:59
Shawn Dennis (Nagoya Dolphins) on the growth of Japans B.League, what NBL players the league is trying to sign and plans for the East Asian Super League from 2022-06-13T12:09:57
Simon Mitchell (SE Melb. Phoenix) on plans for this years roster and reflections on last season from 2022-06-09T09:24:09
New Illawarra Hawks coach Jacob Jackomas on free agency plans and his journey to becoming an NBL coach from 2022-05-19T13:04:11
FANS ONLY: Play-In Tournament, Good or Bad? NBL Awards Mistakes and the seasons underachievers and overachievers from 2022-04-28T12:46:27
This week Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce put out an open invitation to NBL fans to join him on a 'fans only' podcast to discuss the biggest stories in Aussie Hoops and get a fan's perspective of what...
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Ben Knight on playing with the Sydney Kings, the 2002 Boomers squad that lost to New Zealand and more from 2022-04-23T13:44:48
Rob Beveridge on the growth of the New Zealand NBL and coaching the Australian Boomers from 2022-04-19T11:57:08
Chris Blakemore (1993 Rookie Of The Year) on the Adelaide 36ers 'Mike Dunlap era' from 2022-04-09T00:13:32
Luke Travers on how the Perth Wildcats are helping him prepare for the 2022 NBA draft from 2022-03-01T12:12:36
Perth young gun Luke Travers has gone from development player to solid contributor to potential NBA lottery pick in the past three years.
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FANS ONLY: All-Star Weekend, NBL Crowds, Top Selling Jerseys, Jack Bendat from 2022-02-24T10:49:13
This episode host Dan Boyce put out an open invitation to NBL fans to join him on a 'fans only' episode of Aussie Hoopla to discuss the biggest stories in Aussie Hoops and provide a fan's perspe...
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Xavier Cooks (Sydney Kings) on his season so far and Australian Boomers experiences from 2022-02-03T11:50:48
Xavier Cooks is in his third season with the Sydney Kings but due to injuries has played only 26 games over his NBL career, averaging 9 points...
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Mike Kelly on his three years as coach of the Cairns Taipans and his chance to coach the Australian Boomers from 2022-02-02T11:20:18
Jayson Wells on his time with the Canberra Cannons, Cairns Taipans and life after basketball from 2022-01-25T12:11:06
Kai Sotto (Adelaide 36ers) on his NBL debut and Filipino basketball from 2021-12-22T05:50:57
Guy Molloy on the differences coaching Men and Women and his decision to leave the Melbourne Boomers from 2021-11-23T11:03:54
Adam Ballinger on his NBL Career, Michigan State’s 2000 NCAA championship and NBA art from 2021-11-10T07:12:41
Isaac Burton (Sydney Kings) his time in the NBL, the Arizona State point shaving scandal and the Netflix documentary "Bad Sports" from 2021-10-31T03:11
Will Weaver (Houston Rockets) on last season, Boomers bronze efforts and NBL coaches in the NBA from 2021-10-11T12:44:31
Vic Law (Perth Wildcats) on his decision to move from Brisbane to Perth and summer league with the LA Lakers from 2021-10-01T15:24:57
Dusty Hannahs (Adelaide 36ers) plans on winning the NBL championship this season from 2021-09-17T14:10:53
Danny Mills (Perth Wildcats GM) on this seasons roster and plans for future Wildcats success from 2021-09-06T03:57:39
Brian Goorjian (Australian Boomers coach) on the men who paved the way for the Boomers bronze medal from 2021-09-02T09:06:41
Nick Kay (Australian Boomers) on winning bronze and silencing the online haters from 2021-08-19T12:06:30
Cam Gliddon (SE Melbourne Phoenix) on how the Boomers prepare for a bronze medal game and comparing Goorjian's Boomers to Lemanis 2019 squad from 2021-08-06T14:52:13
Trevor Torrance (Perth Wildcats) on Ben Simmons and Liz Cambage's emotional intelligence and mental health from 2021-07-24T11:42:15
Gary Ervin (2011 NBL MVP) on his NBL career, Arkansas University and playing with Lebron from 2021-07-15T15:18:38
Andre Moore (Brisbane Bullets Legend) talks Ben Simmons Boomers Saga, Scottie Pippens New Book, Josh Giddey and the 1990s Brisbane Bullets teams from 2021-07-02T15:14:53
Jeff Van Groningen (Adelaide 36ers GM) on Ben Simmons backlash, What NBA scouts are asking about Josh Giddey and the 36ers season from 2021-06-24T01:50:44
Aaron Grabau (Taipans Legend) on the first 15 years of the Cairns Taipans and his NBL career from 2021-05-23T07:59:47
Pero Cameron (Tall Blacks Legend) on his NBL career, Steven Adams playing for New Zealand and more from 2021-05-02T13:49:04
Jack White (Melbourne United) injury update, memories from Duke and United's chances for the title from 2021-04-23T14:04:49
Mark Leader (North Melbourne Giants) on the 1989 and 1994 NBL championships from 2021-04-11T09:39:49
Dejan Vasiljevic (Sydney Kings) on his rookie season so far... from 2021-03-28T14:08:22
Brandon Paul (Adelaide 36ers) shares San Antonio Spurs stories and plans for the NBL Season from 2021-03-13T01:33:55
Luke Nevill on his NBL career, NBA experiences and the decline of the big man from 2021-03-02T12:57:09
Dr Dave Adkins and why he should be in the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame from 2021-02-14T04:02:51
Adam Caporn (Basketball Australia Centre Of Excellence Coach) on future Aussie NBA talent, changes to the AIS program and his NBL career from 2021-01-23T09:07:55
Luke Schenscher on guarding Shaq, 2004 Final Four and his NBL career from 2021-01-16T09:53:32