The NMAA Podcast

Championship recap and Week 2 Semi Pro review. This week Waaris is joined by the champs Ameer Zufari and Romello Bates as they go over the championship game and season. Kareem Moslehy joins the show to talk all things semi pro as the new season is now underway.

This week the better late then never edition of the show features our Host Waaris Zaheer and Razos Coach Ahmed e-Gendi. The two dive into the pro championship preview featuring Romello Bates and the Kamisars and Roderick Lawrence and the Sultans. They also recap Week 1 semi pro action and preview the week 2 semi pro games!

This week our hearts are heavy for our NMAA Podcast Host Waaris Zaheer who takes time off to mourn the passing of his father. Hosts Ahmed El-Gendi and Sidd Juman pick up for him. The duo go over the semi pro final and recap the season, recap week 2 pro action and make their pro picks for week 3. It's audio only for this week, download or stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Welcome NMAA Family! This week we bring the video show back and hosts Waaris Zaheer and Ramzi Chaaban are back and can we say we're not sure if its ok to have these two on together. The team goes over the recaps, the picks, and a new segment called fire and ice calling out the hot players, and the not so hot players...we're not sure how this is going to go! Subscribe today to the NMAA Podcast on our channel!!

We're back for the first episode of the 2024 NMAA Fall Semi Pro league! Waaris Zaheer and Ameer Zufari are your hosts as they dive into all the week 1 action, do the draft grades, and make the week 2 picks. As always there's zero filter on these guys, tune in and listen to the best podcast for the best basketball league out there!

Welcome NMAA Family! Week 4 Podcast has dropped. Guest hosts Sultans coach Sidd Juman and 99ers coach Ramzi Chaaban join the show. The team dives into the recap, makes their picks and do a fun segment called "Be the GM" where they propose trades to help teams out. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube page!

Welcome NMAA Family! This week NMAA Podcast Host Waaris Zaheer is joined by guest host coach of the Kamisars Ameer Zufari. The duo dives into all the action from Week 1, make their week 2 picks, and the steals of the drafts! Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube page to keep up with all the content!

Our first ever true Video podcast on YouTube now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify(audio only)! Subscribe to our YouTube channel NMAA Basketball @nmaabasketballorl to get all the new Video Podcasts this season!This is the pilot episode so we had some hiccups as we learn how to use our software but we're excited to announce NMAA has debuted their Video Podcasts!This episode the Commish and Podcast Host Waaris Zaheer dive into the news for the upcoming season, talk the upcoming NMAA Spring Pro Draft, and give their Mock draft order for the first round!

This week our Give and Go hosts Ahmed El-Gendi and Abid Benwali host Debo Jackson, the seasons rebound leader and Sidd Juman, coach of Narszz and NMAA Pro team the Sultans. The guys dive into their interviews, talk about the upcoming final four, does Tawhid have what it takes to finish out their run for the championship, and more! Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

This week Ahmed and Obi interview leading MVP Candidate from the number one seed Tawhid Adam Dorsey, as well as the scoring champ Bryan Brown. The guys dive into the players backgrounds and their season, as well as the viral IG post that set the NMAA pundits off a few weeks ago! Lastly, they bring the pair back on at the end to do their playoff picks! Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! 

Waaris returns this week from his trip and is joined by Ameer Zufari to dive into the final week of the regular seasons recaps. The fellas also announce all of the award nominees, make sure you stay tuned to see who made the list! And finally they make their playoff picks. Download or stream today the best basketball podcast in Orlando!

The guys took a week off but they're back for the Week 6 show featuring their Inside the Huddle and Quick Nuggets about the league. Interviews for this podcast first up is Esah Yaqub, longtime NMAA staffer, player and coach and currently the coach of first place Tawhid. Our player interview is with longtime NMAA Vet  and two time pro champion Derrick Dangerfield. Download and stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

This week its the Stephen A vs Shannon Sharpe edition of the podcast! What do we mean? The Commish and the Don return to host the week 7 show and when we say they brought the noise, they BROUGHT the noise. Ramzi Chabaan joins the duo as they dive into the recaps, the matchups coming up, the playoffs, and a HUGE debate about stats vs winning based on what the fellas saw posted on IG. It's entertaining for sure! Download or stream today the best podcast for the best basketball league in the US!

This week Waaris and Ameer dive into the recaps from week 5, make their picks for week 6, and Waaris gives his midseason awards to tease the frontrunners as we get close to the end of the regular season. Which teams are now looking like the title contenders and which teams still have work to do before the trade deadline. Download or stream today the best basketball podcast for the best basketball league!

The guys are back this week with the ever popular Give and GO NMAA Podcast where they deep dive into the league stats, drop their weekly word to the wise, and an inside look to NMAA players with their up front and personal interviews. This week the hosts interview longtime NMAA Vet Nick Tuohey and the Commish himself! Download or stream today the best Orlando podcast for the BEST basketball league in the USA! Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

This week Waaris and Ramzi run through the week 4 action, make their weekly picks, and announce some trades that happened as we are a week and a half away from the trade deadline. But wait, there's more. The duo team up with the Give and Go hosts Ahmed El Ghendi and Abid Benwali to do a 4 person player only mock draft to see who would they draft based on the season so far. You don't want to miss this episode! Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!!

The Give and Go brothers Ahmed El Ghendi and Abid Benwali are back as they spend another week interviewing some of NMAA's most interesting players! This show the fellas speak with longtime NMAA player and new Semi Pro player Isaiah Nicholsen. Then for the first time ever in NMAA they interview one of our officials and get his inside take on what he thinks of NMAA.  They close out with inside the huddle and quick nuggets on what they're seeing after week 3. Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

This week the team recaps the action from Week 3, makes their picks, and debut a brand new segment called Pokemon. What is it? We have no idea, you'll have to listen to find out. Download and stream today the best podcast for the best basketball league ever! Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

Waaris, Mutaqeen coach Kareem Moslehy and NARSZZ coach Sidd Juman join the show. As always they dive into the game recaps and picks, but also do what NBA player are you? That sounds crazy interesting, make sure you download or stream today the best basketball podcast for the best basketball league! Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Our brand new raw and unfiltered show Give and Go with Hosts Ahmed el-Ghendi and Abid Benwali is live! They interview NMAA Semi Pro Andre Waterhouse and longtime NMAA Vet and coach of the Hasbulla's Tareq Hafza. You don't want to miss these interviews, when we say raw and unfiltered, we mean it. I mean, where else can you get away with taking shots at the Commish??? Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

NMAA is excited to announce our new podcast Give and Go! Hosted by Pro Coach Ahmed el-Ghendi and longtime NMAA Legend Abid Benwali. These guys are here to give all their hot takes and interview special guests! This week the guys host Tony Khuu a longtime NMAA vet and talk about his bad boy image in the league. One of the winningest coaches in Semi Pro Ahmed Shehab from Al Qamar joins as well, followed by some Islamic knowledge and then a deep dive into the statistical analysis of the players and teams after week 1. You don't want to miss it!

This week Waaris, Kareem and the DON who finally makes his return to the podcast run through all the action week 1, make over/under predictions on which teams will finish over .500, and the ever popular picks segment. Make sure to download/stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

We're baaacckk. BREAKING - NMAA will be debuting a new Podcast song by Moroc and MyElement!! Check them out on IG!! Waaris, Kareem and the Commish dive into the rosters for the new season, react to the new song, and give draft grades and picks. As always, there's some trash talk as we go over who has the best teams. Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts!!!

This week NMAA is in the final weekend with the semis in Friday night primetime and the championship game this Sunday! Kareem and Ahmed are back again leading the show as they dive into last weeks quarterfinal round, announce the winners for the awards, and a preview of the NMAA Final Four! Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

The Fall Semi Pro season has concluded and we deep dive into the playoffs this episode! Which teams are facing off against each other, the matchups and our picks. We also announce all the nominees for the 2023 Fall League awards, with the winners to be announced Sunday at the gym! Download or stream today!

This week Mutaqeen Coach and Razos Coach Kareem Moslehy and Ahmed El-Ghendi hold it down as they dive into the week 6 recaps, the week 7 previews, playoff scenarios and drop some knowledge on our faith. NMAA is Friday night primetime as we head into Week 7 the final week of the regular season. Which teams are trending up and trending down but the more important question what will the playoffs look like? Download or stream the best local basketball podcast in Orlando for the best league ever!!

This week Podcast host Waaris Zaheer is joined by two new co-hosts Abid Benwali and Ahmed El-Ghendi. The crew run through the week 5 recap, week 6 preview and picks, and the debut of the new power rankings. The new guys bring the noise with a ton of debate and hot takes, its all Semi Pro on this edition of the NMAA podcast!!!

We missed a week, but we added more people and now the NMAA podcast squad is stronger than ever! This week the team welcomes NMAA longtime player Abid Benwali and Razos Coach Ahmed El-Ghendi as hosts on the podcast. We run through the playoffs, deep dive into the championship game where the Legends pull off the Cinderella run as the 6th seed and win it all! Finals MVP and number one overall pick Romello Bates joins the show as well. But wait, there's more in this pro edition of the podcast, the Commish drops the 2024 NMAA league schedule with some big news about the Pro league, but that's not all, you'll want to hear the absolute BREAKING news he drops about a change in the way we draft. Download/stream today the best podcast for the best basketball league!!

This week NMAA host Waaris Zaheer and the Commish bring you the PRO league podcast, recapping all the action from the previous week and deep diving into the playoffs. We go through each game, call out the key players and strategies, and in our picks maybe some upsets? We end the podcast with a heartfelt message about the situation in Palestine. Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

This week NMAA Podcast Host Waaris Zaheer, Kamisars coach Ameer Zufari host the show and welcome back Mutaqeen Coach Kareem Moslehy from the Semi Pro League. We run through the recaps for both leagues, give draft grades for the Semi pro, and make our picks for this week as we head into the final week of the regular season for the Pro league! Always an entertaining show, make sure you download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

This week NMAA Podcast Host Waaris Zaheer, Kamisars coach Ameer Zufari and Sultans coach Sidd Juman go through all the friday night action from week 6, run through all the upcoming games and make their picks. We're winding down the regular season with just 3 weeks left, find out which teams are trending up and which teams are still fighting for their playoff spots. Download/stream today the best basketball podcast in Orlando for the best league ever!

This week the team dives into the week 5 action, continues the debate over the controversial power rankings, makes their midseason awards and their picks. We're gearing up for the playoffs as we hit the home stretch of the season! Make sure you tune into the debate over where teams should be ranked, which players are trending to the awards, and who is in the MVP race! Download or stream today the best Orlando basketball podcast!

This week the entire podcast team is out sick, so the Commish picks up the slack and hosts a late edition of the show with first time hosts, Legends Coach Jay Barnett and Razos Coach Ahmed El-Ghendi as well as Sultans Coach Sidd Juman. We dive into the power rankings from week 4 and debate what Waaris and Ramzi ranked, recap the Week 4 action and make our picks for the upcoming week. The Old Heads is what we called ourselves, and we might have something here to do more often, you guys let us know!! Download or stream today the number one Orlando basketball podcast for the best league ever!

It's the cool kids in the house. Podcast Host Waaris Zaheer and 99ers coach Ramzi Chaaban take over the show and we're not really sure what they're going to say. We got the week 3 recap, the week 4 picks, the first edition of the power rankings (this should be great), and finally...a segment about...mammals?? Download/stream today the best local basketball Podcast in Orlando for the longest running Muslim sports league in America!!!

We're back with the Week 3 show featuring all the action from Week 2 including what might already be the game of the season??!! Waaris, Ramzi and the Commish all run thru the week 2 games, a HUGE trade that just went down and preview of the Week 3 games. We also feature a new segment with the question which underrated player you want taking the last shot?? Its the best basketball league and podcast in Orlando, download or stream today!!!Make sure to check out our website www.nmaabasketball.com and our Youtube channel NMAA Video Productions!

This week Waaris and Ramzi run through all the action from the opening week in the NMAA Pro League. They do a new segment guess the player, talk about past champions and how they would stack up everyone against each other, and the ever popular picks segment for week 2. Ramzi was on full roast mode week 1, we'll see if he brings it again on this episode. Download or stream today the best local basketball podcast in Orlando!

We got the SQUAD for this show as NMAA Podcast host Waaris Zaheer, the Commish, 99ers coach Ramzi Chaaban and Sultans coach Sidd Juman team up! We run through the rosters, draft grades, a new segment Over/Under on team wins, and our picks. Can we say the grades and over/under got a little spicey? We think 99ers coach Ramzi may have called out the entire league on this episode. Download/Stream today the best local basketball show in Orlando on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!!!

We're baack! NMAA Podcast host and the Commish kickoff the new NMAA Fall season with a sneak preview of the draft order, what we think the draft will look like (without giving away any coaching secrets!) and we talk about some important league items. Download/stream today!

We know we're late, but we hear all the feedback about wanting the show so the Commish and Mutaqeen Head Coach Kareem Moslehy log on early on a Saturday morning just to give you guys the show! We recap all the playoff action from the quarterfinals including Blessed stunning upset of number 1 seed NARSZZ, we think only the third time in NMAA history a number one seed has lost in the first round. We also announce all the regular season award winners including the MVP award! Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

This week Host Waaris Zaheer and Mutaqeen Coach Kareem Moslehy run the show as they deep dive into the recap of all the week 6 action. The duo also does their week 7 picks AND a brand new segment, NBA comparisons as a handful of NMAA players get compared to their NBA likeness. You won't want to miss this show, download or stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

This week our hosts Waaris and Dev welcome Mutaqeen coach Kareem Moslehy and longtime NMAA player Abid Benwali to the show. The squad runs thru week 5 games, the picks for week 6, and we announce our MIDSEASON Award leading players! Make sure you download/stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

This week we got the SQUAD on the show as Waaris, Dev and the Commish all hop on to review everything that's been happening after 4 weeks of NMAA Semi Pro action. Recap, power rankings, and picks. You know Commish and Dev had some callouts, and maybe some hints as to which team might be the best team in the league?? You want to hear the power rankings from Waaris and the Commish as they both disagree on the top 3 teams! Download or stream today!

This week our host Waaris Zaheer returns with Mutaqeen coach Kareem Moslehy. We review all the action and standout players from Week 3, we bring back the flowers segment recognizing some players who are balling out, and the popular picks segment. See who the guys are picking this week. Some major news as well as a top player goes down with an injury, find out who is replacing him. All the news and  action from the best basketball league ever, download or stream today!!

This week the Commish, Mutaqeen coach Kareem and NMAA VP Dev return to recap Week 2 action. But we also dive into the Ja Morant drama with guest Will Lee director of the Ace league. Can we say maybe the most serious episode we have ever had? You'll want to check this out especially with Will Lee's connections to Ja and his perspective from the Black Community. Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

We're baaackkkk!! First episode of the 2023 NMAA Spring Semi Pro league by the best basketball podcast in Orlando returns for yet another season! This episode the Commish and Mutaqeen coach Kareem Moslehy run through the upcoming season, some rule changes, and we give our draft/roster grades. You won't want to miss these, let the debate begin! And, does the Commish drop a bomb at the end of the show? You won't want to miss this groundbreaking tease. Download or stream today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!!!

What an exciting NMAA Final four we just had! This episode Waaris and the Commish preview the championship game, with so much on the line as Waaris tries to end his draft league title losing streak and get his first championship in the draft era, while the Commish looks to extend his lead over Dev by grabbing his 5th title. We also have All Star captains Josh Filmore and Romello Bates come and do the all star draft LIVE on the show! Who has the better squad??? And finally Waaris reveals the top 5 players from the top 20 list voted on by players. Its a great show, download or stream today!!

This week we got the whole podcast host team as Waaris, Dev and the Commish link up to recap the first round of the Pro playoffs. NMAA All Stars Josh Filmore, Romello Bates, David Butler and Alex Forde join the podcast to talk trash and preview the final four matchups! We also announce the award winners for MVP, 6th man, defensive player, rookie, best gm and coach! Finally we announce players 6-10 of the top 20 players voted on by the players! Make sure you stream the best basketball podcast for the best basketball league ever today!!!

This week Waaris and Dev (He's back!) host the show with some loaded topics! We review the Pro league award Nominees, with coaches coming on to make the case for their MVP candidate! We also announce who the top 20 players are in the Winter Pro league that were voted on by the players!!! It's a great show today, and maybe some callouts as Dev returns to form?? Download and stream today!!!

Semi Pro Award Winners announced! This week Waaris, the Commish and Kamisars coach Ameer Zufari run thru week 10. We announce the Semi pro award winners, talk thru playoff scenarios and who has to do what to get in. Waaris and the Commish give a sample list of who they think could be on the NMAA All Star team. Who made it, and who got snubbed? And finally we have the Blessed coach Hamza Ali and Al Qamar coach Ahmed Shehab on to preview their championship game in the Semi Pro league this Sunday. Can we say...the debate over Blessed Cinderella run might have gotten a little heated? Download/Stream today!!!

This week the team recaps week 9. Dev attempts a return to the show but has "technical difficulties", but we get a surprise guest host from the past to join us. We run through the Semi pro quarterfinal round which had a couple of huge games including a major upset, the pro games and who's playoffs hopes are on the line. We also announce the semi pro award nominations! Download or stream today the number 1 basketball podcast in Orlando for the best league ever!

This week Waaris and the Commish run thru Week 8 as we head into the stretch run of the NMAA season. Which teams are looking like title contenders, and which teams are fighting for their playoff lives. We chat thru some big games coming up, the Semi Pro playoffs, what the MVP race is starting to look like, and some scouting on a couple of pro teams. Yousseff Elsweiss from the 99ers joins us during the recap. It's the best basketball league in Florida and the best basketball Podcast in Orlando, download or stream today!