Podcasts about australian basketball hall

Doc Adkins is largely unknown to most current NBL fans but is truly an unsung hero of the league and responsible for much of the NBL's success since it was started in 1979. He helped recruit players such as Cal Bruton, Leroy Loggins, James Crawford, Steve Carfino, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Chuck Harmison and many other NBL Hall Of Famers who would go on to develop the league to the standard it is today. He is a true pioneer of Australian basketball and worthy of being included in the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. On this podcast, he joins Dan Boyce to talk about his involvement in the early years of the NBL. Topics include; How Dr Dave Adkins became involved in Australian Basketball (2:00) Bringing Cal Bruton to Australia (13:00) How did Dave "sell" the NBL to import players in the 70s and 80s (16:00) How was recruiting import players different in the 70s and 80s compared to the 90s when basketball was exploding in Australia (30:00) Dave's relationship with Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse (38:00) The methods he followed when identifying a quality import for Australian teams (45:00) Coaching the Hobart Devils from 1986-1989 (54:00) Why Dr Dave Adkins needs to be included in the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame (102:00) How the NBL was viewed across Australia when it launched in 1979 (1:07:00) What players he sent to Australia surprised him the most with their NBL careers (1:10:00) The biggest learnings Dave has taken away from his time in basketball (1:19:00) Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. 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 -Donald Sloan, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon, Anthony Drmic Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Adonis Jordan, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry, Mike Mitchell, Dusty Rychart, Ebi Ere, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at info@aussiehoopla.com

He was cut from his high school team in Atlanta, Georgia and went on to be inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. The story of how he got there is a brilliant one. He had two stints in the NBA before the NBL came calling. He played with Barkley and against Jordan. He would win two championships with the Melbourne Tigers – a Grand Final MVP award in 1997 and develop one of the great Australian basketball partnerships with Andrew Gaze en route to having his famous number 21 singlet retired by the club. He is Lanard Copeland and this is his story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sandy Brondello Is the Australian Women’s Basketball Coach and the current coach of the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA in Florida. Sandy played 302 games for her country, which remains the third highest total in Opals history. During her 17 years of playing with the Opals she competed at four world championship tournaments and four Olympic Games, medalling at three of them. She played ten seasons for the Brisbane Blaze in the WNBL and was named the player of the year in 1992 and MVP 1995. She also played in a German league team from 1992-2002, and in 1998 she was drafted into the WNBA where she played for five years. Sandy was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. She has been coaching in the WNBA since 2005 and in her first year coaching the Mercury she was awarded the WNBA Coach of the Year for her history making season. Duration: 19 mins Hosts: Ella Smith & Georgina Mallon. A co-production with Women Sport Australia For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.

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Sandy Brondello is the Head Coach of the Australian Opals and Head Coach of the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. Sandy is a 4 time Olympian, winning 2 silver medals and one bronze, and is one of Australia's all-time best shooting guards. She played in 4 World Championships with the Opals, winning 2 bronze medals. Sandy attended the Australian Institute of Sport from 1986–1987, and first played with the Australian Opals at age 18. Sandy played for 10 seasons in the Australian WNBL, reaching the playoffs on three occasions and being named Most Valuable Player in 1995 as a member of the Brisbane Blazers. She also played between 1992 and 2002 in Germany for BTV Wuppertal, winning ten national championships and the 1995–96 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup. Sandy had a strong WNBA career, playing in 1998-99 with the Detroit Shock, 2001-2002 with the Miami Sol, and in 2003 with the Seattle Storm. She was inducted to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.Sandy started her WNBA coaching career in 2005 as Assistant Coach of San Antonio Silver Stars, and became head coach in 2010. In 2011 she then worked as Assistant Coach with the Los Angeles Sparks, and became Head Coach of the Phoenix Mercury in 2013, and won the 2014 WNBA Championship with a WNBA record 29 win/5 loss record, earning her the WNBA Coach of the Year.Sandy was appointed to Head Coach of the Australian Opals in April 2017, and in this interview, we caught up on a 2019 Christmas visit to Australia and talked about her playing days, her role as a WNBA Head Coach, and the preparations underway for the Australian Opals in the lead up to the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February in France, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July.

This week we're joined by former Melbourne Tigers NBL superstar and Australian Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Lanard Copeland. Copeland had a prolific 532 game NBL career and continues to serve the game as a coach, and his southern American upbringing has instilled in him a love of good food. And wait 'till you hear about his love for chocolate cake! Find out more about Lanard here - https://australia.basketball/blog/2019/04/10/australian-basketball-hall-of-fame-lanard-copeland/ In Friday Food Poll News, we're looking at ginger beer vs lime spiders, and what recipes has Sarah been finding lately on Facebook? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Food Bytes is proudly sponsored by CheeseLinks - Bringing cheese & yogurt making to your kitchen! www.cheeselinks.com.au Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Producer - Steve VisscherHowdy Partners Media - 2019www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Kerle is an Australian basketball legend and icon of the sport. He is an Australian Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. His involvement spans over 5 decades as a player and coach at all levels of the game. Including 3 NBL Championships. He is the only NBL coach to win a championship with an all Australian team. He represented his country at the World Championships and the Olympics. He has coached multiple professional teams to varying success and now works tirelessly to help minorities and disadvantaged youth gain access to the sport he loves. A true legends of the sport and among Australia's greatest of all time. I hope you enjoyed this podcast if so, please SUBSCRIBE so you will never miss an episode. Namaste, (i.e. I bow to the divine in you). GO FOLLOW ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pwap_official GO FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/people_with_a_passion/ GO LIKE THE FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/peoplewithpassion PODCAST AVAILABLE ON MANY PLATFORMS VISIT: https://anchor.fm/pwap YOUTUBE CREATOR: Interview, design, full audio and video production by Craig Rowe © 2019. All Rights Reserved. #basketball #nbl #halloffame --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pwap/message

Patrick Hunt is a renowned international basketball coach who serves as the President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches and Chairman of FIBA’s Technical Commission. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his ability to develop successful coaches and impactful leaders. Hunt is a member of the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame (as a coach) and and a recipient of the United States National Association of Basketball Coaches’ International Lifetime Achievement Award. Hunt received a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Studies from the University of Canberra.

Australian Basketball Hall of Famer, recipient of the Order of Australia, four-time Olympian, part of North Melbourne's 1989 NBL championship winning team and the first Australian to win the NBL MVP (1985)... and true-blue Ballarat boy Ray Borner joins the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his NBL career, the 14 years he spent playing with the Australian Boomers and thoughts on the Australian basketball landscape. Hear Ray discuss all four of his Olympic experiences and review how the national program has changed since he first donned the green and gold in 1982. 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; Andrej Lemanis breaks down after forcing an injured Mika Vukona and potentially costing the Brisbane Bullets and NBL championship (2:00) Ray Borner on growing up in Ballarat and making it to the NBL as a 17-year old (5:00) How he coped facing "men" in his first years in the NBL and how players were forced to develop their game in the 1980's (16:00) Becoming a member of the Boomers in 1982 (27:00) Memories of facing NBA legends like Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley and Mark Eaton during his year playing at Louisiana State University (29:00) Missed opportunities with NBA teams in the 1980s (33:00) 1982 FIBA World Championships (36:00) The 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the games goes commercial (43:00) Ray becomes the first Australian to win the NBL MVP in 1985 (47:00) 1988 Olympic Games (52:00) Getting into a fight with the USA''s David Robinson in Seoul (54:00) The Illawarra Killer B's (57:00) Winning the NBL championship in 1989 (102:00) Making international headlines during the 1992 Olympics for refusing to play against an HIV positive Magic Johnson (108:00) 1996 Olympics in Greece (109:30) Comparing the changes in Australian Basketball from 1982 to 1996 (117:00) Finishing up his career in the NBL and when he knew it was time to walk away (121:00)   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 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 Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, 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 The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

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 licences? (7:00) How do you buy a team in a professional league without a designated city? (8:00) Why are American buyers ie. Romie Chaudhari and NZ Breakers Matt Walsh and Shawn Marion seemingly so interested in the NBL right now? (10:00) Why it is obvious the ninth NBL team is ending up in Melbourne (12:00) Hobart expected to announce it will enter a 10th NBL franchise in weeks (21:00) Larry Kestelman believes Melbourne could sustain three NBL teams, but could they really? (27:00) All of this and a whole lot more... Listen to the full interview below or download on iTunes. 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, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, Rotnei Clark, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze 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 The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com