Podcasts about Townsville Crocodiles

Harry Froling joins the podcast to give an update on his health after suffering a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain following an alleged assault outside a popular Wollongong nightclub. A year into his recovery he also talks about his brother Sam's chances of making the Boomers Olympic squad, the issues the NBL faces with poor refereeing and the issues that arise from Larry Kestleman owning the league and NBL teams at the same time. Harry Froling won the NBL rookie of the year award in 2019 and went on to play six seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Townsville Crocodiles, Illawarra Hawks, Adelaide 36ers and Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 154 NBL games. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Topics include... Harry provides an update on his health after receiving a vicious blow to the head in an ugly incident off the court 12 months ago (2:00) The development of Sam Froling and his chances of being a part of the Boomers Olympic squad this year (6:00) Without any fear of an NBL fine, Harry gives an unbiased view of the current referee situation in the NBL (10:00) What teams should we see in the NBL Grand Final next week? (23:30) The success on and off the court of the Illawarra Hawks (25:30) Harry looks back at his time in the NBL and revisits areas he could have improved or done better (30:00) The biggest hurdles he has faced both on and off the court (40:00) The three-year wall for NBL players (45:00) When does Harry feel he was playing his best basketball (51:00) The biggest hurdles and highlights from his playing career (56:00) Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, Sam MacKinnon, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling, Jesse Wagstaff Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, 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, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at info@aussiehoopla.com

Sam MacKinnon played sixteen seasons across five NBL teams. This included the South East Melbourne Magic, West Sydney Razorbacks, Townsville Crocodiles, Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne Tigers. He averaged 14.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 459 NBL games. Injuries forced him to retire at only 33 years of age but despite that, he still etched out a Hall Of Fame career where he sits in the top 10 all-time for rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. The all-round talent also represented Australia at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. He joins host Dan Boyce to talk about some of the highs and lows of his NBL career and experiences from playing with the Australian Boomers. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Topics include... Coaching the South East Melbourne Phoenix (2:00) Parallels between the career of Mitch Creek and Sam MacKinnon (5:30) Sam gives his side of the roller-coaster season with Brisbane where Sam acted as a GM, assistant and head coach (7:30) Should head coaches or team GMs select players for NBL teams (12:30) Do people still remember ‘Slammin' Sam MacKinnon and the South East Melbourne Magic (13:30) The rivalry between the Magic and the Melbourne Tigers (18:00) Magic win the championship in 1996 (21:00) How Sam leaving the Magic created a huge rift in the Magic coaching staff (27:00) Playing for the Boomers in 1996 and the 2000 Sydney Olympics (30:00) The injuries that derailed Sam's NBL and NBA opportunities (37:00) Winning the championship with the Brisbane Bullets in 2007 (41:00) The negative elements of being an NBA prospect his entire career (44:00) The demise of the Brisbane Bullets and ending his career with the Melbourne Tigers (48:00) The biggest hurdles and highlights from his playing career (50:00) Head to Aussie Hoopla to check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, Sam MacKinnon, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Tyler Harvey, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Daniel Johnson, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Luke Travers, Sam Froling, Jesse Wagstaff Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Jack White, 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, Dwayne McClain, Darnell Mee, Shawn Redhage, Al Green, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chris Pongrass, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at info@aussiehoopla.com

When you bump into a great coach, former basketball player and master coach, Ian Stacker, at LAX airport whom you have met once or twice before, why not pull out your dictaphone and record an interview for The Coaching Podcast? Apologies for the background airport noise but this episode is well worth the background noise, Ian explains that great coaches are adaptable (as well as having a plan but be ready to adapt your plan), and convince the people you are coaching that you have great faith in their abilities (a reminder that Practice 2 from What Makes a Great Coach is BELIEF). Ian Stacker is one of Australia's most highly qualified basketball coaches. He has the highest possible accreditation awarded by Basketball Australia as a Master Coach. He has coached in all areas of the game and was most recently Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport's Men's Basketball Program. While at the AIS Ian utilised the magnificent sports science support available to investigate methods, techniques and training programs to make a significant difference in the development of shooting in Australia. Ian is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. Listed by the NBL in 1983 as 181 cm and a guard, he had an eight-year playing career before becoming a successful coach in the National Basketball League, winning the NBL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003 with the Townsville Crocodiles. You can learn more here: https://www.allstarcoaching.com.au

Our Great Coach on this episode is Trevor Gleeson Trevor is an Australian basketball coach who transitioned into coaching in 1984 at the age of 18 after an industrial accident. Over the next decade he rose through the coaching ranks leading men's and women's teams in regional competitions. In 1997 he started coaching in the National Basketball League in Australia in Assistant roles before taking similar positions in America and South Korea. In 2006 he returned to Australia as the Head Coach of the Townsville Crocodiles in the National Basketball League, and for 5 years led them to the post season, ultimately leading to him being named the Coach of the year in 2011. In a move that illustrates his coaching prowess, he then switched sports and was a skills coach in the Australian Football League for 3 years under the legendary Alastair Clarkson. In 2013 he returned to Basketball as the Head Coach of the Perth Wildcats and led them to 5 Championships in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. In 2021 he moved to the NBA as an assistant with the Toronto Raptors. Trevor is the type of coach that makes the individual feel like they are contributing to something bigger than themselves, through the behaviour and attitude choices they make every day. He is unflinchingly honest and a believer in the merits of a strong work ethic to succeed both on and off the court. He is also that rare breed of coach, who has worked at the elite level in 2 different sports; and this dexterity, re-enforces his credentials as a teacher, leader and importantly; life-long learner. And in this interview you will hear him talk about being driven by curiosity to find the best treatments, ways to communicate and skills and techniques. Other key highlights include: How a close relationship with players allows him to have quick, heated conversations during the game without fear of it derailing the players performance. And that building this relationship takes time and isn't something you can short cut. How one of the major change he has seen over 30 years of coaching is that when he first started, when he told players to jump they would ask how high, whereas now they ask why. And how we believes that there should be only one ego in the team, and that is the teams collective ego. This was a terrific conversation, it was one of the first we did for the podcast, and we hope you get as much out of it as we did. And just before we go to the interview, If you're a first time listener, you can check out our library of interviews with other great coaches at our website; the greatcoachespodcast.com And while you are there, if you would like to help our podcast, which is fully independent and free from ads, you can follow the link to our Patreon page where we offer exclusive content to our supporters. If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com

Shawn Dennis spent 16 years in the NBL as a coach with the Newcastle Falcons, Perth Wildcats and Townsville Crocodiles, this included winning NBL coach of the year in 2016. Since the demise of the Crocodiles Dennis has coached in Japan's rapidly growing B.League, the country's premier national league despite having only started in 2016 has become one of the highest paying leagues in the world. This NBL off-season numerous players are engaged in talks with both Australian and B.League teams with Japan's national league likely to snatch up a number of NBL players for the coming season.     itchell joins Dan Boyce on the podcast the discuss where the team fell short, what needs to change and plans for the roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season.   Topics include... How basketball is improving in Japan and the rise of the B.League (2:00) What players in the NBL are Japanese teams wanting to sign (7:00) How former NBL players are faring in Japan ie. Nick Kay, Shawn Long, Angus Brandt (9:00) B.League salaries compared to NBL salaries (10:30) The East Asian Super League and how Australia could be involved in the future (15:00) Shawn's scouting role with the Australian Boomers (18:00) Japan's national league seems to be benefitting from Australia's players and coaches, how can Australia take advantage of the Japanese basketball resources (20:00) 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, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, AJ Ogilvy, Daniel Kickert Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Vic Law, Jack White, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Brad Newley, Dusty Hannahs Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer 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, Donald Sloan 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, Gary Ervin, Ebi Ere, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, 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

Ben Knight has been announced as the 2022 winner of the Sydney Kings' Ring of Honour award.  The fan and member-voted award will be presented officially at Sunday's massive clash at Qudos Bank Arena against the Illawarra Hawks.  The Ring of Honour recognises players not just for their talents on the court, but for other reasons worthy of recognition consisting of:     The most entertaining;    The most courageous;    A great teammate; or    Those who gave back to our community.   Ben joined Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to discuss his NBL career which included playing for nine teams (an NBL record) during his 16 seasons in the league. He also shares insights into the merger of the South East Melbourne Magic and North Melbourne Giants, helping to create a culture in Cairns, narrowly missing out on a championship in Townsville before returning to his hometown Kings to help them win a championship in 2005. He talks about his decision to help the Singapore Slingers become the first Asian based team in the NBL and the obstacles it faced and discusses being a part of the Australian Boomers team which failed to qualify for the 2002 FIBA World Championships, losing to New Zealand at home for the first time in history. Topics include... On being recognised for his role in Sydney Kings history and entering the Kings "Inner Circle" (2:00) Coming up through the Sydney Kings development program the Sydney Sky and making his debut for the Kings in 1997 (4:00) Playing for Brian Goorjian at the South East Melbourne Magic in 1998 (8:00) Is there truth to the narrative that Goorjian pushed his players too hard during the 1990s and by the Grand Final were always too 'gassed' to win the title (14:00) The Magic and the Giants merge to create the Victoria Titans and Ben gets squeezed out of the roster and signs with Brisbane (17:00) His fourth team in four seasons, playing for the Townsville Crocodiles in 1999/00 (20:00) A breakout season in Cairns opens up opportunities with the Australian Boomers (27:00) Being a part of the 2002 Australian Boomers squad which lost to New Zealand and failed to qualify for the FIBA World Championships (32:00) Financial instability in Cairns leads him to move to Wollongong to play with the Hawks (40:00) A homecoming for Knight as he returns to play for the Sydney Kings and helped win the team's third championship (42:00) Falling short in the Kings run for a fourth championship in a row before falling short to Chris Anstey and the Melbourne Tigers (49:00) The Singapore Slingers and the difficulties it faced being Australia's first Asian based team (54:00) A near career-ending injury during his year with the Melbourne Tigers (103:00) A return to the Sydney in 2010 to help re-launch the Kings (105:00) Reaching his 400th NBL game in 2016 (109:00) Coaching and life after the NBL (1:13:00) The highlights and the biggest lessons learnt during Ben's NBL career (1:15:00) 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, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, AJ Ogilvy, Daniel Kickert Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Vic Law, Jack White, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Brad Newley, Dusty Hannahs Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer 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, Donald Sloan 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, Gary Ervin, Ebi Ere, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, 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

Guest: Shawn Dennis, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Head Coach Nagoya Diamond Dolphins head coach Shawn Dennis joins the Basketball Podcast to timeout effectiveness, D4 penetration reaction principles, tagging up and so much more. Shawn Dennis has coached in the Japanese professional basketball league called the Japan B League since the 2016-17 season. The 2016 Australian NBL Coach of the Year with the Townsville Crocodiles has considerable experience coaching in Australia and New Zealand prior to his first coaching position in Japan as an assistant coach with the Link Tochigi Brex. His first head coaching position in Japan came the next season as he joined the Shiga Lakestars. Dennis, who played 197 games in the NBL for Newcastle and Hobart before coaching becoming a head coach in the NBL with both the Newcastle Falcons and Townsville. He has experience at all levels of Australian Basketball but has also coached in New Zealand. Dennis was previously the New Zealand National Women's Basketball Team Head Coach and won a New Zealand NBL Championship and the league's coach of the year honor with the Hawkes Bay Hawks. Breakdown1:00 - Coaching in a Different Culture6:00 - Getting Out of Comfort Zone9:00 - Improving Timeout Effectiveness12:00 - FilmingTimeouts16:00 - Reading Emotions19:00 - Who Can Talk During Timeouts26:00 - Defensive Transition34:00 - Emphasis on Reducing Turnovers38:00 - Playing Off Two Feet42:30 - Peel Switching48:30 - Building Shared Culture56:00 - Conclusion Shawn Dennis' Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_DennisTwitter: https://twitter.com/sdwithenergy Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gary Ervin joins Dan Boyce on another episode of Aussie Hoopla to walk through his basketball journey and share memories of his time playing in the NBL. Ervin was the NBL's Most Valuable Player for the 2010–11 NBL season after racking up 20.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game playing for the Wollongong Hawks. Ervin also spent time with the Townsville Crocodiles and Adelaide 36ers. Ervin played 112 games in the NBL over four seasons and averaged 16.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists. Topics include... Gary Ervin on what he's been up to since leaving Australia (2:00) New York basketball and the night Ervin scored 30 points in 3 minutes (3:30) Playing in the Jordan Classic with LeBron James and Chris Paul  (7:00) College basketball with Mississippi State and Arkansas (9:30) The NBA Draft experience (16:00) The G-League and fighting for an NBA spot (19:00) Finding his way to Australia and the Wollongong Hawks (22:00) Why he loves Australia and his comparing his other experiences playing overseas (28:00) Why he wishes he planned his career like Bryce Cotton (30:00) An up and down season with the Townsville Crocodiles (31:30) The championship that could have been with the Adelaide 36ers (37:00) Narrowly losing to the Perth Wildcats in the Grand Final (43:00) A return to Wollongong to wrap up his NBL career (45:30) Deciding to retire (47:30) Information on a Gary Ervin documentary coming out (49:00) What teams and players Gary loved to play against while in the NBL (51:00) Highlights and learnings from a career as a professional basketball (58:00) 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, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin Current NBL Stars - Jack White, Dejan Vasiljevic, AJ Ogilvy, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon, Anthony Drmic, Brad Newley Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer 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, Donald Sloan 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, Gary Ervin, Ebi Ere, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, 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

Luke Nevill grew up playing basketball for the Stirling Senators in Western Australia. After struggling to get noticed by elite coaches in Australia he moved to the United States to play high school basketball with Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia. It didn't take long to be noticed by the University of Utah and accepted a scholarship in 2004. He decided to redshirt his first year as a Utah Ute and developed his skills during training sessions against fellow big man Andrew Bogut. With NBA interest growing around Nevill he decided to return to college for his senior season, leading the Utes to the NCAA Tournament. At the conclusion of the season, he was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 16.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.7 blocks per game. Nevill went undrafted and after participating in a training camp invitation from the Cleveland Cavaliers he became one of the first Australian's to go on to play in the NBA D-League, signing with the Utah Flash in 2009. He played 48 games, started 43 of them and averaged 11.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. In 2010 Nevill returned to Australia, signing a deal with the Melbourne Tigers. It was a tumultuous season for the Tigers, after recruiting multiple big men (Cam Tragardh, Wade Helliwell and Matthew Burston had also signed deals that season) the team had an unbalanced roster and failed to make the playoffs.  Nevill averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block in only 25 minutes per game. The following year Nevill returned to Perth when the opportunity to play for his hometown Perth Wildcats came along. In the 2011–12 NBL season, Nevill averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block per game and helped the team reach the NBL Grand Final where they narrowly lost to the New Zealand Breakers. Nevill signed a pre-season deal with the Indiana Pacers in 2012. He narrowly missed out on making the team and then returned to the NBL, signing with the Townsville Crocodiles mid-season. Nevill played in Taiwan during the 2013–14 season before returning for his last NBL season with the Wollongong Hawks in 2014. It was a difficult season for Nevill who averaged the lowest numbers of his NBL career, 7 points, 6 rebounds per game in a team that finished dead last with a record of 6-22. Nevill would play the remainder of his career in Taiwan and Qatar before retiring in 2018.  Coaching in the US High School system during COVID-19 (2:00) Junior basketball playing for the Stirling Senators in WA (10:00) Playing high school basketball in the states (12:00) Attending Utah University (14:30) Entering the NBA Draft and reflections on if he stayed at college too long (20:00) Lebron James and Shaquille O'Neal stories from Cleveland Cavaliers training camp (28:30) Returning to Australia to play with the Melbourne Tigers (33:00) An opportunity to play in Russia (36:00) A last-minute signing with the Perth Wildcats and narrowly missing out on an NBL championship (44:00) An opportunity to play in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers (48:30) A year with the Townsville Crocodiles (51:00) Playing in the SBL with the Kalamunda Suns (53:00) Representing the Australian Boomers in 2013 (54:00) Why his final season in the NBL with Wollongong was the toughest year of his career (58:00) The decline of the big man and how it impacted Luke's career (102:00) The culture shock of playing in Taiwan (104:30) The biggest mistakes of his career and what Luke learnt from them (109:00) The highlight of his career (1:12:00) 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. 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Luke Schenscher went from playing domestic basketball in Canberra to become the first high school student to play for the Australian Boomers in three years. His rapid development earnt him a scholarship to Georgia Tech University and then played two NBA seasons, one with the Chicago Bulls and the other with the Portland Trailblazers. Unable to secure a long-term NBA deal he returned to Australia where he would play 211 NBL games over 8 seasons with the Adelaide 36ers, Perth Wildcats and the Townsville Crocodiles. He was the starting centre on the 2010 Perth Wildcats championship team and named to the All-NBL second team in 2009 and 2011. Topics include; His retirement from basketball and becoming a teacher (2:00) Growing up on a farm in Hope Forest, SA before gaining the attention of the AIS (12:30) Developing his body and game through the AIS (14:30) Becoming the first high school student to make the Boomers squad (19:00) Heading to Georgia Tech University (20:30) Reaching the NCAA championship in 2004 (31:00) NBA interest during his time at Georgia Tech (38:00) Graduating college, considering the NBL then joining the NBDL (42:00) Joining the Chicago Bulls and making a run in the 2006 NBA playoffs (48:00) Facing Shaquille O'Neal (55:00) A season in Portland (100:00) A championship in Perth (105:00) A "money issue" with Perth and the move to Townsville (107:00) The return to Adelaide (1:10:00) Injuries start to take their toll (1:13:00) 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

Coach Liam Flynn is an Australian Basketball Coach with an extensive local and international basketball coaching resume. His international experience includes working as a NBA Consultant (to the Phoenix Suns in the lead up to the 2016 NBA draft, providing video analysis on potential draftees for the franchise), and has been an advanced scout for the Australian Senior Men’s National Team for the 2016 Rio Olympics.Liam was Head Coach in the German Bunderliga for five years (BBL & 2.BBL with s.Oliver Wuerzburg, Dresden Titans, Walter Tigers Tübingen and Gießen 46ers). He led his team to become ProA Champions, and two play off appearances.Liam was also Head Coach in the New Zealand NZNBL for three years with the Nelson Giants, featuring in two playoff Appearances and one grand final. Liam has six years of Australian NBL Coaching experience, as an Assistant Coach with the Townsville Crocodiles 2010 - 2012 and Adelaide 36ers 2008 – 2010. In his time his teams featured in three playoff appearances.At the state level, Liam has eleven years of State League/ABA Coaching Experience in South Australia (Sturt Sabres) and Queensland (Townsville Heat and Southern Districts Spartans) with eight playoff appearances, and 3 championships.Liam has twelve years coaching experience with Australian Junior State Teams - QLD U/18 Boys, SA Metro U/16 Boys & U/18 Boys; and South Australia U/20 Men. He also has a combined twenty years coaching experience at Junior Representative Level in Queensland and South Australia with Sturt (SA), Southern Districts (QLD) - U/12s through to U/20s.Liam holds a Masters in Sports Coaching (University of Queensland) and a NCAS Level 2 Coaching Accreditation.In this interview, Liam discusses his thoughts on a range of contemporary basketball topics and reflects on his overseas coaching journey and his annual CLF Showcase event.Listeners can follow Liam on Twitter (@coachliamflynn) and also through his website https://www.coachliamflynn.com/

Adonis Jordan joins the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his basketball career which includes reaching two NCAA Final Fours with Kansas University, two NBA stints with the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks as well as 76 NBL games played with the South East Melbourne Magic, Townsville Crocodiles and the Victoria Giants. All of this and a whole lot more... Topics include. Growing up in New York... with the name "Adonis"(2:00) Adonis Jordan's connections to Mary J Bligh, Aerosmith and Greek Gods (8:30) Memories of high school basketball in New York, LA, Cleveland (10:30) Playing college ball with Kansas University (13:00) Losing the NCAA championship in 1991 to Duke University (17:00) Mental preparation and how it helped Adonis face NBA stars like Jason Kidd (22:30) Playing for coach Roy Williams and the stories about Michael Jordan he shared with Adonis (26:00) His strategy with coaching young players today (31:30) Being drafted in the 1993 NBA draft by Seattle and his first year in the NBA (35:00) A stint with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1999 (42:00) Playing with the Denver Nuggets in 1993 with Dikembe Mutumbo, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf as well as NBL legends Darnell Mee and Kevin Brooks (47:00) Being cast in the 1994 film Blue Chips and starring alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee Hardaway (55:00) Arriving in Australia, debut in the NBL with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1994 (58:00) The rivalry between Adonis Jordan and Darryl MacDonald during 1994-95 (103:00) Playing for Brian Goorjian could we see Adonis join the Hawks as an assistant coach (108:00) A return to the NBL in 2003, playing for Townsville and Victoria (109:00) The biggest obstacles Adonis had to face during his career and the highlights of his career (113:00) 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 - Kevin Lisch, 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, 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 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

Corey 'Homicide' Williams joins Cam Luke and Liam Santamaria to tell tales of Croc Nation being born in Perth as Townsville knocked out the Wildcats on the road. They break down 2009 in the NBL, unsung heroes and more. Catch the full game on the NBL channels before the pod

In one of my favourite interviews ever, it was a thrill to recently catch up and have a chat with Corey 'Homicide' Williams. Homicide won the NBL MVP award back in 2010 with the Townsville Crocodiles and has now become one of the best basketball commentators in Australia. We chatted about his illustrious career as a player and a commentator, what makes him and fellow commentator John Casey such a great duo, the Boomers Olympics medal chances in 2021 and Homicide's Twitter feud with NBA championship winner, Andrew Bogut.

Shane and Jenny Froling are both experienced basketball players and coaches, and in this interview we had a chat about their basketball careers, the coaches that influenced them in their junior representative and NBL/WNBL playing careers and the careers their children (Alicia, Keely, Harrison and Samson) are now having in the WNBL and NBL.Shane Froling was a Victorian junior rep player, being introduced to basketball at a young age, and attended the AIS (1985-86) and played and coached 20 seasons in the NBL and Australian basketball scene being coached by world champion and Olympic level coaches such as Barry Barnes, Brian Goorjian, Tom Maher, Ian Stacker, Patrick Hunt, Dr Adrian Hurley and Phil Smyth. Shane played in the NBL with the Eastside Melbourne Spectres, Hobart Devils, Brisbane Bullets and finished up his playing career with the Townsville Suns before switching into an Assistant Coaching role under Head Coach Mark Bragg. Shane was Assistant Coach with the Townsville Crocodiles from 1997-2006, and was also highly influential in basketball development in North Queensland as Queensland Academy of Sport Head Coach. Shane has also been involved in Queensland junior representative teams as Head Coach and Assistant Coach, as well as being the Australian Emu's Development Coach from 2006-2010. Shane was involved with the Indonesian National Mens Team from 2011-12 and is Coaching Director at the DBL camp held annually. Shane was named Queensland Male Coach of the Year in 2009-2010.Jenny Froling (nee Lind) grew up in Collinsville and was also a junior representative player, and played at the Queensland level under legendary coach Norma Connolly. Jenny started her WNBL career with the Brisbane Lady Bullets after moving to Brisbane in 1983. Jenny was awarded a scholarship at the AIS (1985-86) where she met Shane. Jenny then moved to Melbourne, with the goal of going to join Geelong but she then joined the WNBL Nunawading Spectres under Head Coach Tom Maher. Jenny won 2 WNBL championships as a player and then 1 as team manager. Jenny and Shane moved to Hobart where she played with the Hobart WNBL team and won her 4th WNBL Championship. Jenny then became Assistant Coach for the Hobart Quit Islanders in 1991. Jenny and Shane moved to Brisbane while Shane played with the Bullets, and then after having her 4 children, Jenny decided to join the ranks of referees in the local Townsville competition. Jenny quickly became a QBL, WNBL and NBL rostered referee over the next few years. In the history of the WNBL Jenny is the only representative to have played, managed, coached, refereed and mothered WNBL champions at the WNBL level and she was recently awarded WNBL Life Membership in February 2020.

In one of my favourite interviews ever, it was a thrill to recently catch up and have a chat with Corey 'Homicide' Williams. Homicide won the NBL MVP award back in 2010 with the Townsville Crocodiles and has now become one of the best basketball commentators in Australia. We chatted about his illustrious career as a player and a commentator, what makes him and fellow commentator John Casey such a great duo, the Boomers Olympics medal chances in 2021 and Homicide's Twitter feud with NBA championship winner, Andrew Bogut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Boyce sits down with the final coach of the Townsville Crocodiles, Shawn Dennis. The former NBL coach of the year provides an update of the growth of basketball in Japan, how it parallels Australia's NBL in some ways and what kind of money players can make playing in Japan's premier basketball competition, the B-League. Dennis, who played 197 games in the NBL for Newcastle and Hobart before coaching becoming a head coach in the NBL with both the Newcastle Falcons and Townsville talks about the demise of both clubs and the struggle which players, coaches and fans all faced. The Crocodiles were renowned "giant killers" defeating top tier teams like the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United during their final years in the league but due to financial support, they weren't able to continue in the competition. Shawn outlines exactly how the final days of the club went down, what could have been done differently and the great things players like Mitch Norton, Todd Blanchfield, Nick Kay, Harry Froling and Clint Stiendl all achieved in Townsville and how they continue to impact the NBL landscape today. Topics include... The rise of basketball in Japan as the 2020 Olympics approaches (2:00) Similarities between the Shiga Lakestars and the Townsville Crocodiles of 2015 (8:30) Helping players "learn how to win (12:00) The growth of Japan's B-League and how it's growth parallel's the NBL (15:00) How money compares in Japan's B-League to what players get in the NBL (21:30) How financial difficulties hurt the Townsville Crocodiles recruiting from 2013-2016 (23:00) How did Shawn Dennis find out the Crocodiles had folded (27:00) Todd Blanchfield's NBA potential in 2014 (31:00) Townsville's recruiting strategies during their "cash strapped" final years in the league (39:00) Townsville's final season in the NBL, the highs and the lows (44:00) Junior development within Townsville and how it generated talent like Mitch Norton, Chris Cedar, Harry Froling and more (53:00) The biggest highlights and the toughest moments of the Townsville Crocodiles final years in the NBL (57:00) Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. 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, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, 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, Ryan Broekhoff The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry, Mike Mitchell, Dusty Rychart 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 and email at info@aussiehoopla.com

Former member of the Townsville Crocodiles, and current Geelong Cat, Josh Jenkins joins Felix von Hofe and Pete Hooley to discuss: Miles Plumlee joining the WildcatsThe NBL's awards seasonSome incredible stories from his time in Townsville as John Rillie's water boyAnd an unwelcome visitor up north

Rod Anderson has been Head Coach of the Townsville Heat men's team from 2015 and is also Head Coach of the Queensland North Under 18 mens team. Rod began his coaching in 2010 as Assistant Coach & Scouting/Technical Coach for the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL. Rod was Assistant Coach for the Townsville Heat from 2010-2014 with now Cairns Taipans NBL Head Coach Mike Kelly. Rod was selected as 2016 QBL Coach of the Year and then coached the Heat to back-to-back QBL State Championships in 2017 & 2018. Rod is an active Twitter contributor (@DJ_Rod) and in this interview, speaks about the early influences on his coaching career in Townsville from the Suns through to the Crocs and now the Townsville Heat. Rod is now into his 10th season with the Heat and talks about off-season recruiting and team preparations, his thoughts on junior basketball development and his thoughts on the current 2019/20 NBL season.

Ian Stacker is one of Australia's most highly qualified basketball coaches. He has the highest possible accreditation awarded by Basketball Australia as a Master Coach. He has coached in all areas of the game and was most recently Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport's Men's Basketball Program. Whilst at the AIS, Ian utilised the magnificent sports science support available to investigate methods, techniques and training programs to make a significant difference to the development of shooting in Australia. Adam Gorman, the skills acquisition expert at the AIS, was also instrumental in helping to shape the philosophies and development tactics that now form cutting edge development for shooting.Ian Stacker's other achievements include:• 2013 - Current - Head of Elite Sport/Head Basketball Coach - Templestowe College, Melbourne.• AIS Men's Head Coach 2010-2013• 22 Years as a Head or Assistant Coach in the National Basketball League• 2 Time NBL Coach of the Year• World Championship Gold Medal winner - 1997 National Young Men's Team• NBL Championship Winner - 1992 South East Melbourne Magic as Assistant Coach• International Coaching experience coaching touring teams in USA, Europe and Asia• Professional Development Experience in USA, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Lativa, France, Korea, China and Japan• Ian has 22 years of NBL coaching experience under his belt, including eight years as the head coach of the Townsville Crocodiles.• He was NBL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002.This interview was made 3 days before the first game of the 2019-20 NBL season, with Ian talking about his role as Assistant Coach with the NBL's newest team, the South East Melbourne Phoenix. Ian talks about his time in the NBL as a coach and players, his time at the AIS as Head Coach, the Townsville Crocs, the passion he has for the skill of shooting in basketball, and the excitement around the formation of the Phoenix.

"The Birdman" Larry Abney played 122 NBL games with Townsville and Cairns where he averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Born in Nyack, New York he attended Fresno State and played beside cult basketball figures Rafer "Skip To My Lou" of AND1 basketball fame and Chris Herren, as well as NBL star Willie Farley. He also played professionally in Korea, France, Venezuela, Cyprus, Netherlands, Argentina, Mexico, Ukraine, Kosovo and New Zealand. In 2017, Abney joined the staff of the Los Angeles Clippers as a player development coach and basketball operations assistant under head coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers In 2018 alongside childhood friends, former teammates, and fellow Rockland, NY natives Steve Canal and Chester Felts, Abney co-founded Rockland Legacy, an organization that provides support and mentorship to help Rockland County's youth achieve their dreams. 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; Is the Cairns Taipans season finished this season? (2:00) Why Mitch Creek won't play for the South East Melbourne Phoenix (4:30) Matthew Dellavedova's resurgence in Cleveland (6:30) How did Larry Abney become part of the LA Clippers coaching staff? (13:00) The LA Clippers long-term plans to become the #1 basketball team in Los Angeles (14:30) Working with NBA legends like Doc Rivers and Jerry West (17:00) Playing basketball at Fresno State with Rafer Alston aka "Skip To My Lou", Chris Herren, Willie Farley and Coach Jerry Tarkanian (19:00) The night Larry hauled in 35 rebounds in a college game, still the current NCAA record (27:00) NBA attention after college (29:00) Scary moments playing overseas in countries like Korea, Argentina, Syria and Kosovo (31:00) Arriving in the NBL with the Townsville Crocodiles (33:00) NBLxNBA when the Clippers faced the Sydney Kings (37:30) Returning to the NBL in 2012 and retiring from basketball (40:00) Playing for the Cairns Taipans and the untold story about why he left Townsville despite them offering him "the biggest contract" ever to Townsville player (41:00) 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

Liam Flynn, Philosophy and Coaching the Coaches Guest: Liam Flynn, Assistant Coach with the Sichuan Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, professional basketball coach and consultant, Liam Flynn joins the podcast. Flynn is currently an assistant coach with the Sichuan Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Coach Flynn has seen the world in his twenty-six years of coaching experience. He has coached in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and China. Five Years Coaching experience in German BBL & 2.BBL – s.Oliver Wuerzburg, Dresden Titans, Walter Tigers Tübingen and Gießen 46ers. ProA Champions, 2 Play Off Appearances. Three Years Head Coaching experience in New Zealand 1st League – Nelson Giants. 2 Playoff Appearances, 1 Grand Final Five Years Head Coaching experience in Australian 2nd League. – Townsville Heat (Queensland), Sturt Basketball Club (South Australia). 4 Playoff Appearances, 1 Grand Final. Six years experience as Assistant Coach in Australian National Basketball League (1st league) - Townsville Crocodiles, Adelaide 36ers. 3 Playoff Appearances.   Breakdown:   1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Coaching from 2 Different Countries 3:00 - Similar Philosophy with his same Coach 4:00 - China Influenced by the US Basketball? 5:00 - How he Develop his Coaching Philosophy? 6:00 - Core Values from his Philosophy 7:00 - "Attack with a Pass" 9:00 - Creating an Advantage on the Pick&Roll 10:00 - Mix of Phase and Style of Offense 12:30 - Adaptability of his Personnel 14:00 - Experiences of Coaching 15:00 - Verbal cues and words that he used 18:00 - How he called Plays? 20:00 - Open Questioning in his Coaching Style 22:20 - Involved Players in the Decision Making 24:00 - "Mid Pick&Roll" 25:00 - Spacing before Creating an Advantage 27:00 - Trick to teach students how to be successful in Ball Screen 29:00 - Other Concepts from the Mid Pick&Roll 30:30 - Cutting Off the Ball 32:00 - Full Court Defense 33:00 - Pressure on the Ball 35:00 - Disrupting and making Offense Feel Uncomfortable 36:30 - "If the ball is in the back court and your men is in the backcourt, you are in the backcourt" 38:30 - NBA Summer League Learnings 41:00 - Mike Longabardi’s Teachings to stimulate Coaching 43:00 - Translate to other Levels because of the Spacing 44:30 -  How can coaches get his Videos? and Continuing to Share Coaching Ideas 45:30 - Closing Remarks   Liam Flynn’s Bio Bio: https://www.coachliamflynn.com/player-development/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachliamflynn Website: https://www.coachliamflynn.com/   Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion

This week #OnTheMike, former professional basketball player Corey "Homocide" Williams! He is best known for his time in the NBA and the NBL, earning league MVP honors in 2010 with the Townsville Crocodiles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After speaking to Adelaide coach Joey Wright on our last episode about his plans for the 36ers this season which include young rookies Jack McVeigh and Harry Froling we decided to get them both on the show. We talk to both about their goals for their rookie season, memories from playing college basketball and what they can bring to the 36ers in 2018-19. We also talk about the wheelings and dealings of the NBL off-season so far and what a likely NBL Free to Air TV deal looks like this year.  Other topics discussed on the podcast include; NBL Free Agent Whispers (2:00) What will an NBL Free To Air TV Deals look like next season (5:00) Jack McVeigh joins the show Jack McVeigh talks about hosting his own podcast (11:30) Why he choose the NBL over his senior year at Nebraska (13:00) Why the Adelaide 36ers were the best NBL fit for him (14:30 ) Highlights from playing at the University of Nebraska (15:30) The story behind the Nebraska University Bench Mob (20:30) Click here to see the "Bench Mob" in action What Jack needs to work on this NBL season (22:00) Jack's thoughts on college vs the NBL and how to know what's best for young basketballer's (28:30) Harry Froling joins the show How NBA stars Andrew Bogut and Thon Maker have helped guide Harry on his basketball journey (32:00) His relationship with coach Joey Wright (35:00) What it was like growing up in the Froling family where his Mum and Dad both played basketball in the WNBL/NBL and his brothers and sisters all played college basketball (37:00) Harry talks about how former NBA coach Larry Brown let him down in college and how that changed his college experience (39:30) Harry recalls his biggest games while playing in college (43:30) Harry's goals to make the NBA (45:00) Why Harry thinks he'll be able to help the 36ers win this season (48:00) Learnings from playing as a development player for the Townsville Crocodiles (50:00) 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

Support Aussie Hoopla by visiting our ebay store http://www.aussiehoopla.com/aussie-hoopla-store/ All proceeds go to helping promote Aussie Hoops. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com Check out previous podcasts featuring Andrew Gaze, Matthew Dellavedova, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Ricky Grace, CJ Bruton, Stephen Jackson, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, Darryl McDonald, Brian Goorjian, Ryan Broekhoff, Scott Fisher and many more. @AussieHoopla on Twitter and Instagram Aussie Hoopla on Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com We are always looking for new writers to add to the AussieHoopla.com staff, email us if you want to join the team :) 

Support Aussie Hoopla by visiting our ebay store  http://www.aussiehoopla.com/aussie-hoopla-store/ All proceeds go to helping promote Aussie Hoops. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com Check out previous podcasts featuring Matthew Dellavedova, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Ricky Grace, CJ Bruton, Stephen Jackson, Brett Maher, Darryl McDonald, Brian Goorjian, Brock Motum, Willie Farley and many more. @AussieHoopla on Twitter and Instagram Aussie Hoopla on Facebook and email at info@aussiehoopla.com We are always looking for new writers to add to the AussieHoopla.com staff, email us if you want to join the team :) 

This week on the #HardBall Podcast, Derek Rucker joins Liam Santamaria to recap all the major story-lines from Round 8 of the NBL. The boys discuss the decision by the Townsville Crocodiles to release import Brian Conklin as well as the coaching change that has occurred this week at the Sydney Kings. They also break down the recent good form of the Perth Wildcats and Adelaide 36ers and whether the Cairns Taipans have what it takes to make a run at the top four. Illawarra Hawks sharp-shooter Kirk Penney was a dominant force in Round 8, putting 24 points and 8 assists on the Sydney Kings before dropping 31 points in a big win over Townsville. Penney chats to Liam ... Read More The post Episode 6 feat. Derek Rucker & Kirk Penney appeared first on Mammoth Audio.

Trevor Gleeson and Casey Prather speak to the media following the Perth WIldcats win over the Townsville Crocodiles. #RedArmy

Trevor Gleeson and Jarrod Kenny speak to the media following the Wildcats defeat versus the Townsville Crocodiles. #RedArmy

Coach Trevor Gleeson speaks to the media ahead of the Perth Wildcats clash versus the Townsville Crocodiles tomorrow night at Perth Arena. #RedArmy

Jermaine Beal speaks to the media ahead of the Wildcats clash versus the Townsville Crocodiles this Friday at Perth Arena. #RedArmy

Trevor Gleeson and Tom Jervis speak to the media following the Perth Wildcats win over the Townsville Crocodiles. #RedArmy

Tommy Greer and Liam Santamaria break down all the action from Round 16 of the 2014/15 NBL season. The boys also chat to the new Chairman of the NBL Board, Graeme Wade, about the league’s expansion plans, the progress of the league’s broadcast negotiations and the future of the Townsville Crocodiles. All that plus BT in the Box, Studs & Duds, The Truth Hurts and much, much more. The post 82 – #NBL15 Round 16 appeared first on Mammoth Audio.

Trevor Gleeson speaks to the media following the Perth Wildcats 93-85 win over the Townsville Crocodiles. #RedArmy

Tommy Greer and Liam Santamaria break down all the action from Round 8 of the 2014/15 NBL season. The boys also chat to Wollongong forward Tim Coenraad about the Hawks’ streak-breaking win over the Townsville Crocodiles, his own outstanding performance and the positive influences within the Wollongong locker room. All that plus BT in the Box, Studs & Duds, Things Cheerleaders Say, #DearGandT, The Truth Hurts and much, much more. The post 67 – #NBL15 Round 8 appeared first on Mammoth Audio.

The Perth Wildcats extended defeated the Townsville Crocodiles in their fifth win of the 2014/15 NBL Season. #RedArmy

Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson speaks to the media ahead of Friday's clash versus the Townsville Crocodiles. wildcats.com.au

Damian Martin speaks to the media ahead of the Perth Wildcats clash versus the Townsville Crocodiles at Perth Arena this Friday. wildcats.com.au

Damian Martin and Trevor Gleeson speak to the media after going down to the Townsville Crocodiles. #RedArmy

In Episode 18 of the podcast Grizz & Tizz discuss LeBron James’ historic 61-point scoring night, the enthralling NBA MVP battle between James and Kevin Durant and break down all the weekend’s action from the NBL. Grizz (Tommy Greer) gives the Inside Word on the Melbourne Tigers and their overtime home loss to the Townsville Crocodiles and explains why LaMarcus Aldridge is the Power Forward he has chosen to save mankind. Tizz (Liam Santamaria) debriefs with the boys about his recent near-death experience, critiques former NBA All-Star Cliff Robinson’s start on Survivor and wonders whether Chicago and Toronto could make some noise in the 2014 Eastern Conference Playoffs. All that plus Studs & Duds, The Truth Hurts and much, much ... Read More The post 18 – LeBron James’ Historic 61-points appeared first on Mammoth Audio.