October 12, 2023
Dan Boyce
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Jack McVeigh recently notched up his 150th NBL game and spent a season playing in Europe, but while doing that, fans may have noticed he’s taken a different approach to social media and what he communicates to fans, and he joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to take us through WHY.

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McVeigh currently plays for the Tasmania JackJumpers and has played 152 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 9.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists since entering the league in 2018.

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Podcast Topics include…

The JackJumper’s hot start to the season and Jack’s career-best season (2:00)
The psychology of social media and how Jack is using it to help aspiring basketballers (5:30)
The major hurdles he faced which formed his current view on life (10:00)
How Jack’s approach to life and basketball helped his brother Lloyd get a DI college opportunity (17:00)
Jack’s approach to improvement, strategies he uses and how his JackJumpers teammates view him for it (25:00)

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Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers) on the psychology of social media, using it as a pro athlete and his mental approach to life and hoops