Author: Dan Boyce
Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson insists New Zealand are still the team to beat for this season’s NBL championship despite his own team’s recent hot form. The Breakers (9-1) are on top of the table following a nine-match winning run. Perth are two wins further adrift with a 7-3 record, but the defending…
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Head to iTunes to download this episode on your phone or iPod The NBL made headlines after announcing their plan to add new teams to the league, backed by AFL and NRL clubs. Larry Kestelman started the media frenzy after pointing out that Fremantle would make a great spot for the ninth NBL team and…
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lllawarra NBL coach Rob Beveridge is hoping a hostile Hawks crowd don’t fire up Jerome Randle. Import point guard Randle will debut for last-placed Sydney on Thursday in Wollongong, where he’s sure to get a hot reception. Before last seasons’s semi-finals series, Randle – then playing for Adelaide – was reported as saying…
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A big week looms in Andrew Gaze’s NBL coaching career as his slumping Sydney Kings welcome the arrival of reigning league MVP Jerome Randle. All eyes will be on the last-placed Kings to see whether last week’s expensive roster shake up shows signs of putting them back in the finals hunt. The first…
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Both teams will have Mika Vukona on their mind when the NBL-leading New Zealand Breakers and Perth Wildcats complete their double-header on Sunday. Tall Blacks veteran Vukona will play his 400th league game in the return match at Perth, where the hosts will be out to avenge their 88-84 loss in Auckland on Thursday….
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Head to iTunes to download this episode on your phone or iPod On this episode, Dan starts things off with a recap of Aussies in the NBA, looking at how players like Joe Ingles, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Thon Maker have started their NBA season, as well as former NBL stars like Terrance Ferguson…
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Listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn On this episode, Dan discusses the negative feedback which came from hoops fans after listening with the latest podcast and talks to Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton about his career in the NBA and NBL so far. Bryce Cotton starred for Providence University…
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When Sydney Fan Olivia Oliver-Hopkins wrote her impassioned plea titled An open letter to the ownership and management team of the Sydney Kings to the King’s front office asking for answers to questions like why haven’t the Kings signed a third import, why don’t the Kings have a true center, why isn’t Tom Garlepp playing anymore and…
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We know only Hoops Tragics listen to this show, so for something different we sit down with Pete Philo, who spent 14 years as an NBA scout with the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks. Pete, who was also a director of scouting for the Chinese National team from 2010-12, goes into great…
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We’re finally away, round 1 of the 2017-18 NBL season is this week and we’re taking a good hard look at what we should expect for this season. Aussie Hoopla Dan Boyce host reaches out to former NBL commentator and Cairns Taipans record holder for blocked shots, Matt Smith. The two discuss what…
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