Keli Leaupepe carved his own path to the NBL after being unable to earn a scholarship to Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence.
The versatile forward spent four years at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), delivering a solid performance in his junior season, where he averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
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As he prepares to take the court for the Sydney Kings this season, Dan Boyce caught up with him to find out what he’s working on, why he chose to play for the Kings and what motivates him.
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Podcast Topics include…
- How he’s preparing for his debut NBL season (2:00)
- Playing junior basketball for Australia (5:00)
- His experiences playing in college (10:00)
- How he first gained the attention of NBL coaches (13:00)
- Choosing between playing for the Kings or the Taipans (14:00)
- What Keli gets up to off the court (19:00)
- The art of the screen as a big man (25:00)
- Thoughts on being coached by Brian Goorjian (27:00)
- What he expects his role to be with the Kings (29:00)
- The highs and lows of his career so far (31:00)
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
