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Download and listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn Dusty Rychart was a star at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis where he became a three year starter after being a walk-on in 1997. After missing out on the 2002 NBA draft, moved to Australia and joined the Victoria Giants for the 2002–03 NBL season. Although…
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Sydney Kings rookie Brian Bowen II, the first ever participant in the NBL’s Next Stars program wowed multiple scouts at the NBA Draft Combine this week. The six-foot-seven forward with a six-foot-ten wingspan averaged 10.5 points and 5 rebounds in a pair of combine scrimmages, making him a certainty to be drafted this year. Bowen did…
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Download this episode on iTunes Mike Helms played three seasons in the NBL for the Hunter Pirates and Singapore Slingers. He averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists over 95 games and led both the Pirates and the Slingers to the playoffs during his time in the NBL. Now back home in…
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Download this episode on iTunes 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…
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Download this episode on iTunes Each month we recap what our Aussies have been doing in the NBA and look at how each player is delivering for their teams. Diving into each player game by game and looking at each of their weaknesses, strengths and what rumours are out there about the best basketball…
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Download this episode on iTunes NBL Hall of Famer, former head coach of the Newcastle Falcons, Canberra Cannons and Sydney Kings who also part of ownership groups at Canberra, Sydney and the Singapore Slingers also joins us on the show to discuss some of the important topics bubbling underneath the excitement that is…
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Download this episode on iTunes “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…
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Download this episode on iTunes Steve Woodberry was born in Wichita, Kansas, attending Wichita South High School before playing for the University of Kansas where he was a part of two Final Four teams at Kansas in 1991 and 1993. In 1994 Woodberry won a championship in the Swiss league with Belinzona before signing a deal to play in Australia with…
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Download this episode on iTunes Each month we recap what our Aussies have been doing in the NBA and look at how each player is delivering for their teams. Diving into each player game by game and looking at each of their weaknesses, strengths and what rumours are out there about the best basketball…
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Despite Freddie Mercury being a big deal at the cinemas right now, we didn’t hear Queen’s “It’s a kinda magic” playing from the speakers as a familiar black and white logo was unveiled at today’s announcement of the NBL’s newest franchise. Instead we were introduced to the South East Melbourne Phoenix, the ninth NBL club…
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