Today's episode featured the one and only Adam El Ghazi. Adam has been one of Moroccos finest players for a while now so we just had to have him on! Today we talked about why he came back from France to Morocco, His experiences with the national team and sale, and also the bright future that AMI and hopefully Moroccan basketball has. Adam brought a different energy and vibe that we don't always get from our guests so for that reason this was one of our better episodes. Enjoy! Apologies for the A...
Jan 03, 2022•32 min•Ep. 40
Today Hatim Marouf AKA Timmzy, AKA Moroccans biggest demon, joins us to talk about his life hooping in Russia right now, his aspirations to be a pro soon, and his experiences back home that made him the player he is today. Hatims unique journey and outgoing personality made for half an hour of great conversation! Enjoy!
Dec 21, 2021•28 min
Today on the podcast Dennis joins Sami to talk all about Kenyan hoops! Dennis is a reporter for the Kenyan basketball leagues biggest media outlet Woopy sport, he is a Kenyan basketball fan, And also a content creator who makes youtube videos about both Kenyan basketball and African Basketball! If theres anyone who knows Kenyan Hoops its Dennis! His Knowledge for Kenyan Basketball and his upbringing in Kenya made for an interesting episode, one that I hope you enjoy!
Dec 12, 2021•42 min
Today the legendary Mo Hachad joined me on the podcast to talk hoops! Mo has all the basketball experience in the world. He went from growing up in Morocco, to being one of the greatest Quebec High School basketball players of all time, To division 1 basketball and a 12 year long pro career. This brought for a great talk about what he faced on the journey and how others can learn from it. He also touched on Moroccan basketball today.
Dec 08, 2021•34 min
Tanzanians finest, Karabani comes on the show and gives a backstory on how he started his successful social media pages and brief coaching career while also giving advice to others. His knowledge of the Afrobasket, the Warriors, and Africa as a whole made for an entertaining yet meaningful 40 minute conversation.
Dec 04, 2021•40 min
Todays Podcast featured Tyler Vincent, an Apprentice Coach for the Waterloo Warriors mens basketball team. Tylers basketball savy, U Sports expertise, and coaching experiences, made for an exiting and interesting half hour of hoops talk!
Dec 01, 2021•34 min
Moroccan basketballs most well traveled star comes on the podcast for 30 minutes full of basketball talk. He started by telling us how he travled the world to get to Spain where he now lives and plays basketball professionally, then he recalled his memories of being on the Moroccan National team. And we ended it off by talking about the need for national youth teams in Morocco.
Nov 29, 2021•32 min
Ntore is an emerging pro who used to play for Laurier and now plays for the Rwandan national team. Today he came on the podcast with Sami and talked about Afrobasket, becoming a pro, and he also gave us some insight on the mentality you need to make a high level team. . Ntores Instagram: @ntoreha . Lifes a Shamble Podcast: @lifesashamble https://open.spotify.com/show/5Z8SuroMlp4DhpV6ZUKmKO
Nov 26, 2021•30 min
Ali Sow (Guard) and Chuder Teny (Lead Assistant Coach) are both members of the Laurier Golden Hawks Men's Basketball Team for the 2021-22 season. Today they join Cam and Sami to talk about their recruitment journeys, discuss choices made and choices to be made for life after playing at Laurier, and chat a little bit about working with Sami as the new season has been starting up. . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email (For guest inquiries): officialand1podcast@gmail.com...
Oct 17, 2021•31 min
Maya Day played guard for 3 years with the Laurier Golden Hawks Women's Basketball Team. Today she joins Cam and Sami to talk about the unexpected end to her playing career, give some insight into her experience with the recruiting process, and share some words of wisdom as she steps out of the role of an athlete. . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email (For guest inquiries): officialand1podcast@gmail.com
Oct 01, 2021•35 min
Jaleel Debs is a student athlete attending KCI, an activist, and a video editor/graphic designer on the side. Today he joins Cam and Sami to chat about making and putting out content, some of the silver linings to the COVID quarantine, and give some perspective on what its like to be coached by our previous guests. . Check out Jaleel on Instagram: @jaleeldebs . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email (For guest inquiries): officialand1podcast@gmail.com...
Sep 24, 2021•33 min
Srdjan Pejicic is a former professional basketball player and the current head coach and founder of the Tri-City Prep Basketball Academy. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk about his life growing up with a professional player parent, preview Tri-City's first season with some insight as to how they've been prepping, and share his long term hopes and aspirations for the Academy and the culture he plans on creating alongside it. . Check out the Tri-City Prep Basketball Academy on Instagram and Fac...
Sep 16, 2021•57 min
Wes Brown is a law school graduated turned professional scout and founder of the Monday Morning Scouting Report. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk about his path into scouting, chat some Canada men's U16 Basketball, and share his own philosophies while addressing some of his past takes. . Follow Wes on Twitter & Instagram: @wesblairbrown @wesbbrown . Check out the Monday Morning Scouting Report: https://www.nbaprospects.com/ . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email (For gu...
Sep 10, 2021•48 min
Jordan Sperber worked on the coaching staffs as a Video/Analytics Coordinator at the University of Nevada for one season and at New Mexico State University for two seasons, before leaving the coaching industry to run the Hoop Vision YouTube Channel and host the Solving Basketball Podcast. Today he joins Cam and Sami to explain the inner workings of his roles working with college coaches, reveal some differences between NCAA basketball and USports basketball, and discuss the current and future st...
Jun 18, 2021•49 min
Qassem is a 22 year old currently living in France. He played professionally for SMB Montluçon and is also the co-owner of the famous, Wearbasketball instagram account. Today he joins Sami to talk about everything Moroccan basketball such as As salé's performance in the BAL, the difference between the game-in France compared to the game in morocco, and finally the future of Moroccan basketball itself. . Check out Wearbasketball's page @wearbasketball, You can follow Qassem @elm_qassem . If you a...
Jun 11, 2021•16 min
Greg White is a teacher and the head coach of the senior boy's football team at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk about the process of building a high school football team from scratch, discuss a little bit the challenges associated with building player-coach relationships in the high school environment, and address some "allegations" of illegal recruiting going on at Jacob Hespeler. . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email (For gu...
Jun 04, 2021•43 min
John Mosley is a head basketball coach currently in his 9th season with the men's basketball team at East Los Angeles College (ELAC), a school which was featured in season one of Last Chance U Basketball on Netflix. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk a little bit about how the show has impacted his everyday life and recruiting at ELAC, respond to Cam revealing his most memorable quote from the series, and expose some challenges that student athletes face which we don't always realize from the c...
May 28, 2021•39 min
Brandon Aultman is a basketball player and personal trainer who attended KCI, Prep School, Acadia, and will be adding Queen's University to the list this Fall. Today he joins Cam and Sami to chat about his insane nutrition plan, shed some light and share some stories about some controversial supplements and steroids used in the fitness community, and talk about the differences and lessons learned playing under Whitey at KCI and playing at a Prep School. . Check out Brandon's fitness account on I...
May 21, 2021•52 min
Christian and Jerron grew up in Scarborough, both going on to play basketball at Nipissing University, and help co-found Love The Game Mentality. Today they join Cam and Sami to talk a little bit about what they do and what current initiatives are underway, discuss some stylistic differences between basketball in North America and basketball in Europe, and tell some wild stories about away crowds in USports (Laurier included). . Check out Love The Game Mentality on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, ...
May 14, 2021•47 min
Taijon Graham plays for the men's basketball team at Nipissing University, is the Co Host of the Lakers Locker Room Podcast, the Co-Founder and President of Nipissing University Black Association for Student Expression, and the Founder of Athletes for Change. Today he joins Cam and Sami to discuss how the murder of George Floyd set into motion many of the initiatives, talk about the importance and impact as an athlete of educating yourself and speaking out, and share his hopes for expanding thes...
May 07, 2021•42 min
Berry Vrbanovic is a Croatian-Canadian who has served as the mayor of Kitchener since 2014. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk about some of the challenges involving Kitchener sports posed by Covid-19, and discuss the importance of NBA player Jamal Murray and the KW Titans to the region and its sporting community. . Check out the "State of the City 2021" at: www.kitchener.ca/en/arts-culture-and-events/state-of-the-city . Find Berry on Instagram and Twitter: @berryonline . Podcast Instagram: @of...
Apr 30, 2021•22 min
Kuel Thomas plays guard for the Mens Basketball Team at the University of Waterloo. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk about his journey from South Sudan to Canada and his introduction to the game of basketball, discuss his part time comedy career, and give some insight on his recipe for success on and off the court. . Check out Waterloo Men's Basketball on Instagram: @wloombb . Check out @_athletesforchange and @uw_blac on Instagram . Follow Kuel Thomas on Instagram and TikTok: @kuel_thecomedi...
Apr 23, 2021•53 min
Troy Stevenson is the newest head coach of the Men's Basketball Team at the University of Waterloo. Today he joins Cam and Sami to shed some light on recruiting as a USports head coach, talk about the infamous Kitchener vs Waterloo rivalry and how he'll flip the script, and literally join them in making terrible March Madness predictions. . Check out Waterloo Men's Basketball on Instagram: @wloombb . Follow Troy Stevenson on Instagram: @troystevenson33 . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast ....
Apr 16, 2021•56 min
Wil and Andrew both graduated from KCI in 2019, moving on to play basketball at the University of Waterloo. Today they join Cam and Sami to talk about some differences they've experienced first hand at the University level, discuss some of their encounters on the court with high level prospects and NBA players, and laugh about many stories that were on the path of them getting to where they are today. . Follow Andrew and Wil on all Instagram: @andrew_edgar @wilurosevic . Podcast Instagram: @offi...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Santiago Almada is an Argentinian born Canadian soccer player and coach, and Founder of the Berlin Football Academy. Today he joins Cam and Sami to share his opinion on the politics of getting games as an academy, discuss the process of creating an academy and what sets Berlin FA apart, and joke about some interesting encounters on the pitch. . For the visuals discussed in the podcast go to @cloudnorthvisuals on Instagram for more information . Check out Santiago and Berlin FA on Instagram: @san...
Apr 02, 2021•56 min
Mike Quigley is the Executive Administrator with the KW Vipers of the Youth Basketball Association and the Lead Assistant Coach with the KW Titans in the National Basketball League of Canada. Today he joins Cam and Sami to talk about what separates the Vipers from other basketball organizations, to give some insight into growing the game of basketball in Canada, and to share his opinion on how to deal with special talents at a young age. . Check out the KW Vipers at their website: https://www.kw...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Jessica Roque is the newly hired head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Waterloo. Today she joins Cam and Sami to discuss her transition from her playing to her coaching career, the evolution of the role as a coach, and how she watched James Harden play basketball... and didn't even know who he was. . Follow Coach Roque on Instagram: @jroque50 . Follow the Waterloo Women's Basketball Team on Instagram: @wloowbb . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email ...
Mar 19, 2021•48 min
Four Quarter Media, founded and operated by Tyler Bennett, is an independent outlet for news and conversations around U Sports and CCAA Men's and Women's Basketball. Tyler joins Cam and Sami for them to ramble about podcasting, discuss some of the inner workings of U Sports and CCAA Basketball, and reach some agreement on the next steps for the respective leagues. #spreadtheword . Follow Four Quarters Media on Instagram: @fourquartersmedia . Check out the "Four Quarters Podcast" on all Podcast p...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Darren Stevenson is the founder of 519 Sports Online, an independent media source providing a positive platform to showcase local athletes and teams. Today he joins Cam and Sami to discuss his journey from being fired from CTV News to then start 519 Sports, the behind the scenes of his media making process, and some wild moments that sometimes he got too up close and personal with. . Check out 519 Sports Online: Instagram: @519sportsonline Twitter: @519sportsonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Cam and Sami are joined by Coach and General Manager of the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL. Follow Mike's playing career, how he justifies his ridiculous penalty numbers, his approach to coaching a major junior hockey team, and the inner workings of the Kitchener Rangers. . Follow the Kitchener Rangers on Instagram: @ohlrangers . Podcast Instagram: @officialand1podcast . Podcast Email (For guest inquiries): officialand1podcast@gmail.com show less...
Feb 26, 2021•47 min
