In this episode passionate NZ Hoops fan and PhD researcher Linden Moore hailing from Pleasanton in the Bay Area of Northern California is doing her doctorate around NZ women’s basketball at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Linden is currently on the ground in Auckland and living the dream of following the new historic Tauihi Aotearoa League in its first season and its impact amongst locals and hoops fans that have waited too long for this groundbreaking , pay parity women’s league. S...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this episode Jade Melbourne only 19 years of age is vying for a return to the Opals squad for the FIBA Womens World Cup. She’s repped the Green & Gold in junior ranks but no one can forget her enthusiasm when she burst onto the Opals squad at the FIBA Asia Cup in Jordan earlier this year. She’s the real deal in hoops passion, and her speed and agility was something to see at the recent Japan friendlies against the hugely talented Tokyo Silver Medallists. Recently drafted to Seattle Storm ...
Jun 23, 2022•56 min
Josie Taoi, a Sydney hooper of Fijian descent is the founder of a grassroots program that’s paying it forward - Promote The GOAT “PTG”. Sharing her story of faith and personal conviction in founding PTG she tells us how using and promoting basketball to not only showcase the diversity, can also create teachable moments in her hoops community program to help kids become happier, healthier and more confident. Josie founded PTG in 2019 and has only recently began to include herself in their social ...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In our eponymous episode we’re quite literally Shooting the Breeze on whats happening in Womens Hoops! We Look at the WNBL and how they’ve stepped up communicating to the fans with an early look at pre-season and season dates as well as free agency. With a lot of developments in club ownership and new Head Coaches announced in recent weeks, the player signings in the off season were slow to start but look to be ramping up! And of course the huge hoops event hurtling towards us is the FIBA Womens...
Jun 09, 2022•37 min
In this episode, Stranger Things: Opals and Japan, our hosts Paul Camillos and Jacinta Govind talk about the recent 3 game series between Australia and Japan in Sydney and Newcastle. The Akatsuki Five won the series 2-1 where several Opals players debuted in the Green and Gold. It was a thriller of a series, fast paced, closely contested and no doubt both teams will be analysing and adjusting as they get ready for the Women’s World Cup this September in Sydney. The young and enthusiastic Opals s...
Jun 02, 2022•55 min
We talk with one of the leagues most seasoned players Britt Smart, having played nearly 2 decades in both Europe and the WNBL Britt shares some of the secrets to her fitness, longevity and movement that also provides the x-factor in her coaching business bsmartbasketball.com She recently re-signed with the UCCapitals, having been awarded the Players’ player last season Britt gives us a look into what makes the team click. The team defied many obstacles last season to push through and make it to ...
May 26, 2022•53 min
Our first Aussie Paralympian guest is Amber Merritt aka ‘BAM’ (and yes there is a story to that one), joins us on the eve of the Asia-Oceania Champs in Thailand that are also the qualifiers for World Champs taking place later this year in Dubai. It’s a blast of a podcast as Amber shares her journey as an athlete with a less visible disability with grace and humour. We hear about the tremendous legacy of the Aus Gliders, medalling at Worlds and Paralympics in her younger years as well as the tumu...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min
An absolute ripper of a pod with the Head of the WNBL Christy Collier-Hill. Moving across from her role as General Manager for the Melbourne Boomers to help the WNBL get to the level it deserves to be at. With the explosive growth of other codes in women's sports we get real on whats needed for the WNBL to rise to the challenge. Christy shares her vision and dreams, acknowledging there's a long way to go to rebuild trust with fans and is open on some of the challenges facing the league. We hope ...
May 12, 2022•1 hr
It’s WNBL Free Agency time! Our special guest Vanessa Panousis joins Shooting The Breeze to freewheel the Free Agency list. Ness is currently tearing up the floor in the NBL1 East with Sutherland Sharks. With so many players and coaches up in the air, tune in as we toss up some scenarios in possibly the longest WNBL Free Agency list in recent memory! Enjoy! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shootingt...
May 05, 2022•59 min
She’s a national basketball treasure and Inducted into Basketball Australia Hall of Fame. We welcome back Lorraine Landon as she takes us behind the scenes of the FIBA Womens World Cup Volunteer program, she shares insights into the biggest hoops event on the planet and it’s volunteers - the absolute beating heart of the FIBA Womens World Cup. Get pumped for a huge spectacle of Womens Hoops and the celebratory spirit in bringing together our diverse Aussie hoops community to put on one of the gr...
Apr 28, 2022•47 min
In a masterclass on change and growth within sport, joining us on this episode of Shooting The Breeze is Justin Nelson formerly the General Manager of the Melbourne Boomers. Head of Commercial at Sky Sports NZ Justin has set in motion the establishment of a new women’s competition in New Zealand, Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa that gives Kiwi talent a chance to play at home and contribute to the growth of the Tall Ferns program - all with financial stability and a solid broadcast partnership. Alread...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Coach Liz Mills is smashing ceilings across the basketball globe. The only female Head Coach in the men's Basketball African League (BAL), a feat never accomplished in the Australian Men’s National Basketball League, or NBA. She's made history and continues to smash preconceptions of women coaching at the elite level. We get into the BAL experience, the hopes for her Moroccan team AS Salé and the road ahead. As always Liz is open and candid not just about the privilege and immense responsibility...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min
We love to showcase our Playback series to offer up short & sweet clips from some of our most recent podcasts from the current series. In our 2nd playback for Series 3 we rewind choice bits from Episodes 55 through to 59 where hosts Paul Camillos & Jacinta Govind welcome Bevan Murray, Cassie Breen, Darren Paul, Emma Groves and Brent Ford. It’s a great sampler if you’re new to our podcast or even if you haven’t had a chance to listen to some of these episodes you can get a taste test of w...
Apr 07, 2022•47 min
Sammy Wloszczowksi, ‘Sammy W’ is well known across the WNBL, WNBA & Euroleague teams and many of their superstar athletes. In his role in player management at SIG Sports he has forged real and significant relationships with some great Aussie basketball talent. Sammy gives us a rare view into his world of working alongside and supporting athletes across all stages of their professional sporting life. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, he is currently based in Washington DC and has a courtside...
Mar 31, 2022•58 min
As we kick off WNBL Finals Week special guest Vanessa Panousis jumps on to talk WNBL22 regular season and Finals predictions. We wrap up another challenging season featuring some phenomenal Womens Hoops. A review of the regular season and some crystal ball gazing for an unpredictable Finals Weeks. We also spotlight some legendary performances. Get around it! Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @shooting...
Mar 22, 2022•36 min
Nat Burton has recently transitioned from WNBL player to an Assistant Coach at the hot shooting Perth Lynx. Transferring her knowledge and skills from her own lived experience in challenging her mindset throughout her professional career, she is now using that in assisting perhaps the most besieged WNBL team in Covid times at the Lynx. Always open and honest in sharing her own experiences throughout her career, as a WNBL player, Opal and in international leagues, Nat understands the great value ...
Mar 17, 2022•42 min
Fleur McIntyre is only the 5th female to Coach in the NBL. She's joined the NBL Sydney Kings as Assistant Coach and is loving the opportunity to turn her academic knowledge in exercise and sport science from her role as an Assoc. Professor in Fremantle, into the high octane world of men's professional basketball. With extensive coaching experience in both Men’s and Women’s Basketball, including the Womens National Basketball League, Fleur has a wealth of hoops IQ. With a clear focus on player de...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min
The I Am A Girl program is shooting for the stars with the goal of reaching 10,000 girls and women across NSW during the three year program. The program aims to engage girls and reconnect women, whether through playing, officiating or in administrative roles to build the foundations for sustainable growth in a popular sport. Two remarkable supporters of Women's Hoops Karen Irwin and Rachel Herrick from Basketball NSW join us to talk about travelling the miles and shaping #NextGen Women's Hoops t...
Mar 03, 2022•41 min
Abby Bishop is a formidable talent in Aussie Women's Hoops. Having achieved 3 WNBL Championships with the UCCaps and a WNBA ring as well. Known across the global hoops landscape from the USA to Europe, her return home to Australia with the Southside Flyers this season had her playing incredible basketball. Recently her season was cruelly halted with a tear in her soleus muscle just before an Opals camp for the FIBAWWC Qualifiers. Abby has begun the long and sometimes boring rehab journey with th...
Feb 24, 2022•46 min
The FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers are done and dusted. 12 Teams have punched their tickets to Sydney for the FIBAWWC in September 2022. Opals legend Michele Timms joins us again for her invaluable take on the FIBAWWC Qualifiers, how each team faired and our Aussie Opals lifting the intensity levels in pursuit of another podium finish come September! Timmsy offers up a frank review of the Qualifiers and her all round knowledge of global Womens Hoops is a real treat to listen to. Enjoy! Don’t ...
Feb 17, 2022•57 min
We love to cover behind the scenes Stories so we're exploring the WNBL fan space, the fantastic fan art and signs they create and the relationships that get created! Diehard fans Emma Groves and Brent Ford met at a charity AFL game and have connected through their love of #womenshoops and their beloved UCCapitals. Bringing enthusiasm and energy and showing their support to the players that inspire their creativity with their unique and imaginative hype signs. This podcast is for all the dedicate...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min
We love to showcase our Playback series to offer up a short & sweet intro to some of our latest podcasts from the current series. In this Playback we feature Episodes 51 through to 54, and its a beauty! Episode 51: From the youngest kids on the block Sydney Uni Flames Development Players Sherrie Calleia and Morgan Yaeger talk to us in the preseason to share their journey’s and their determination to prove that youth can deliver the energy and grit. They have much to prove in what is a seriou...
Feb 03, 2022•27 min
The Caz and Daz Show is a podcast on British Women’s Basketball, and it’s a real treat to chat with them about UK Hoops, the professional women’s league WBBL, and the huge growth in participation rates amongst GB youth. Great Britain narrowly missed out on the Tokyo Olympics. Both our nations, while positioned differently have much in common. We explore this further, including the familiar challenges of maximising the sports exposure through viewership and much needed funding. Their passion and ...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Bevan Murray gives us the scoop on the Kiwi Hoops revolution As Auckland Dream General Manager Bevan gives us a look at the seismic shift happening in New Zealand women’s hoops sharing his insights into the opportunities while embracing the uncertainty and challenges they bring for fans in the community. Our closest neighbours are reaching out to youth through their Strength & Adapt program and rolling out a completely revamped women’s league starting in July 2022 that harnesses this growth ...
Jan 20, 2022•48 min
We’re back for 2022 and we’re excited to welcome Island Pacific Soap Co. onboard as a valued sponsor. High quality, all natural, handcrafted bath soap made in QLD. Check them out at https://islandpacificsoap.com and each guest on the show this season will receive some of their awesome products. THE best way to not smell like a locker room after a game in summer without air conditioning! It’s Round 7 and WNBL Hoops returned this week after COVID benched Round 6 so we’re talking about playing and ...
Jan 13, 2022•54 min
She’s the ultimate big… fierce, loyal to her team-mates and never stepping back from a challenge. Cayla George made an impact at this years Tokyo2020 Olympics for the Opals - but by sharing her truth she lets us peek into how the squad felt through the campaign and afterwards. Cayla showed the kind of leadership needed by her decisive action when team mates Tiffany and Ezi were confronted by racial intolerance. She calls it out and she calls for action because nothing less will do. All eyes are ...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min
When two stars collide it’s spectacular. Husband and Wife team Tom and Renae Garlepp are phenomenal talents in their own right making an impact on the coaching stage. Just as spectacular was this year's U20’s Nationals when they faced off as opponents coaching the Blue and White NSW Teams. Juggling family life and coaching high stakes hoops with state pride on the line gets you some pretty special moments, but most valuable is their insight into developing hoops talent in schools at the age when...
Dec 16, 2021•46 min
Legendary Opal Michele Timms jumps on so we can talk about the FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifiers. The new format means we have to compete even though, as host nation, we’re already in. We get into the pool groups, the teams and who’s a possibility of coming to Sydney. But that’s not all - we get into the recently announced Opals 24 ‘fluid’ squad and what could influence the final team. Always candid with unparalleled insight into the Opals legacy, amazing vision and an interesting viewpoint as w...
Dec 09, 2021•48 min
It’s always a treat having young up and coming players from a talent loaded WNBL join us on the show. In this episode we’re thrilled to be joined by Sydney Uni Flames Development Players Sherrie Calleia and Morgan Yaeger. You can’t help but love their determination and they don’t hold back about their desire to be ‘pests’ to the opposition. They get candid on goals and challenges and share their ‘pinch yourself’ enthusiasm for Sydney's women’s and men’s hoops teams having the same ownership mean...
Dec 02, 2021•32 min
In our final Series 2 podcast, Jacqui Dover is a proud Yugambeh women from South East Qld and the first indigenous female referee in the NBL. Jacqui is about to take on Manhattan as the first Aussie women to join the NBA referee development program in a select group of 6 trainees looking to make it in the most visible basketball league on the planet. Jacqui takes us inside the referee’s rite of passage and how it is now a legitimate pathway to a basketball career along with her desire to stay co...
Nov 11, 2021•43 min
