Hosts Chris Anstey & Mark Worthington are back, recapping Week 1 of the NBL! The guys speak about Scottie Pippen in Australia, who won and lost in the Damian Lillard trade and two big names who nearly coached in the NBL!
Oct 05, 2023•54 min•Ep. 39
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for Season 2 of The Hasbeen Hoops Podcast! In this episode, the guys cover NBL Preseason Blitz and both ends of the Next Stars spectrum after evaluating the Next Stars in person.
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 38
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back with a World Cup recap including Germany are World Champions, Canada’s ascension, what’s next for the USA, the dust settling on the Boomers and is Luka Doncic basketball’s biggest flopper and whiner?
Sep 14, 2023•41 min•Ep. 37
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back to discuss the Boomers and dissect their defeat to Slovenia, as well as an overall discussion on the World Cup.
Sep 02, 2023•31 min•Ep. 36
Sam Vecenie covers the NBA Draft for The Athletic and hosts one of our favourite pods, The Game Theory Podcast. He’s seen every basketball player in the world that’s worth seeing, and sees the game through a different lens to us. American-born but living here in Australia, Sam is one of the best basketball brains going around. A fantastic episode covering: Ranking my skill, speed, size, shooting, strategy in NBA prospects NBL next stars- could we have multiple lottery picks playing in Australia ...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 35
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back with a big edition of the show, discussing the Boomers culture and World Cup prep, the Matildas impact on basketball, Mad Rise 90s NBL doco, a huge NBA prediction, and are the Commonwealth Games important? All that and more.
Aug 23, 2023•42 min•Ep. 34
Arguably the best basketball historian in Australian basketball, Boti Nagy worked for News Ltd (now News Corp) covering basketball from 1974-2017, after two years of covering basketball for Messenger Press. He has seen every NBL and WNBL team and can recall Barry Barnes and Phil Smyth with hair, Andrew Gaze and Brett Maher pre-grey, Andrew Bogut as a boy... Multiple winner of the NBL's Basketball Writer of the Year and a five-time Hall of Fame nominee. "I have an opinion and am happy to share it...
Jul 23, 2023•48 min•Ep. 33
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for another big edition of the podcast. The guys discuss all the big moves in the NBA trade period, including who Portland should trade Damian Lillard to. Chris and Mark talk about the Aussies in the NBA and some of their big moves, understanding Ben Simmons, and Rocco Zikarsky - Australia's next star.
Jul 07, 2023•44 min•Ep. 32
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for this weeks show, analysing the NBA Draft and all the big trade news. The guys also provide an update on the NBL off-season. Plus - WNBA and Opals girls take centre stage. All that & much more.
Jun 26, 2023•36 min•Ep. 31
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for a big episode of the show, wrapping up the Denver Nuggets' triumph in the NBA Finals! The guys touch on some potential superstar trades, the NBL's Next Stars, a few “conversational eurosteps” and much more!
Jun 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 30
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for a big show, wrapping up the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The guys discuss whether Miami or Boston are the bigger story, as well as some big NBL and WNBL news and Gold for the HasBeens in Cairns! All that plus much more.
Jun 01, 2023•42 min•Ep. 29
NBA star Jock Landale joins hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington in this bumper edition of The Hasbeen Hoops Podcast! Jock opens up about his experience with the Phoenix Suns, reflects on his basketball and mental health journey through Europe, shares his most underrated NBA players, explains his connection to Deniliquin and his plans to provide better opportunities for country kids. A must-listen episode of The Hasbeen Hoops Podcast.
May 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 28
Welcome to episode 27 of The Hasbeen Hoops Podcast. Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for a big show, wrapping up the NBA Eastern Conference. Another Coach of the Year fired is on the agenda, as well as an in-depth discussion on who makes the Boomers World Cup team. Plus - another ring for a HasBeen. All that and much more!
May 17, 2023•55 min•Ep. 27
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are joined by NBA analyst and former Spurs, Clippers and Boomers Video Coordinator - Mo Dakhil, who shares his expert opinion on the NBA playoffs so far.
May 06, 2023•44 min•Ep. 26
In this edition of the show, hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington discuss: - Dante Exum’s injury - NBA playoffs - Will the NBA award MVP to the wrong player? - Does Draymond Green deserve an extension? - NBL Free agency - An NBL star rumoured to be retiring - We might just have a female athlete that is ready to play in a professional men’s league + MUCH MORE!
May 01, 2023•53 min•Ep. 25
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are joined by NBL legend Sam Mackinnon - Olympian, 2x NBL Champion, NBL MVP, Grand Final MVP, to dissect his incredible journey in life and basketball.
Apr 22, 2023•46 min•Ep. 24
Hosts Mark Worthington and Chris Anstey are back, discussing NBL Free Agency, dissecting a crazy last day of the NBA regular season, as well as discussing a big boost for the NBLs Next Star Program, and an Aussie coach we’d love to see back here. All that plus much more.
Apr 11, 2023•32 min•Ep. 23
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are joined by former pro baller Anthony Susnjara to dissect his incredible journey.
Apr 04, 2023•45 min•Ep. 22
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back, providing a local update including what's next for Luke Travers, discussing Mike Kelly, Flynn Cameron, is Georgia Amoore Australia's best point guard plus more. As well as an NBA update on tanking in the NBA, Tatum V Brown and lots more.
Mar 31, 2023•42 min•Ep. 21
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are joined by former pro baller turned author Paul Shirley to discuss his incredible journey.
Mar 26, 2023•40 min•Ep. 20
Hosts Chris Anstey & Mark Worthington dissect and analyse the Sydney Kings' triumph in the NBL Grand Final, WNBL semifinals discussion and an NBA update, with Anstey confirming who he believes is still in the hunt to win the championship.
Mar 19, 2023•41 min•Ep. 19
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are joined by Basketball 'Super Agent' Daniel Moldovan - the Vice President of Octagon Basketball for an exclusive, in-depth discussion on his life and his career in the industry.
Mar 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 18
Hosts Mark Worthington and Chris Anstey are back for episode 17 of the podcast, dissecting the NBL Finals as we head to a deciding game five, then turning their attention to the NBA, with a comprehensive update.
Mar 13, 2023•32 min•Ep. 17
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for another big edition of the podcast! On the menu this week: - Xavier Cooks' big move to Washington and Wortho's role in the move - NBL Finals discussion - NBA update - Hoops City 'Raise Your Game' segment + MUCH MORE
Mar 07, 2023•38 min•Ep. 16
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for a mega edition of the show - previewing the NBL Grand Final, discussing star injuries in the NBA, the best non-American player in history, an NBL legends comeback, and why isn't Mitch Creek a Boomer? All that plus much more!
Mar 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 15
Hosts Chris Anstey direct from the USA and Mark Worthington are back for a big edition of the show, brought to you by Hoops City - https://www.hoopcity.com.au ! In this edition of the show, Anstey & Wortho preview the NBL Grand Final, talk NBA All-Stars Weekend, NBA trades + so much more!
Feb 22, 2023•30 min•Ep. 14
Hosts Mark Worthington and Chris Anstey are back for another big edition of the podcast, this week discussing: Is Rayan Rupert the NBL’s best two-way Next Star? NBL Semi-final Playoffs time, what the Perth Wildcats need this off-season, the WNBL mis-step and why we love Matisse Thybulle. All that and much more in this weeks show.
Feb 14, 2023•29 min•Ep. 13
In another massive edition of The Hasbeen Hoops Podcast, hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington dissect a massive week in basketball, recapping the NBL Play-In results, the NBL award winners, NBA trade deadline day mayhem, Lauren Jackson the GOAT + so much more.
Feb 10, 2023•34 min•Ep. 12
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington are back for a massive episode of the show, dissecting Kyrie Irving's bombshell trade to the Maverick's, the final day of the NBL season, Play-in/Play-off, New Zealand Basketball + much more.
Feb 06, 2023•34 min•Ep. 11
Hosts Chris Anstey and Mark Worthington talk NBL, WNBL, NBA + much more in this weeks edition of The Hasbeen Hoops Podcast - NBL awards - Adelaide 36ers - Melbourne United - Lebron, Lakers + MORE!
Feb 01, 2023•32 min•Ep. 10