On this week's episode, Brampton's own Charles Bediako joins the show to talk about his basketball career. Bediako takes us through time playing college basketball at Alabama with the likes of Brandon Miller, going undrafted in 2023 and grinding his way through the G League and his hopes of representing Canada at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

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Ahead of the FIBA U16 men's AmeriCup tournament in Mexico, host Libaan Osman breaks down Canada's roster and previews one of the most hyped young Canadian players with scout Wes Brown. Libaan also sat down with head coach Chris Cheng and top Canadian prospect Isaiah Hamilton to get insight from Canada's weeklong training camp before they travelled for the tournament.

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3:52 - Breaking down Canada's FIBA U16 roster with Wes Brown

39:04 - Interview with FIBA U16 head coach Chris Cheng

52:12 - Interview with Isaiah Hamilton

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On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman sits down with Canadian basketball skills coach and trainer Filip Musić to disscuss the good, the bad and the ugly of grassroots basketball in Canada. They discuss the positives and negatives of AAU basketball and how the prep school scene has evolved.

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In this week's episode, host Libaan Osman sits down for an exclusive interview with Canadian point guard Ryan Nembhard at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago to go through his basketball journey. Nembhard talks about growing up in Aurora, going to school at Montverde, breaking records in the NCAA at Gonzaga and what his current NBA pre-draft process has been like. Libaan also talks about what it was like witnessing the NBA Draft Lottery in-person, the Raptors ending up with the 9th pick and following top Canadian prospect Will Riley.

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1:13: Behind the scenes at the NBA Draft Lottery

12:23: Interview with Ryan Nembhard at the NBA Draft Combine

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On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman chats with Steve Baur, the recently appointed General Manager and Vice-President, Women’s High Performance for Canada Basketball. Baur gives us a behind the scenes look at the hiring process for the new head of senior women's national team, how Nell Fortner became their top candidate and his vision for the program going forward with eyes on the 2028 Olympics.

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On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman sits down with rising Canadian basketball prospect Miles Sadler to talk about his journey to becoming one of the top players in North America. We also recap the first session of the Nike EYBL in Arizona watching several Canadian talent and the recent announcement of Gordie Herbert being named the head of senior men's national team.

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2:14 - Gordie Herbert named new head coach of Canada basketball

6:35 - Behind the scenes of the Nike EYBL in Arizona

16:43 - Interview with top Canadian prospect Miles Sadler

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The Toronto Raptors season has come to a close and host Libaan Osman is joined by William Lou, host of the Hello and Welcome podcast, to talk about what it was like covering the Raptors this past season, expectations for next year and the infamous hot mic incident and the aftermath from it. In the second half the show, Libaan and Will give their rankings of the top 7 Canadian NBA players with some surprise players making the list.

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1:25: What it was like covering the Raptors 2024-25 season and expectations for next year

8:40: Players the Raptors should look at in the 2025 NBA Draft

15:28: Hot mic incident involving Raptors media

35:08: Ranking the top 7 Canadian NBA players

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On this week's epsiode, host Libaan Osman goes through the camp invite list for Canada basketball's under-16 and under-19 men's teams ahead of the FIBA AmeriCup and World Cup this summer. He breaks down the story of how Hakeem Olajuwon's sons became part of the program and their unqiue relation to Canada. Royal Crown women's basketball coach Lee Anna Osei then joins the show to talk about how her program became the first Canadian team to win the Grind Session and the evolving changes on the grassroot level.

Timestamp:

0:00 - Intro + Details on Canada Basketball Easter camp

1:57 - Breaking down Canada's under-16 invite list

7:23 - A look at Canada's under-19 invite list and info on Hakeem Olajuwon's son joining camp

19:48 - Interview with Royal Crown women's head coach Lee Anna Osei

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