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Aaron Mitchell and A Hoops Journey Podcast pull up on Canada Hoops ! Mitch sits down with Matty to share their love of basketball, the podcast journey, the relationships formed through the game and of course we chat some Canada Basketball. Mitch gives us some killer Top 5's for Canada Basketball as well. Much love to Aaron Mitchell and A Hoops Journey for joining us. Be sure to check out A Hoops Journey wherever you get your p...

Arash Madani pulls up on Canada Hoops Podcast ! Arash sits down with Matty to chat Canada Basketball and the game in our beautiful country. Arash shares his thoughts on calling the recent 2026 USPORTS Men's Basketball National Championships which had his Bishops Gaiters narrowly miss out on winning it all as the Carleton Ravens won their 18th National Championship. Arash shares his experiences of covering the SMNT for Canada B...

The SMNT for Canada Basketball moves to 4-0 in the FIBA WC Qualifiers after going 2-0 in Window 2; led by 35 PTS from Marcus Carr in an OT win vs Puerto Rico in Game 1. The homie Jonathan Chen, from the Raptors Republic, pulls up once again on Canada Hoops to help us break down the SMNT in Window 2 of the FIBA WC Qualifiers.

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Episode 100! We go solo as Matty talks some Canadian basketball storylines from the NBA, SMNT and SWNT for Canada Basketball, NCAA and EuroLeague. Then we do a Canada Hoops mailbag with questions and thoughts from you our friends and listeners. Thank for you hanging with us for the first 100 episodes. Let's hit another 100. Download and share us and hit up the Canada Hoops YouTube channel. Appreciate you all !

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Summer Masikewich, the Saskatchewan Husky Legend, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Summer sits down with us to share her basketball story. Summer tells Matty about being back in Calgary after winding down her playing career and lets us know she is still following her Huskies closely and why they have a good shot to win the National Championship again this year. Summer shares how basketball is a family affair and how she fell in love with...

"TK", Thomas Kennedy, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! TK sits down with us to share his basketball story thus far. Thomas talks about his season in Slovenia with Ljubljana and what the jump to that league and EuroCup has been like. TK tells us about the goals for the season and how he tries to impact winning. Thomas talks about growing up in Windsor, Ontario, how basketball is a family affair for he and his family and how he s...

Libaan Osman, host of The Canadian Basketball Show, journalist for the Toronto Star and one of the best and most trusted voices in Canadian Basketball, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Libaan sits down with us to talk about his podcast, the Canadian Basketball community and how his career in journalism unfolded. We talk Canadian NBA players, Canada Basketball and so much more. And Libaan gives us a great Top 5 of all time for Canada Bask...

Our friend Oren Weisfeld returns to Canada Hoops to discuss his upcoming book "The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse". If you're a Canada Basketball fan the book is a must have for your collection. "The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse" is out November 4, 2025. Grab your copy on Amazon, at Indigo or your local bookstore. Much love to Oren Weisfeld for j...

Kyle Wiltjer, the Sniper, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Kyle sits down with Matty to share his basketball story thus far. KW talks about his recent time with the SMNT for Canada Basketball at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup and his season with Reyer Venezia in Italy as he starts another season as a pro. Kyle talks about growing up in Portland, Oregon, loving basketball from an early age as his Dad, SMNT Alumni and Olympian Greg Wiltjer, taught...

Spencer McKay, Victoria Vikes legend, BC Basketball Hall of Fame Member and SMNT Canada Basketball Alumni pulls up on Canada Hoops Podcast ! Spencer sits down with us to share his basketball story. Spence tells us about running club teams and camps back in the Oliver and Penticton area which keeps him giving back to the game. Spencer tells us about growing up in Oliver, British Columbia, where he started to play basketball. The gam...

Keishana Washington, the Drexel Dragon legend, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Keishana sits down with us to share her basketball story thus far. KW talks about her off season right now as she gets ready for her upcoming season. Keishana tells us about being back in Philly at Drexel to train and how she is embracing some downtime in Toronto right now with her family. KW tells us about growing up and starting to play basketball and who s...

Our guy Jonathan Chen, writer for the Raptors Republic and Canada Basketball specialist, pulls up on Canada Hoops to chat about Gordie Herbert being named the Head Coach of the SMNT for Canada Basketball. Matty and Chen also talk some Canadian NBA storylines as the 2nd round of the 2025 NBA playoffs are underway. SGA, NAW, Nemby and more..... 

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Niyah Becker, representing Winnipeg, Manitoba, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Niyah sits down with us to share her basketball story thus far. Niyah talks about wrapping up her 2nd season as pro in Spain and being back home in The Peg to rest and get ready to train again for the summer and her next season professionally. Niyah tells us about her goals ahead of the next season before she shares how basketball came into her life. The game...

Tara Wallack, Washington State Cougar and Canada Basketball GLOBL Jam player, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Tara sits down with us to share her basketball story thus far. Fresh off of finishing her Senior season at WSU TW reflects on her time in Pullman. Tara talks about her memories as a Cougar and why WSU will always be home. Tara tells us about growing up in Surrey, British Columbia, where she started loving basketball and playing ...

Courtnay Pilyapitis, Canada Basketball SWNT Alumni and 2012 Olympian, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Courtnay sits down with us to share her basketball story. Courtnay tells us about another season winding down as an Assistant Coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs and how the recruiting work has already started for the Program. Courtnay talks about how her coaching journey began and how she felt she would likely coach after her playing c...

Karl Tilleman, 2 time Olympian with the SMNT for Canada Basketball and University of Calgary Dinos Legend, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! King Karl sits down with us to share his basketball story. Karl tells us about retirement yet he still keeps a close eye on Canada Basketball and his beloved Dinos Mens Basketball. Karl talks about moving from Utah to Calgary at a young age and how he became immersed in the basketball community in th...

Kadre Gray, Laurentian Legend and Canada Basketball SMNT Veteran, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Kadre sit down with us to share his basketball story thus far. Kadre tells us about his season this year in Romania and how he and his team are optimistic for the playoff run. Kadre talks about growing up in Toronto and loving basketball from an early age. KG shares how he played multiple sports and who he looked up to in basketball. Kadre ...

James DePoe, SMNT Team Manager for Canada Basketball, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! If you know Canada Basketball you have surely heard the name James DePoe. James sits down with us to share his basketball story and takes us deep into Canada Basketball. James tells us about balancing his roles at both Humber College and Canada Basketball and how he is excited to get back with the SMNT for the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier next month. James ...

Josh Lewenberg, the Raptors Reporter for TSN, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Josh sits down with us to talk the Toronto Raptors, his career in broadcasting and journalism, early memories watching the Raptors at the SkyDome and Canada Basketball. Josh talks the SMNT for Canada Basketball and why he thinks the Program is in really good shape. And Josh gives us a great Top 5 for Canadian players to interview and interact with. Much love t...