Born and raised in the river town of Albury, Paul Gooding is a colossus of basketball in NSW. Paul's genuine passion for basketball, along with his razor-sharp intelligence and acumen has been a blessing for basketball in Albury and across NSW....

Todd ‘Toddy’ Turner is arguably NSW Country’s most capped National Championship Representative. Since his early days as a player and referee, Toddy’s journey of relentless consistency and dedication to basketball and his beloved Newcastle, has ...

Eddie Teague is the best and most influential American Import to ever come to NSW Country basketball. Since arriving in Australia in 1983 when Bob Hawke became PM, the Californian native has become as much of a Legend in Goulburn and across bus...

If Leeanne Palmer were a basketball player, you could bet that her team would be poised, prepared,  and that they would be great mates and have a lot of fun! A Life Member of Newcastle Basketball, BNSW and with a decades long history of se...

From the moment of his childhood introduction to basketball in a rustic, atmospheric, timber stadium in Adelaide, it is fair to say that Graham Baker fell in love with basketball… That love for the game has taken him around Australia and the wo...

These wonderful young women first shared the court and a ball when they were twelve and thirteen years of age - from that moment inside the famous Broadmeadow stadium in Newcastle, Sophie Kleeman and Susi Walmsley became lifelong friends. The a...

John Martin is synonymous with NSW Country Basketball. There are few people who have been involved with the sport of basketball who have not heard of, or been in some way influenced by John Martin, be it through the Country Tournament, referrin...

One of the elder statesmen of basketball in NSW Country, John Davidson has left a profound legacy on basketball in the bush. Originally from Dubbo, John’s love and leadership of basketball across NSW and particularly in the country regions of t...

Dr Adrian Hurley is a living legend of Australian basketball. Born and raised on the South Coast of country NSW, Adrian Hurley is perhaps the most important Coach in the story of basketball in Australia. An Illawarra, NSW, NBL and Australian Ol...

As co-captains of one of the most talented groups to ever represent NSW Country Patty and Myles have set a benchmark of excellence, both on and off the court, in establishing what it means to represent the bush. Hailing from the powerhouse asso...

Rex Nottage remains one of the instrumental figures within the life of basketball within Australia but particularly within Country NSW. Originally a Victoria Metro junior, Rex’s basketball journey brought him to NSW where his passion, commitmen...

Richard Boyle is one of the finest Sports Administrators and servant leaders in the history of country basketball. A native of the Riverina, Richard’s journey in sports leadership resonates across the entirety of NSW, but most especially in the...

Vale- Scott Balsar When Timmy and I had the idea of starting this podcast, one of the reasons was that we hoped to be able to record a lot of the stories and pay tribute to many of the older stalwarts who had contributed so much to ...