The Canadian Basketball Show

Toronto’s Jovan Milicevic gears up for big junior year at Xavier

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman is joined by top Canadian college basketball player Jovan Milicevic as he takes us through his journey, leaving home at a young age to pursue his basketball dreams, to now being one of the top forwards in the NCAA's Big East conference at Xavier. After a huge leap in his sophomore season, Milicevic gives us a peek into his off-season work, what it's like living in the world of NIL and the transfer portal as a player, and his Serbian roots. Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow  [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow] Contact the show: thecanadianbasketballshow@gmail.com

Mailbag: Which Canadian player has the highest ceiling? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP season and more

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman answers listener's questions sent in for our mailbag. We discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP season, which Canadian NBA player has the highest ceiling and Gordie Herbert being rumoured for a head coaching job in the Australian NBL league.  Link to donate to the non-profit Brandon Clarke supported: https://arise2read.networkforgood.com/projects/196217-general-campaign%20 Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow  [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow] Contact the show: thecanadianbasketballshow@gmail.com

Inside the Toronto Tempo's training camp and historic WNBA debut

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman is joined by WNBA reporter Savanna Hamilton to go behind-the-scenes to training camp of the Toronto Tempo and their historic WNBA debut. We share untold stories from camp, our expectations on the expansion team in its first year and what this all means for women's basketball in Canada. Send in your questions for our mailbag episode next week! Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow  [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow] Contact the show: thecanadianbasketballshow@gmail.com

Keesa K talks growth of HoopQueens and Canadian women’s basketball landscape

On this week's episode, Nakissa “Keesa K” Koomalsingh joins the show and takes us through her journey creating Canada's first paid professional women’s basketball league in HoopQueens and discusses the growth of women's basketball in this country. She also shares her excitement around the Toronto Tempo, what areas need improvement for Canada to become a global leader in the game and preparing for season five of HoopQueens. Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow  [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow] Contact the show: thecanadianbasketballshow@gmail.com

Top Canadian prospect Yousaf Ahmad's journey to the NCAA from Moss Park

Top Canadian prospect Yousaf Ahmad joins the show this week to detail his journey from an unknown player to taking high school basketball by storm this year and his recent commitment to Josh Schertz and Saint Louis. In the second half of the show, we put our intern, Jacques Leung, to a Canadian basketball knowledge test. Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow  [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow] Contact the show: thecanadianbasketballshow@gmail.com