In this episode the boys were priviliged to have hosted former NBA champion Mike James WHO?!?! Mike James on the show! We spoke about his basketball career, the toll that getting traded did on him and the impact that some of his coaches had on his basketball career. Mike was amazing through the entire episode, we were thankful to have him on our show!
On this special episode, we honored the life of Keeth Tennant. We wanted to make sure that we honored him with someone near to him, so we brought in Patrick Shaw. Patrick spoke about all of his work with the community, his involvement in Shyannes and Tashas life and how the NILs are able to help student athletes still stay in school instead of jumping to the league right away. Tune into episode 52 to hear Patricks story!
Episode 1 of Shooting With The Stars, the boys had a chance to sit down with the man, myth and legend; Sam Ibrahim. Sam is the co-owner of the newly added #CEBL team, the Scarborough Shooting Stars. Sam is also the owner of one of the largest sports facility in Ontario, the Playground Global. A man that has his hands in a lot, but genuinely just wants to give back to the community. Sam shared a lot of insight with us on what his plans are for #basketball in #Canada and we are excited to share his plans with you all.
On episode 48, we sat with the owner of Ballers Bridge; Gerald Cannon. We spoke to Gerald about the ups and downs of running an organization for the right reasons, making sure that as coaches and program directors the kids are being seen at the highest levels and of course his role on Ballers Bridge and how they're taking steps in the right direction. We talked about so many other interesting things, but tune in to hear everything that Gerald Cannon had to say!
On episode 47 we dove into the life of Jori Davis! Jori has been through all the fields you can think of. From being a stand out in high-school and during her collegiate career at #IndianaUniversity, to getting drafted to the #WNBA to realizing how quickly a dream can end. Jori talks to us about all of her trials and tribulations and how she has managed to fight through all of the adversity that she has faced!
All the way from Texas, we got a chance to sit down with former D1 #NCAA #Basketball player Ashley Frazier. The fellas talked to her about her #pro, #NJCAA and NCAA basketball career, which eventually led to her #training business; seperate yourself apart (SYA). Tune in and enjoy episode #45 of Talk Your Exposure
The boys sat down with Kayla Davis who played at #Xavier University and #Towson University of the #NCAA and for team #Canada at the U19 circuit. Kayla shared with us some new ventures she is getting into, what she would like to see improve at the #AAU level and discussed her time playing in the NCAA.
In episode 7, the boys sat down with pro basketball player Kaza Keane. Kaza was honest and open with us. Kaza has had a ton of experience with the game of basketball. He has played for #TeamCanada #IllinoisState #ClevelandState, won not 1 but 2 national championships at #CarletonUniversity, The #Raptors #905 G-league team and is now playing overseas. Kaza openly spoke about his family and how they pushed him to work hard, to accomplish what he has accomplished, but most importantly to get him where he is now. Tune into episode 7 of Talk Your Exposure, as we learn a lot about Kaza Keane!
On episode 6 we talked to #WeberState guard Koby McEwen about his D1 experiences at #Utah, #Marquette and his expectations for this season at Weber State. We played #overratedunderrated with him and #PerfectWorld as well. Koby mentioned that he had a chance to meet a few big time #NBA players that was able to help him during his time playing D1. Koby also mentioned what he is looking forward to after his D1 playing career. Enjoy episode 6 of #TalkYourExposure !
In Episode 5 of Talk Your Exposure, we were able to catch up with the coordinator of Rocktop Academy and someone who has coached many great basketball players in Pennsylvania. Sam had the opportunity to coach Richard Hamilton, the Morris twins, Kyle Lowry, Kyle Kuzma, Delon Wright and of course the late great, Kobe Bryant. Sam shared some valuable stories with us on Kobe, Rocktop academy, the pandemic and of course the evolution on basketball.
In episode 4 of Talk Your Exposure, we got to chat with Cabbie Richards of the Bleacher Report and took a long walk down memory lane! We discussed how he got on TV, talked about Cabbie on the street, the Raptors and played a couple games as well. Tune in to hear a gem!
On episode 3 of season 3, we were fortunate to sit down with 2x grey cup champion and the commissioner of the CEBL; Mike Morreale. We spoke to Mike about his time in the CFL, how football was his first love, the importance of family and how he got into basketball but more importantly, starting up the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Tune in to listen to this gem of a interview!
In episode 2 of Talk Your Exposure the fellas sat down with pro basketball player Akela Maize. Akela spoke about her time in the WNBA, playing in the ACC, university career and playing overseas. She shared some gems during her experiences, so don't miss out on this fantastic episode !
We want to welcome pro basketball player Paul Campbell to episode 14 of the Toben Podcast. In episode 14 we talked to Paul about his favorite Toben moment, university and juco career, we asked him what the difference of playing and coaching was, played a couple of games and you know that there was some money on the line ! Tune in to hear Paul's exciting story.
As we are nearing the end of the Toben Podcast, who better to have on the show then someone who represents Toben extremely well. He is apart of the Seneca Sting hall of fame, and if Toben had a hall of fame I am sure he would be apart of it as well. Felix Adjei joined us to discuss his basketball career on episode 13 of the Toben Podcast!
We started season 3 off with a former #NBA player, Syracuse Mens basketball hall of famer and the Raptors Broadcaster; Leo Rautins. We spoke to Leo about his family, playing for Minnesota and then transferring to Syracuse, being inducted into the Syracuse hall of fame, breaking records, life in the NBA, the Raptors and his time playing for team Canada. Tune in to hear what Leo had to say, it was golden!
On episode 12 of the Toben Podcast we talkd to Gilbert Gyamfi about his college career, pro career, new ventures that he's done during covid and what Toben basketball means to him. Check out this episode of the Toben Podcast to hear from a Toben great !
Episode 11 of the Toben Series Podcast we had former pro basketball player, newly named head coach for the Georgian Grizzlies and OCAA National champion with the Humber Hawks; Chad Bewley. Chad spoke to us about the process he went through to become the head coach at Georgian, what playing for Humber meant to him, the friendships and bonds he was able to make and of course we spoke about his overseas career as well. Chad has worked extremely hard to get to where he is at today, so lets show him some love and take a listen to episode 11 of the Toben Podcast.
In this episode of the Toben podcast, we got the opportunity to speak with Denny McDonald. We spoke to Denny about his basketball career, being a father, family, marriage life, the coaches that have impacted his life and all the opportunities that he has been presented with both positively and negatively.
Episdoe 9 of the Toben podcast featured a Toben original Jameel Williamson! Jameel took us down memory lane of his basketball career and what it was like playing for David Joseph, as well as his experiences with Pickering High-school. Jameel opened up to us during this episode, but tune in to hear what he had to say!
