Alanna Smith has has a huge 12-18 months, including two WNBA finals with the Minnesota Lynx, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where she was named in the FIBA All-Star five and she was recently named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year with A'ja Wilson.

Smith has been top of the Front Row Hustle wish list and we were very lucky to speak to her while she was home in Tasmania. Get comfy with a latte for this entertaining episode.

Welcome to to this first episode of Front Row Hustle! This episode we were very lucky to speak to Sally Faehrmann, Captain of the Australian women's deaf basketball team, The Geckos. Sally provides terrific insight about deaf basketball, preparations for the 2025 Deaflympics and the administrative and financial struggles The Geckos face.

We sat down with Mackenzie Clinch-Hoycard and Alex Sharp from the Geelong Venom to discuss their beginnings, they time spend with the Perth Lynx together, and what to expect from the Geelong Venom this season.

This episode we talk to Cockburn Cougars centre and staple, Jessie Edwards, about her experience overseas, the Tauihi League (NZ) and life with her current club, Southern Hoiho.

TIME OUT: We discuss the new WNBA players heading for the WNBL 25/26 season with WNBA expert, Christan Braswell. Christan also spills some tea about the need for a WNBA CBA, his preferred WNBA Commissioner and insights into the cut-throat league.

In our first 'Crossover' episode, we speak to Ball Don't Like Australia about the WNBA finals and touch on the current administrative turbulence throwing the league into potential chaos.