A Hoops Journey
A podcast that explores the journey of people whose lives have been shaped by basketball. Hosted by Aaron Mitchell.
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Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Episode 9 of A Hoops Journey features our first non-BC guest: Blain LaBranche! We sit down with the Edmonton native and go through his journey from playing against Ben Gordon, being homeless in Arizona, playing in back-to-back national finals at UBC, finding purpose after finishing his playing career, and the founding of his own basketball program, Enhance Basketball Academy.
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
Sponsored by: Beat Parky by Michael Cheung
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Sounds by: Zapsplat, AudioJungle and Finn Leahy
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Episode 8 features Jordan Yu, current Duchess Park Senior Boys Head Coach. He talks about growing up in Prince George, playing on the Provincial team under Paul Eberhardt, breaking his hand before the National Final with UBC, playing overseas with his younger brother and his coaching journey that has led him up to multiple provincial appearances with Duchess Park. Plus, Aaron and Corbin talk briefly about the protests that are happening globally; A Hoops Journey staunchly opposes hate and racism of any kind.
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
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Sounds by: Zapsplat, AudioJungle and Finn Leahy
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
On the 7th episode of A Hoops Journey we have Steve Hanson, current SFU Mens Basketball Coach. He talks about what it was like being a teen dad, his days coaching kid's football and his transition from being a high school coach to an NCAA Head Coach. Also, we talk about the appropriate cooked level of bacon.
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
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Sounds by: Zapsplat and AudioJungle
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This is the mailbag episode! We answer some emails and DM's that have been sent to us through the first 5 episodes here and take a crack at them.
Thank you to Jalen Jana, Kyle Madden, Andrew Wu, Joey Balzer, Kyle Turris, Jeff Winslade, Lexie Der, Thomas Tassone, Chayze Deza, Chrispect Ducharme and Dominic Kully for the awesome questions!
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
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Sounds by: Zapsplat and AudioJungle
Social Media Graphics: Clarisse De Guzman
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Episode 5 brings someone with an iconic laugh: Denzel Laguerta, a teammate of Corbin's and a player of Aaron's at STMC. He talks about how basketball has impacted his life after immigrating from the Philippines, his time at STMC, how his Team BC coaches have affected him, and playing at Quest University. We also touch on some mailbag questions, and much more!
Denzel Laguerta's Instagram: @denzellaguerta
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
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Sounds by: Zapsplat and AudioJungle
Social Media Graphics: Clarisse De Guzman
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Episode 4 brings one of B.C.’s greatest point guards, Randy Nohr. From his early life in Aldergrove all the way to Antigonish, Nova Scotia, tune in and hear the story of a player who excelled at all levels - including high school, university and professional, coached at the U Sport level and now enjoys devoting time to his young family!
Randy Nohr's Instagram: @randynohr
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
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Sounds by: Zapsplat and AudioJungle
Friday May 08, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
Today we have current UBC Men's Basketball Assistant Coach and former Quest University Men's Basketball Head Coach Sean Shook. He talks about growing up in small town Ferndale, his journey from a small Washington high school to the ABA, the current state of coaching in British Columbia - and much more! Before that, we answer some more mailbag questions.
Sponsored by: Goodlad Clothing
Follow @ahoopsjourney on Instagram! Send any mailbag questions to ahoopsjourney@gmail.com
Sean Shook Twitter: @CoachShook
Sounds by: Zapsplat and AudioJungle
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Today we have Bal Dhillon, educator and Sr. Boys Coach at Byrne Creek Secondary. He talks about growing up in East Van, his role at Byrne Creek, and many other things involving hoops. Before that, we touch up on Episodes 3 & 4 of The Last Dance documentary.
Bal's Twitter: @baldhillon2
Sounds by: Zapsplat
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Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
The first ever episode of A Hoops Journey! Today we have a small mailbag segment, and then we bring in Dominic Zimmermann for our first ever guest! We listen to Dom and follow his journey from high school, all the way to playing professionally in Germany.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Welcome to A Hoops Journey! Introductory episode for the new listeners. We talk about the Jordan documentary, the COVID-19 Situation, and outline why we started this podcast.