The Canadian Basketball Show – Details, episodes & analysis

Libaan Osman sits down with Swiss-Canadian and Washington Wizards forward Kyshawn George as he talks about his rookie season in the NBA and his basketball journey from Switzerland, France, Miami and hearing his named called as a first round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Libaan also gives a rundown on what type of coverage you can expect on The Canadian Basketball Show.

Timestamp:

0:00 - Intro to The Canadian Basketball Show

6:18 - Interview with Kyshawn George

Social media:

Twitter/X: @THECBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow

Your newest go-to spot for the latest news, stories and analysis on Canadian basketball. 

Tune in once a week every Tuesday for exclusive interviews with players, coaches and insiders to get behind the scenes access into the Canadian basketball scene.

Hosted by Libaan Osman, this podcast will cover top Canadian prospects, Canadians making a name for themselves in college basketball and follow the brightest stars in the NBA and WNBA as well as the national team.

Libaan Osman chats with top Canadian basketball scout Wes Brown to break down the annual All Canadian Games, which features Canada's brightest high school basketball stars from across the country. We go behind-the-scenes on the selection process, what names you should know ahead of the big game and dive deep into how the committe selects the top 24 players and chat about whether politics play a factor.

Timestamp: 

0:00 - Background on the All Canadian Games

8:05  - Interview with Wes Brown on All Canadian Games selection process  

Social Media: 

Twitter/X: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow

On this week’s episode, host Libaan Osman chats with Canadian basketball writer Oren Weisfeld to discuss the current search for the new head coach of the senior men's national team. We discuss Jordi Fernández's tenure with Canada basketball, his decision to step down and the behind-the-scenes fallout from the quarterfinals loss at the 2024 Paris Olympics. We also dive deep into the leading candidates for the vacant job, their fit and the future of the program.

Timestamp: 

0:00 - Jordi Fernández's tenure with Canada basketball

27:42 - Top candidates in the search for the new head coach of senior men's team

Social Media: 

Twitter/X: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

Live in Portland, Oregon host Libaan Osman reports from the annual Nike Hoop Summit and sits down with a few of the top Canadian prospects playing for the World Team ahead of the big game. Canada's Deniya Prawl, Agot Makeer and Nyadieng Yiech share their basketball journeys, how excited they are to begin their college careers and go in depth about representing Canada on the world stage. Libaan also shares what he's heard about Toronto's Xaivian Lee entering the NCAA transfer portal and gives exclusive detail on Kitchener's Will Riley declaring for the NBA Draft.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Background on Nike Hoop Summit

2:56 - Xaivian Lee enters NCAA transfer portal

6:26 - Will Riley declares for NBA Draft

11:08 - Interview with Deniya Prawl

33:59 - Interview with Agot Makeer

56:10 - Interview with Nyadieng Yiech

Social media: 

Twitter: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCauX7Hmlw3_9sFq3TzJjyLA

On this week's epsiode, host Libaan Osman goes through the camp invite list for Canada basketball's under-16 and under-19 men's teams ahead of the FIBA AmeriCup and World Cup this summer. He breaks down the story of how Hakeem Olajuwon's sons became part of the program and their unqiue relation to Canada. Royal Crown women's basketball coach Lee Anna Osei then joins the show to talk about how her program became the first Canadian team to win the Grind Session and the evolving changes on the grassroot level.

Timestamp:

0:00 - Intro + Details on Canada Basketball Easter camp

1:57 - Breaking down Canada's under-16 invite list

7:23 - A look at Canada's under-19 invite list and info on Hakeem Olajuwon's son joining camp

19:48 - Interview with Royal Crown women's head coach Lee Anna Osei

Social media: 

Twitter: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow

The Toronto Raptors season has come to a close and host Libaan Osman is joined by William Lou, host of the Hello and Welcome podcast, to talk about what it was like covering the Raptors this past season, expectations for next year and the infamous hot mic incident and the aftermath from it. In the second half the show, Libaan and Will give their rankings of the top 7 Canadian NBA players with some surprise players making the list.

Timestamp:

1:25: What it was like covering the Raptors 2024-25 season and expectations for next year

8:40: Players the Raptors should look at in the 2025 NBA Draft

15:28: Hot mic incident involving Raptors media 

35:08: Ranking the top 7 Canadian NBA players

Social media: 

Twitter: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman sits down with rising Canadian basketball prospect Miles Sadler to talk about his journey to becoming one of the top players in North America. We also recap the first session of the Nike EYBL in Arizona watching several Canadian talent and the recent announcement of Gordie Herbert being named the head of senior men's national team. 

Timestamp: 

2:14 - Gordie Herbert named new head coach of Canada basketball 

6:35 - Behind the scenes of the Nike EYBL in Arizona 

16:43 - Interview with top Canadian prospect Miles Sadler

Social media: 

Twitter: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow

In this week's episode, host Libaan Osman sits down for an exclusive interview with Canadian point guard Ryan Nembhard at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago to go through his basketball journey. Nembhard talks about growing up in Aurora, going to school at Montverde, breaking records in the NCAA at Gonzaga and what his current NBA pre-draft process has been like. Libaan also talks about what it was like witnessing the NBA Draft Lottery in-person, the Raptors ending up with the 9th pick and following top Canadian prospect Will Riley.

Timestamp:

1:13: Behind the scenes at the NBA Draft Lottery 

12:23: Interview with Ryan Nembhard at the NBA Draft Combine

Social media: 

Twitter: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman chats with Steve Baur, the recently appointed General Manager and Vice-President of Women’s High Performance for Canada Basketball. Baur gives us a behind the scenes look at the hiring process for the new head of senior women's national team, how Nell Fortner became their top candidate and his vision for the program going forward with eyes on the 2028 Olympics. 

Social media: 

Twitter: @TheCBSPod

Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow

TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow