UC Caps Weekly

This week we cover all the games from Round 3 of the WNBL 2021/22 season as well as our first home game in almost 2 years! Then we talk about Round 4. If you love listening to two people talk about the WNBL, you have come to the right place!

Today we talk about the Corona scare that visited the UC Capitals. We wrap up the weekend's games and take a look forward to Round 3 and Round 4. After a busy week of Christmas social commitments what better way to relax than with Michelle and Simon and UC Caps Weekly. Cheers!

Week One is in the books and the UC Caps are 1 and 0. We recap the 2 games played on the weekend, before we catch up with the very athletic Alicia Froling. She talks with us about her career to date and her time in the US College system and delves into the world of group house utensil faux-pas. We talk about the announcement of the Opals squad for next years world cup and take a look at the games...

It's been a looong time coming, but the WNBL is back this weekend! We talk about the strangest draw in WNBL history and how the UC Caps are looking rolling into Week One. We take a look at the very new look Sydney Uni Flames and catch up with the one and only Kelsey Griffin #KG23. Get your Kayo ready and settle in for the return of the WNBL for the 21/22 season.

This week, we catch up with new UC Caps import, Brittney Sykes.  She is going to set the WNBL on fire with her athleticism and lockdown defence. On her first trip to Australia, we talk to her from her quarantine room in Sydney and try to reassure her that Huntsman spiders are harmless. Terrifying, but harmless. We discuss the new season dates, the latest additions to the UC Capitals roster, the WN...

Well, it's been a big couple of months for UC Capitals Head Coach, Paul Goriss. His first Olympic campaign as Assistant Coach for the Opals, weeks and weeks of quarantine and now he's back off to do it all again as Head Coach for the Opals as they take part in the Asia Cup, in Jordan. We catch up with Gori and talk about the Olympic campaign, his Asia Cup trip and some new signings just...

Great news for UC Caps fans as Jade Melbourne has re-signed with the Caps for 2 years. Without a doubt, one of the most popular new additions to the squad last season, Jade talks with us about life in the hub, her decision to pass on college and join the Caps and her upcoming trip to Hungary for the U19 World Cup. Goat Jnr is back!

This week we talk about how the new look UC Capitals are coming along with 7 players now signed for the 2021/22 WNBL Season. We talk about some other big-name signings across the league and we discuss female representation in the WNBL coaching ranks and look at how some ex-Capitals are forging ahead with their coaching careers! 

This week we catch up with Marianna Tolo as she gets set for a very big 18 months. We talk about the first official player signing of 2021 and we talk about Opals selection ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. We catch up on where your Caps are playing at the moment and we also talk about an exciting documentary that's being made about the Capitals franchise.

Well, we've had a nice long rest after the mayhem that was the 2020 WNBL hub season. Physical and emotional wounds have healed and the new normal just keeps on rolling. The WNBL free agency period is in full swing so we caught up with UC Caps Head Coach Paul Goriss to discuss offseason machinations, his recruiting philosophy and we try to get the scoop on what this seasons UC Caps will look l...

Come listen as Simon and Michelle review the Capitals final game and wrap up their thoughts of the 2020 WNBL Covid Season.  We look at what we liked and what we didn't like. Allergen Statement: May contain middle-aged man sulking and some complaining about referees.

We've finally (lol) made it to the finals and our UC Caps are once again into the post-season. Wednesday sees us take on perennial finals opponents, the Melbourne Boomers in the first Semi-Final game. The Caps will have to take the long road to the Grand Final, but everyone's a chance in the crazy Covid season. We talk with UC Caps Co-captain, Kelsey Griffin about here finals philosophy...

This week, we catch up with UC Caps co-captain Marianna Tolo and talk about the tough week the Capitals had in Round 4 of the WNBL season. With 2 games left before finals, we look at the ladder situation and talk about the last day of the regular season and the impact it could have on the final four positions. The UC Caps are going to the finals and the hard work starts right here! It's Crunc...

We are halfway through the 2020 WNBL season and the UC Caps are 7 and 1 and sitting on top of the ladder. This week, we catch up with Hannah Kaser and talk to her about her basketball journey, playing overseas, calling Canberra home and how much she is loving being part of the UC Caps family. Michelle and Simon break down the last 4 games and preview the next 3 games and the run home to the finals...

The WNBL season is underway and the UC Capitals are looking good. With 3 wins and 1 loss from their 4 Mackay games, the team now moves north to Cairns. We talk about the Covid scare that almost closed down the bubble and this week we catch up with new Capital, Tahlia Tupaea.  We talk about what it's like to play your first WNBA game at 15 years of age, her mysterious WNBA draft night and why...

WNBL 2020/21 starts tomorrow night and the UC Caps are in Mackay and ready to go for their first game against the Adelaide Lightning. Michelle and Simon preview that game and take a look at some of the other games to watch out for in Round One. We talk with Jade Melbourne, our newest recruit from the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, about her debut with the UC Capitals, her love of point...

Well, the final roster is complete with the additions of Hanah Kaser, Ash Taia and Jade Melbourne. We talk with Head Coach, Paul Goriss about his new recruits and about the WNBL20 draw. One week to go till the team hits the court in Mackay! Let's do this! 

This week we celebrate Mikaela Ruef's championship with the Logan Thunder in the Queensland State League. Then we catch up with UC Capitals co-captains Mariana Tolo and Kelsey Griffin. We talk about how the group is coming together, their leadership style and how excited Mariana will be to play in her home city of Mackay. Only 18 days to go before the WNBL season starts. Time to get excited!

The news we've all been waiting for is finally here! The new WNBL season will commence November 12 and will be played in Far North Queensland! 14 regular-season games played over 6 weeks in Mackay, Cairns and Townsville. We catch up with UC Caps Operations Manager, Dan Jackson to get the details on the new season changes to the competition and creating a new UC Caps fortress in Mackay!

This week we catch up with Gemma Potter. We talk about her World Championship medals, her WNBL Championship and her scholarship to UCLA; all at the age of only 18! A talented player with an amazing future ahead of her.  Michelle gives us her pick for Gemma's replacement in the UC Caps roster and we continue to wait...... for news about the upcoming WNBL season. Join us! 

This week we follow our UC Caps players competing in the Queensland State League and we catch up with UC Caps Head Coach, Paul Goriss. We cover his accidental pathway into coaching, discuss his team philosophy, his new UC Capitals recruits and finally being able to catch up on some Netflix. 

Basketball Australia COE head coach and UC Capitals assistant coach Kristen Veal talks about the challenges for evolving athletes dealing with adversity. Be it killer viruses, natural disasters injury or personal issues. Kristen started her career with the phenomenal 1999 AIS Championship team and had a somewhat tumultuous playing career before now guiding our future stars as the Head Coach of Bas...

This week we check out the fortunes of our UC Caps players competing in the Queensland State League, we continue with 'Kia-Watch' and we catch up with UC Caps favourite Keely Froling. We cover her rise from a kid who really wasn't interested in playing to becoming Australian 3x3 representative and WNBL Champion and we discover what it is like to live in the highly competitive and so...

We are back, after the podcast bye, with news about the end of the Canberra Nationals Waratah League season and who better to talk to about it than UC Capitals guard Abby Cubillo. We also talk to Abby about snow, Netflix and real estate! All this and more in Episode 7.

This week we look back with four-time UC Capitals champion, Tracey Beatty.  We look back over here career, learn about her time as an Octopus and talk about her second career, being mistaken for Lauren Jackson! We catch up on various UC Caps players playing nationally and ex-Capitals playing in the WNBA.