The Canadian Basketball Show

Former professional basketball player turned Canadian entrepreneur Antwi Atuahene joins the show this week. We talk about what it was like being one of the top Canadian hoopers in the early 2000s, being college teammates with NBA star James Harden and the work he's doing in the local basketball community now.  Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @Canadi...

Scarborough's own Jordan Charles joins the show this week and talks about his stellar run at the FIBA under-19 World Cup, how his college recruitment has been picking up this summer and his journey from the east end of Toronto. Host Libaan Osman also chats about news across Canadian basketball and breaks down his trip covering Canadian talent at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and Nike EYBL Peach J...

Live at NBA Summer League, host Libaan Osman is joined by Montreal's own Jahmyl Telfort, who just recently signed a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. At an undisclosed hotel in Vegas, they sit down and chat about his journey to the NBA, stellar college basketball career at Butler and Montreal roots. Libaan also shares what it's been like covering Summer League and following the Canadian talent....

Before heading out for the FIBA U-19 World Cup, head coach Marlo Davis stops by to breakdown the star-studded Canada basketball roster he's set to coach with hopes of making history. Marlo also details his journey as a coach, building the powerhouse basketball program at Crestwood and developing some of the best women's basketball players we've seen come out of Canada. Social media:  Twitter: @The...

Host Libaan Osman recaps his week at the NBA Draft covering newest Washington Wizards guard Will Riley. We break down Canada's FIBA U19 roster in depth with interviews with top Canadian prospects Tristan Beckford and Efeosa Oliogu before the team left for the tournament. Timestamp:  14:16 - Interview with Tristan Beckford 32:08 - Interview with Efeosa Oliogu Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Inst...

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman chats with draft consultant James Barlowe on what the Toronto Raptors might do with the ninth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and rank some of the prospects in their range. They also dive deep into the three Canadians in the draft from Will Riley, Ryan Nembhard and Jahmyl Telfort and their potential roles in the NBA. Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod I...

Ahead of the FIBA AmeriCup, Canadian basketball stars Syla Swords and Yvonne Ejim join host Libaan Osman to talk about new changes within the senior women's national team. Swords takes us through   becoming the youngest player to represent Canada at an Olympic Games and her stellar freshman season at Michigan. Ejim details her five record-breaking years at Gonzaga and being drafted by the Indiana...

On this week's episode, Canadian big man Charles Bediako joins the show to talk about his basketball career. Bediako takes us through his journey becoming a top recruited prospect out of Canada, playing college basketball at Alabama with the likes of Brandon Miller, going undrafted in 2023 and grinding his way through the G League. He also shares his hopes of representing Canada at the 2028 Olympi...

Ahead of the FIBA U16 men's AmeriCup tournament in Mexico, host Libaan Osman breaks down Canada's roster and previews one of the most hyped young Canadian players with scout Wes Brown. Libaan also sat down with head coach Chris Cheng and top Canadian prospect Isaiah Hamilton to get insight from Canada's weeklong training camp before they travelled for the tournament. Timestamp: 3:52 - Breaking dow...

On this week's episode, host Libaan Osman sits down with Canadian basketball skills coach and trainer Filip Musić to disscuss the good, the bad and the ugly of grassroots basketball in Canada. They discuss the positives and negatives of AAU basketball and how the prep school scene has evolved.  Social media:  Twitter: @TheCBSPod Instagram: @thecanadianbasketballshow TikTok: @CanadianBasketballShow...

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...

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 Olym...

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 - Gord...

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...

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...

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 als...

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 candida...

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 fa...

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 Th...

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...