Summer Masikewich, the Saskatchewan Husky Legend, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Summer sits down with us to share her basketball story. Summer tells Matty about being back in Calgary after winding down her playing career and lets us know she is still following her Huskies closely and why they have a good shot to win the National Championship again this year. Summer shares how basketball is a family affair and how she fell in love with the game. Summer tells us about learning from those around her, her goals for her future in basketball and how she made her decision to attend the University of Saskatchewan. At U of S, Summer would go on to be a true leader for the Husky Program and become the National Defensive Player of the Year and a 2 time National Champion. Summer talks about playing for Head Coach Lisa Thomaidis and the impact Lisa had on her both on and off the floor.

We dive into Canada Basketball with Summer as well as she was a member of the 2017 U19 FIBA World Cup team that captured bronze for Canada Basketball. Summer talks about what it meant to her and the rest of her family to represent Canada and the relationships formed from her time with the Program. And Summer drops a great Top 5 for Canada Basketball on us ! Much love to Summer Masikewich for joining us on Canada Hoops !

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"TK", Thomas Kennedy, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! TK sits down with us to share his basketball story thus far. Thomas talks about his season in Slovenia with Ljubljana and what the jump to that league and EuroCup has been like. TK tells us about the goals for the season and how he tries to impact winning. Thomas talks about growing up in Windsor, Ontario, how basketball is a family affair for he and his family and how he started to develop his game. TK takes us through deciding to attend the University of Windsor where he would win National Player of the Year and cement himself as not only an all time Lancer but one of the best USports players ever as well. Thomas talks about the importance of the CEBL, not only for him but for basketball in Canada and his jump to becoming a pro player. TK talks about being a good pro day in and day out and the lifestyle that comes with it.

And you know we talk some Canada Basketball with Thomas. TK shares what wearing the red and white for Canada means to he and his family, the relationships he was formed through Canada Basketball and why he will always try to commit and sacrifice to play for Canada. And Thomas gives us a great Top 5 of all time for Canada Basketball. Much love to Thomas Kennedy for joining us on Canada Hoops !

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Libaan Osman, host of The Canadian Basketball Show, journalist for the Toronto Star and one of the best and most trusted voices in Canadian Basketball, pulls up on Canada Hoops ! Libaan sits down with us to talk about his podcast, the Canadian Basketball community and how his career in journalism unfolded. We talk Canadian NBA players, Canada Basketball and so much more. And Libaan gives us a great Top 5 of all time for Canada Basketball. You don't wanna miss this episode. Much love to Libaan Osman for joining us on Canada Hoops !

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