Aussie Hoopla Nbl & Nba Podcast

Adam Ballinger played twelve seasons in the NBL, spending time with the Victoria Giants, Wollongong Hawks, Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers. Over his career, he averaged 15.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 340 NBL games. Prior to the NBL he played college basketball with Michigan State where he won a national championship alongside NBA stars Jason Richardson, Mateen Cleaves and future NBL stars Mike Chappell and Dave Thomas. Topics include... Ballinger on making a living post-basketball as an artist/cartoonist (2:00) Growing up in Indiana and gaining a scholarship to Michigan State University (7:00) Winning the 2000 NCAA National Championship alongside Mateen Cleaves, Jason Richardson and future NBL stars Mike Chappelle and Dave Thomas (11:00) The NBL connection that exists within that team (17:00) That game where Michigan State University faced the Canberra Cannons featuring Magic Johnson (19:00) Finding his way to Australia and his debut season with the Victoria Giant