Shooters’ Roll Ep26 - NBL legend Ben Knight talks domestic hoops and keys to being a professional

Shooters Roll

D-Swizzle & Tee were thrilled to be joined this week on @shooters_roll by the consummate professional and all-round legend, Ben Knight (podcast episode recorded Monday, 22 June 2020, 8:30pm AEST). Tune in for a fascinating discussion on Ben’s late arrival to the sport of basketball, Ben’s rise through the junior ranks that led to an illustrious basketball career (spanning 20 seasons) where he played for 9 NBL clubs highlighted with a championship win with the Sydney Kings. We get an insight into what it takes to be a successful professional basketball player and also get to find out how Ben is giving back to the domestic basketball community. You won’t want to miss this episode: Ben’s career highlights (2:03), the best team Ben says he was a part of: the ‘04/‘05 Sydney Kings (2:33), Ben’s toughest opponent: ‘98 Adelaide 36ers (3:27), National duties with the Boomers (5:33), Ben’s playing strengths and the importance of adding new weapons to his game (7:30), an NBL journeyman (10:20), Ben’s switch from soccer to basketball (11:55), Being a professional and taking jobs around the world (14:30), MJ being a big influence on Ben (16:06), What Ben is up to now (17:59), Mentoring the next generation (21:45), Best advice given to Ben by a coach (25:30), Ben’s advice to aspiring basketball players (27:20), NBL season preview (28:50), the increasing exposure of the NBL (35:13), Ben’s praise of the NBL leadership team and suggestions on areas of improvement(38:28), Developing homegrown talent (41:10), Hawks’ new ownership and the return of Brian Goorjian (42:35). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shootersroll/message