Donald Whiteside's guest appearances

Donald Whiteside

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Benny Lewis

Jack White

Matt Smith

Barry Barnes

Mike Kelly

Mike Mitchell

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Andrew Bogut

Josh Childress

Paul Rogers

Luc Longley

Matthew Dellavedova

Ken Cole

Dante Exum

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Hobart Devils

Donald Whiteside played for the Hobart Devils from 1992-1993 after graduating from Northern Illinois University. After leaving the Devils he played in Latvia, Czech Republic and Spain before signing an NBA deal with the Toronto Raptors in 1996, six years after graduating from college. Topics include;  Thoughts on the US election (2:00) Being one of the very first players to jump from the NBL to the NBA and his start with the Kalgoorlie Goldminers (8:00) Playing college basketball at Northern Illinois (12:30) How did he find his way to Australia (16:00) What he thought about the Hobart Devils roster (19:00) Playing under player-coach Cal Bruton (20:30) Thoughts on NBL talent in 1992 and his rivalry with Doug Overton (21:30) Deciding to return for a second NBL season in 1993 (25:30) How his 1993 season was different from his 1992 season (28:00) Jim Havrilla breaks the backboard (29:30) NBL opponents he enjoyed beating the most (32:30) Playing basketball in Kalgoorlie (33:30) Leaving the Devils and playing in Europe (35:00) Signing with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA (39:30) What imports got paid in the 1990s (45:00) His remarkable journey from high school teacher to NBA player (46:00) What the Toronto Raptors second-year squad was like (50:00) NBA Rookie hazing experiences (51:30) Doug Christie's relationship with his wife (52:30) Signing with the Atlanta Hawks (54:00) Playing against Michael Jordan (1:00:00) Retiring from basketball (109:00) The biggest hurdles and highlights from his career (1:12:00)  Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Use promo code "hoopla" at manscaped.com/hoopla to get 20% off any purchase. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars -Donald Sloan, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon, Anthony Drmic Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver NBA Stars Past &amp; Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Adonis Jordan, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry, Mike Mitchell, Dusty Rychart, Ebi Ere, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at info@aussiehoopla.com

Donald Whiteside played for the Hobart Devils from 1992-1993 after graduating from Northern Illinois University. After leaving the Devils he played in Latvia, Czech Republic and Spain before signing an NBA deal with the Toronto Raptors in 1996, six years after graduating from college. Topics include; <ul> <li>Thoughts on the US election (2:00)</li> <li>Being one of the very first players to jump from the NBL to the NBA and his start with the Kalgoorlie Goldminers (8:00)</li> <li>Playing college basketball at Northern Illinois (12:30)</li> <li>How did he find his way to Australia (16:00)</li> <li>What he thought about the Hobart Devils roster (19:00)</li> <li>Playing under player-coach Cal Bruton (20:30)</li> <li>Thoughts on NBL talent in 1992 and his rivalry with Doug Overton (21:30)</li> <li>Deciding to return for a second NBL season in 1993 (25:30)</li> <li>How his 1993 season was different from his 1992 season (28:00)</li> <li>Jim Havrilla breaks the backboard (29:30)</li> <li>NBL opponents he enjoyed beating the most (32:30)</li> <li>Playing basketball in Kalgoorlie (33:30)</li> <li>Leaving the Devils and playing in Europe (35:00)</li> <li>Signing with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA (39:30)</li> <li>What imports got paid in the 1990s (45:00)</li> <li>His remarkable journey from high school teacher to NBA player (46:00)</li> <li>What the Toronto Raptors second-year squad was like (50:00)</li> <li>NBA Rookie hazing experiences (51:30)</li> <li>Doug Christie's relationship with his wife (52:30)</li> <li>Signing with the Atlanta Hawks (54:00)</li> <li>Playing against Michael Jordan (1:00:00)</li> <li>Retiring from basketball (109:00)</li> <li>The biggest hurdles and highlights from his career (1:12:00)</li> </ul> Visit <a href="http://bit.ly/dunkcomau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dunk.com.au</a> for your next set of basketball uniforms. Use promo code "hoopla" at <a href="https://bit.ly/hoopla-manscaped" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">manscaped.com/hoopla</a> to get 20% off any purchase. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to <a href="http://Aussiehoopla.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aussiehoopla.com</a>. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars -Donald Sloan, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon, Anthony Drmic Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver NBA Stars Past &amp; Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Adonis Jordan, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry, Mike Mitchell, Dusty Rychart, Ebi Ere, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on <a href="https://twitter.com/aussiehoopla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aussiehoopla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aussiehoopla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:info@aussiehoopla.com">info@aussiehoopla.com</a>

Donald Whiteside (Hobart Devils 1992-93) on his NBL and NBA career