ESPN’s Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg did a conference call for the media to preview the college hoops season and the topic of Canadian hoops came up. Canada and basketball have come so far since the days when The Simpsons made Canadian basketball the butt of a very funny joke.
From Bill Wennington to Steve Nash to the last two #1 overall draft picks, to this podcast…
Canadian basketball is much more than Nik Stauskus, Kevin Pangos, Trey Lyles, Kyle Wiltjer and company. Vince Carter spending all those years with the Toronto Raptors had a huge impact. Have a listen to the podcast of Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg below:
“Right now, Canada is being recruited like any other state,” said Greenberg.
“A generation of kids were attracted to basketball, when who knows they might have put on skates instead,” said Jay Bilas on the huge impact “Air Canada” Vince Carter had on generating interest in the game.
The Canadians are taking over! The Canadians are taking over! Okay, not really, but it still sounds humorous.
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