Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)

Buy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store. Proceeds go to promoting Aussie Hoops. On this episode, Dan discusses the negative feedback which came from hoops fans after listening with the latest podcast and talks to Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton about his career in the NBA and NBL so far. Topics on the show include; The reaction from Kings fans on social media after Sydney GM Jeff Van Groningen joined the last podcast (2:00) Bryce Cotton's recent play and thoughts on the NBL standard this year (15:00) How does Bryce prepare for NBL games? (18:00) Does Bryce Cotton listen to negative comments from the NBL commentator Corey "Homicide" Williams?  (19:00) What convinced Bryce to return to the NBL for his second season? (20:00) Bryce talks about attending Providence University and playing under former NBL star Andre La Fleur is a coach (21:00) What happened at the 2014 NBA draft and why does Bryce think he wasn't drafted (25:00) Having gone head to head with JP Tokoto in college and now being teammates with the Wildcats how does he get along with his former college rival (30:00) Bryce recalls his season playing with Dante Exum and Joe Ingles at the Utah Jazz (33:00) Bryce talks about what was difficult during his time playing in the NBA and what were the highlights (35:00) Thoughts on playing in the NBA D League (now G League) (39:30) The difficulties playing in countries like China and Turkey (41:00) Why did Bryce Cotton turn down an NBA shot with the Atlanta Hawks last season (43:00) What was it like winning the NBL championship in 2017 (44:00) Who does Bryce like to play against the most (47:00)   All of this and a whole lot more.... Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Clint Stiendl, Ater Majok, Rhys Carter, Daryl Corletto Australian Boomers Legends - Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Terry Dozier, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at [email protected]