The Ballin' Up Podcast
by PRSVRE
A weekly show dedicated to covering Canadian university (U SPORTS) basketball, while shedding light on relevant figures and stories unfolding within the Canadian basketball landscape. Primarily hosted by Dashawn Stephens and by Daniel Noel, you’ll hear from Canadian players and figures from U SPORTS, and the CEBL, while staying tapped into the world of Canadian university basketball. About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and storytelling, while sitting at the intersection of sports, culture and innovation. PRSVRE is Canada's first and only sports media platform that primarily covers Canadian university sports. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://aca
Episodes
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WHO YOU GOT WINNING THE NATTY? 🏆
The National Championship tournament is here, we're breaking it down in detail and giving our predictions!
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Impact of Diego Maffia's Injury
Performances of the Week Brock vs Queen's UBC vs Uvic Is Bishop's overlooked? Impact of Diego Maffia's injury
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Who Are YOUR Favourites? (OUA, Can West) ✏️
Performances or the Week Who should be the OUA favs at this point (Men's) Who should be the Can West favs at this point (Women's) Top 10
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What's Wrong With Ontario Tech?
Performances of the Week Lakehead vs Carleton (Men's) TMU vs Ottawa (Men's and Women's) Ontario Tech Slow Start Top 10 Games to look out for
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Calgary Women's Starting Strong, Top 10 Looks Odd 🤨
Taking a deep dive into Calgary's strong start, the battle of Toronto between U of T and TMU + What's going on with the top 10? 🤨
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Season 3 Is HERE 🏀
SEASON 3 IS HERE. Diving into all of the latest stories that you need to know heading into the 2024-25 U SPORTS Basketball Season 🏀
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We Were All Wrong (Final 8 Recap)
Laval won the national title... Thoughts on Laval winning the Natty Thoughts on Carleton winning the Natty Are we satisfied with Laval's win? Is it time to get rid of the host bid? Is it time to expand the final 8?
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Final 8 Predictions, All-Canadian Predictions
Dashawn Stephens, Tristan Forde, and Daniel Noel sit in on this week's episode to give their Final 8 and All-Canadian predictions! Plus, Does the Final 8 bid selection format need to change? Is it time to expand the Final 8? Are the Syllas brothers now in the same echelon as the Scrubb brothers?
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Cinderella Stories: Review The AUS & CW Playoffs
Tristan Forde, Daniel Noel and Dashawn Stephens are back and they're recapping the AUS and Canada West Playoffs while looking ahead at the OUA! Favourite Cinderella stories Biggest playoff disappointments Who deserves the Final 8 Wildcard Bids? Previewing the OUA Playoffs, who's winning it all?
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Canada West Playoffs are HERE
Title speaks for itself!
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Diving into the RSEQ, Ottawa/Queen's, UofT Herorics
Daniel Noel and Tristan Forde Chop it Up on the Following! Recaps:UBC vs Calgary, UQAM vs Concordia RSEQ Recap U of T Heroics Ottawa/Queen's Top 10 Recap
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Real Talk About TMU, All The Top 10 Disrespect
Daniel Noel and Tristan Forde are back in the studio! Keeping it real about TMU Men's Ontario Tech disrespect UofT Playoff Picture Capital Hoops Classic Preview Weinert, Chadwick: Who's the real MVP?
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uVic The Next Dynasty? Brock's Top 10 Snub
Tristan Forde, Daniel Noel and Dashawn Stephens get together again to discuss Queen's big OUA win over TMU, as well as uVics HUGE overtime win over Manitoba (without Diego Maffia). Plus, are the Brock Women's being snubbed from the top 10?
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How Strong Is The Canada West? UNB Running The AUS, OUA MVP Favourite?
In this episode, Tristan Forde and Daniel Noel take us through a deep dive on the Canada West Men's basketball landscape, and how it may compare to other conferences. Plus, how good are the UNB Reds? And is this player primed to win OUA MVP?
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Analyzing the OUA Men's Landscape, Carleton Primed To Repeat? UVic, Manitoba
New Year New Episode! Daniel Noel and Tristan Forde are back and they're breaking down all the top U SPORTS basketball storylines coming out of the break including: A close look at the OUA Men's basketball landscape Is Carleton Women's the TEAM TO BEAT? Who is the biggest threat in the Canada…
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Madness In Toronto Pt. 2, Concern For UBC?
Dashawn Stephens, Tristan Forde, and Daniel Noel break down the following: Ontario Tech's win over TMU York's won over Toronto Top Performances From This Past Week UBC 4-4, Cause For Concern? Top 10 Recap
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What Sask/Alberta Series Meant For CW, Callum Baker MVP? Analyzing Top 10s
Daniel and Tristan take over this week's episode and recap: What Sask vs. Alberta tells us about both teams AND the Canada West Conference What We Learned From Mac and U of T's overtime thrillers Who's The Best Team In The AUS (Men's) Analyzing The Women's Top 10 Analyzing The Men's Top 10
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MVP Predictions, Hot Takes, Scholarships - Ball is BACK
Dashawn Stephens, Daniel Noel and Tristan Forde sit down to usher in a new season of U SPORTS Basketball! In this episode, they discuss: The impact full scholarships will have on U SPORTS basketball Top conference storylines to look out for in 2023-24 Is UVic's Diego Maffia a future league MVP?...
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THE GREATEST U SPORTS GAME EVER PLAYED
In this episode, Daniel Noel and Dashawn Stephens talk about the U SPORTS MBB and WBB National Championship games, while also recapping the legacy of the MBB National Championship game, what it meant to U SPORTS, and why basketball fans will be talking about this game for a LONG time About PRSVRE...
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All Canadian Reactions, Things We Loved About The Final 8 (Finale Pt. 1)
About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and storytelling, while sitting at the intersection of sports, culture and...
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OUA & CW Finals Recap, FINAL 8 PREDICTIONS 🏆
The title says it ALL 🏆 About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and storytelling, while sitting at the intersection…
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CW Finals Preview, OUA Finals Preview, AUS Finals Recap
Dashawn and Daniel recap the AUS Men's and Women's Finals, while looking ahead to this weekend CW and OUA Men's and Women's Finals About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan...
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Women's All-Canadian Predictions, Waterloo Debate
All-Canadian predictions Is Waterloo a legit OUA title contender? About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and...
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Conference MVP Predictions
Let's go through CW, OUA, and AUS Men's and Women's MVP predictions. About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and...
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Winnipeg Opening Eyes, Carleton's Consistency
Dashawn and Dashawn talk through UFV and Winnipeg putting on a playoff preview, while Carleton finds consistency against Queen's About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan...
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Madness In Toronto 🤯 Carleton's Downfall?
Dashawn and Daniel discuss all the Madness In Toronto from the most recent week of U SPORTS action: TMU defeating #1 Ottawa U of T defeating #2 Carleton TMU defeating #2 Carleton About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media…
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New Year, New Landscape
NEW YEAR, NEW LANDSCAPE - Dashawn and Daniel catch you up to date on the latest news headlining the U SPORTS basketball scene since the turn of the calendar including: Kiyara Letlow making her case for the best player in U SPORTS Women's Basketball Diego Maffia making his case for the best player...
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OUA and CW Chaos 🤯
About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and storytelling, while sitting at the intersection of sports, culture and...
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Queen's Deserving Of #1 Ranking? The New CW Powerhouse?
Dashawn and Daniel touch on the latest week of U SPORTS action including SMU vs Acadia Axewomen (W), Queen's vs Waterloo (W), StFX vs Dalhousie (M). Plus, is U of T a real OUA contender? Also, is Queen's deserving of the nation's #1 ranking? And is there a new powerhouse in the Canada West...
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QUE Beat CU?? LU Beat OTT??
About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and storytelling, while sitting at the intersection of sports, culture and...
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Teams, Players to look out for 22-23
Debut episode! Dashawn and Daniel talk through teams and players they're excited to look out for in 2022-23, plus, are the defending national champions in trouble? All this and more in the debut episode of the Ballin' Up Podcast. About PRSVRE Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a…
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About this show
A weekly show dedicated to covering Canadian university (U SPORTS) basketball, while shedding light on relevant figures and stories unfolding within the Canadian basketball landscape. Primarily hosted by Dashawn Stephens and by Daniel Noel, you’ll hear from Canadian players and figures from U SPORTS, and the CEBL, while staying tapped into the world of Canadian university basketball.
About PRSVRE
Created by athletes, for athletes, PRSVRE is a Canadian athlete empowerment brand and sports media platform that reimagines the Canadian sports fan experience through delivering university sports coverage, and storytelling, while sitting at the intersection of sports, culture and innovation. PRSVRE is Canada's first and only sports media platform that primarily covers Canadian university sports.
See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://aca
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