Basket Case

Yes, we're back baby! The new Head of the WNBL Sally Phillips was good enough to have a yarn with Carol, Megan Husthwaite confesses her both own and Rachel Jarry's sweet tooth, Coach Claudia Brassard pops in and Helen Theoharakis and Carol review round one and preview round 2.

Welcome back Casers!Helen Theoharakis joins Carol to go through off season coach and player movements. It's basically the audio book of Helen's work here: http://www.hoopshots.com.au/2016-wnbl-offseason-tracker/

Helen Theoharakis and Megan Husthwaite join me to talk the gobsmacking Opals loss to Serbia.We also chat a little about WNBL 2016/17.

The game was an absolute cracker in front of 10120 people and relied on Della Donne missing a shot with 2 seconds on the clock for the Liberty to win. Unbelievably she did miss.

Mark Alabakov, Helen Theoharakis, and Carol talk finals - game one, game two, and whether there'll be a game three; pick their own All Star 5 (and most improved and best off bench) and Opals teams. There's a lot of agreeing and then we sing Kumbaya. (Not). Thanks for your company folks. Until next time.

It's just Perth and Townsville left standing. Boomer Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov and Helen (Hoopshots) Theoharakis help Carol through the Prelim and the first final and we discuss some nominations for end of year awards.

Helen Theoharakis and Mark Alabakov bring the knowledge looking forward and back at the finals series. Then The Megans : Husthwaite tells us what it was like at Dandenong and Thompson talks keeping in the now.

Mark Alabakov, Carol, and Helen Theoharakis discuss.

Stars coach Megan Thompson talks about their winning stream, Mansfield's ankle, having 5 point guards. Helen Theoharakis and Carol do their review and preview thang.

Review of round 16 with Helen Theoharakis, Josh Paterson returns with an SEQ update, preview of round 17 with Helen.

Live from Perth AirportFrom BayFM 6 Feb 2016 10:30-10:45amwith Michael Chettle and Carol Wical

Journo Josh Paterson on WTF with SEQ???Helen Theoharakis on all the usual.Kate Oliver.

Rachel Jarry talks Rio and SEQ Stars.Helen Theoharakis and Carol walk through rounds 14 and 15.

Carol speaks to SEQ Star Jordan Hooper, Perth-based Helen Theoharakis from Hoopshots gets into the review of round 13 and the preview of round 14, and Mark "The Count of Hoops" Alabakov from the Melbourne Boomers says the Boomers are injured not dead and buried!

Helen Theoharakis saw the Fire Lynx game and talks about it and we talk round 12. We think the Fire are going all right. Then we Nostradamus a bit about round 13. Then Carol speaks to very special guest Bendigo Spirit skip Kelly Wilson about ... oh, look, to be honest it wanders around all over the shop.Photo from knoxbasketball.com.au

In which we like Kelsey and Sami a bit. Mark Alabakov from the Melbourne Boomers and Hoopshots' Helen Theoharakis join Carol to look at the first part of the season and the first round of 2016 and answer the question "What's the weirdest thing to happen so far?".

WNBL POTW Brittany Smart returns. Helen Theoharakis and Carol review round 10 and preview round 11. Merry Christmas all!

Logan Watch: Hanna Zavecz talks injury, retirement, and the difficulties of pulling the pin; SEQ's Shane Heal and Jordan Hooper from the post match press conference Sunday; Boomers Mark Alabakov lets me lead him off at tangents, Helen Theoharakis and I survive an attack by a wild dog while reviewing round 9 and fight off exhaustion as we preview round 10.

It's ladies night on Basket Case!As always Helen Theoharakis from Hoopshots.com.au humours Carol along in a discussion of rounds 8 and 9 of the WNBL. Our guests this week are SEQ Stars Assistant Coach Megan Thompson, Boomer Elyse Penaluna, and Lightning Coach Tracy York. If you want someone interviewed let me know on Twitter @WicalBNE and I'll see what I can do. Also ICYMI listen to Bec Allen on BayFM last week (30 minutes or so in) http://www.spreaker.com/user/carolwical/bayfm-sports-show-28-november-2015

As always Helen Theoharakis and Carol bookend the show with the round review and preview. Mikaela Ruef returns. Shane Heal and Nadeen Payne talk after the Stars' loss in the QLD derby. Mark Alabakov returns to talk Boomers.