Sean Callanan chats with Basketball Australia's chairman Ned Coten in the this Sports Geek interview
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- How Ned transitioned from country basketballer to sports executive
- Why the success of basketball in Australia is on the back of years of work on the game.
- The importance of volunteers opening basketball courts every weekend
- Why facilities are sorely needed to ensure kids can play basketball
- How Basketball Australia pitched for the Team USA game at Marvel Stadium
- Big events bring big challenges, how much stress do 50,000 fans bring
- Why all Basketball Australia teams are positioned for success in 2020

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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Ned Coten on LinkedIn and on Twitter @NedCoten or at NedCoten.com
- Follow Basketball Australia at Australia.basketball
- Check out the NBL on Twitch or Facebook
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Join us at SEAT Conference in Salt Lake City Utah on July 14-15 2023. Many of our podcast guests are SEAT attendees.
SEAT is the conference where sports technology executives unite to discuss and solve the tech problems the sports industry is facing. Collaboration across multiple tracks of technology, digital and data has helped the sports industry deliver improvements across stadium access, wi-fi, security, fan engagement, social media, digital content, ticketing and sponsorship revenue. Sean Callanan, Sports Geek