Jun 10, 2026 · 46 min · 13 segments
This week's episode of Basketball Island features a special guest! GM and Executive Vice-President of Canada Basketball Rowan Barrett joins the show to discuss all things Canada basketball. Why was…
Rowan BarrettGuestFabHostWesHostHamboneHostHeinHostFor real I hate that.
For real.
So I talked to, I talked to Leo Rautins, who works on our broadcast- Uh-huh ... about that stuff.
He was telling us back in the day about the games he played, you know, when they, when they host Greece, and, like, everyone f- from damn 4th Avenue just shows up, and it, like, overwhelms the Canadian fans.
Yeah.
Like, I'm all for, you know, diversity, multiculturalism, all that stuff, but get your Canada flags out.
Right? I, I, I also think it's hard for us, it's hard for fans to sit back and say, you know, "I want our guys to be committed to the country." You know? And I, and I, I want our guys to show up and play every time.
Yeah.
No, you're right.
You're right.
You're preaching to the choir here, man.
So, like, I'd like to know.
This is an example, we're gonna take it in this direction, 'cause we got World Cup, obviously, and the soccer one coming up, and there's a lot of fans from other teams.
Babs is a fan of Italy, you know? Well, they're not there, so- They're not there, yes ...
it's a moot point now.
[laughs]
For real I hate that.
For real.
So I talked to, I talked to Leo Rautins, who works on our broadcast- Uh-huh ... about that stuff.
He was telling us back in the day about the games he played, you know, when they, when they host Greece, and, like, everyone f- from damn 4th Avenue just shows up, and it, like, overwhelms the Canadian fans.
Yeah.
Like, I'm all for, you know, diversity, multiculturalism, all that stuff, but get your Canada flags out.
Right? I, I, I also think it's hard for us, it's hard for fans to sit back and say, you know, "I want our guys to be committed to the country." You know? And I, and I, I want our guys to show up and play every time.
Yeah.
No, you're right.
You're right.
You're preaching to the choir here, man.
So, like, I'd like to know.
This is an example, we're gonna take it in this direction, 'cause we got World Cup, obviously, and the soccer one coming up, and there's a lot of fans from other teams.
Babs is a fan of Italy, you know? Well, they're not there, so- They're not there, yes ...
it's a moot point now.
[laughs]
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