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R&B soul artist, Mi-kaisha, grew up on the streets of Sydney’s music scene. The soundtrack of her childhood included soulful tunes from the 90s and island tunes from her father’s Koori radio hip-hop show ‘island hopping’. She is a ‘city girl through and through’ and her artistry represents hard-hitting, often political messages about being a young Aboriginal and Tongan woman in Australia.
So much of Mi-kaisha’s performance experience growing up was within the Aboriginal community, gigging and performing at community events. She is the woman she is today, because of the strong women in her community who have raised her to be unapologetic in everything she is and does.
With a chameleon voice that’s as massively powerful as it is shiveringly delicate, a deep-rooted purpose and message to share: it is no question that Mi-kaisha is a generational talent.
Thon Marial Maker is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary Schooland played basketball for Canada's Athlete Institute. He was picked 10th overall in the 2016 NBA draft, and played for three different NBA teams between 2016 and 2021.
In April 2015, Maker declared his intentions to play for the Australian national team despite heavy interest from Basketball Canada—the organisation had considered Maker and his younger brother Matur as potential Canadian players. On 29 June 2018, he made his international debut for Australia in a FIBA World Cup qualifier against Japan.
Andrew Michael Bogut is an Australian former basketball player who spent the majority of his professional career playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The 7-foot (213 cm) tall center was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the first overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. He earned All-NBA Third Team honors with the Bucks in 2010.
He was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 2012, and was named NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2015, when he won an NBA championship with the Warriors.
Described as one of the leading faces of Australian basketball, Bogut has been credited for serving as a cornerstone of the Australian national team, for paving the way for an entire generation of Australian players in the NBA and in playing a leading role in re-vitalising the Australian NBL.
We are so excited to bring you SEASON 2 of The Bounce Podcast. We have had so many amazing guests so far who has brought us some inspiring stories and we would like to thank everyone who has tuned in as we continue to make a positive impact around the world.
For the first episode of season 2, we wanted to introduce you to 4 unbelievably talented, dedicated and “must look out for” young individuals. They started off as participants in our programs and are now coaching for the Charity Bounce organisation. It is truly incredible how these young people improved and grown throughout the years and as they discuss their experience at Bounce along with their goals for the future, we truly believe that we will continue to see them achieve great things ahead.
S02E01 out now on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcast!
Bryce Jiron Cotton is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Providence Friars, where he was a two-time first-team All-Big East honoree. He joined the Austin Spurs in 2014 before splitting the next two years in the NBA and NBA Development League, and spending time in China and Turkey. He spent the back-end of the 2014–15 season with the Utah Jazz and had short stints with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies during the 2015–16 season.
In 2017, he guided Perth to the NBL championship behind a Grand Final MVP performance. He continued on with the Wildcats for the 2017–18 season and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award. He won his second and third NBL championships in 2019 and 2020 while also garnering his second NBL MVP and second Grand Final MVP in 2020. He won his third NBL MVP in 2021.
Amanda Drury is an Australian journalist and news anchor for CNBC, hosting finance and business programming from New York City. She was the co-host of the US version of Street Signs and has appeared on other various CNBC shows as an expert in finance and business.
She has a bachelor's degree in fine arts, Japanese and French from the University of Melbourne and attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Drury was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Asian Television Awards in the category of Best News Presenter.
Kayla Franchesca is a National Ice Hockey Player for the Philippine Women's Ice Hockey Team and is currently playing for the Sydney Bears Women's Team and New South Wales Bombers state team in Australia.
She along with her Philippine team previously won gold in the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) WCCOA 2019 Championships held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, making history as the first women's team in Philippine hockey to win in an international level. She also received a game MVP and the finals Best Player Award.
Previously a sports reporter and also a meditation teacher, Kayla is now an advocate for equality in sport and developing a better future for the next generation from all walks of life by working alongside Charity Bounce and Voice in Sport.
Corey "Homicide" Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He is best known for his time spent in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), earning league MVP honors in 2010 with the Townsville Crocodiles.
Corey's voice travels continents, from the streetball courts of New York to pro league's around the world, most notably in the NBL where he continues to push the game forward as the leading broadcaster of the game Down Under.
Williams, who spent four highlight-reel seasons playing in the NBL, has always carried that Bronx swagger with him wherever he goes, from the court to the commentary booth and now he's helping shift the culture in a new way after being named Creative Director of Basketball for Foot Locker Pacific.
Eloni Vunakece is a former Fiji international rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He also played for Toulouse Olympique in the French Elite One Championship.
In September 2018, Vunakece announced his retirement from rugby league. He has been working for the council as a garbage collector and also doing some modelling. He also donated his brain, currently as a living participant in post-concussion cognitive research. Vunakece competed in the Australian Ninja Warrior Season 3. He returned in seasons 4 and 5.
DJ Vasiljevic is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball at the University of Miami.
Vasiljevic set the Miami freshman record for made three-pointers (51) while averaging 6.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. He posted 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore, while shooting 41.1 percent from three-point range. He scored 1,271 points in his college career, ranking 21st on the Hurricane's all-time list, and is second in made three-pointers with 272.
On July 2020, Vasiljevic signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League.
Vasiljevic has represented Australia at several international tournaments. In the 2013 FIBA Oceania U16 Tournament, he averaged 20 points per game. He won a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai and was named to the all-tournament team. In 2019, he helped his team win bronze at the Summer Universiade in Italy, scoring 33 points in the consolation win against Israel.
Tara Ann VanDerveer is an American basketball coach who has been the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University since 1985. Designated the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, VanDerveer led the Stanford Cardinal to three NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990, 1992 and 2021.
She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the 1996 Olympic Games. VanDerveer is the 1990 Naismith National Coach of the Year and a ten-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
She is also one of only nine NCAA Women's Basketball coaches to win over 900 games, and one of ten NCAA Division I coaches – men's or women's – to win 1,000 games.
VanDerveer was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
On December 15, 2020 she passed Pat Summitt for most wins in women's college basketball history.
Kayla Franchesca is a National Ice Hockey Player for the Philippine Women's Ice Hockey Team and is currently playing for the Sydney Bears Women's Team and New South Wales Bombers state team in Australia.
She along with her Philippine team previously won gold in the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) WCCOA 2019 Championships held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, making history as the first women's team in Philippine hockey to win in an international level. She also received a game MVP and the finals Best Player Award.
Kayla is also an advocate for equality in sport and helping develop a better future for the next generation by working alongside Charity Bounce and Voice in Sport.
Raymond Eugene "Kevin" Sutton is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island.
Sutton previously served as the head boys basketball coach at Bishop McNamara, Montrose Christian, Montverde Academy and was the head coach for Team USA in the 2011 Nike/USA Basketball Hoop Summit.
Sutton has also been selected as a coach for USA Basketball on three occasions. He was an assistant coach at the Hoop Festival for the East team, had a two-year stint with the Junior Developmental Team (U16), which won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas Tournament in Argentina, and he was the head coach for the Nike/USA Basketball Hoop Summit, a game showcasing the top 10 international players against the top 10 American players. Led by Austin Rivers and Anthony Davis, Sutton's Team USA beat the World Team 92-80.
Brian Rowsom is an American basketball coach and former player, who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round, 34th pick overall, of the 1987 NBA draft.
A 6' 10" power forward from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Rowsom played in 3 NBA seasons from 1987 to 1990. He played for the Pacers and Charlotte Hornets.
In his NBA career, Rowsom played in 82 games and scored a total of 457 points.
After his NBA career, Rowsom played in Israel for Hapoel Eilat.
Post-retirement, Rowsom became a basketball coach. He coached the Toshiba Brave Thunders of the Japanese NBL. He was the head coach for the Hochiminh City Wings.