Joe welcomes John Lashway, Deputy Commissioner of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, back to the podcast to share the league’s growth, role growing basketball in Canada, and its place in the ecosystem of professional basketball around the world. He discusses how his experience working working the NBA, specifically helping start the Toronto Raptors, helped him run the upstart league. The two explore the differences in the youth sports pipelines between Canada and the United States, and if there are any Canadian cities with the potential to welcome an NBA expansion franchise. Make sure to click the link below to purchase your ticket to the Columbia University Sports Management Conference! The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports and Instagram @cu_sps_sportsmanagement. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Matt Hornick ‘23 (@MNHornick), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Pablo Aycart ‘24 (@pablo_aycart)  and Dalissa Ruiz managing social media efforts.

Links:

Columbia Sports Management Conference Tickets: https://lnkd.in/dHvkkTrp

Learn More About the CEBL: https://www.cebl.ca

Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlashway/