Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

The 2025 schedule continues! Follow us on Instagram for more on what will be our best season yet!

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our ninth episode, we bring together segments from earlier conversations as we move into the final stretch of the 2025 season. This episodes include interviews with Domo Lawrence, Jason Conrad, Kevin Johnson and Tyreek Price. All of their episodes are linked below.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

The 2025 schedule continues! Follow us on Instagram for more on what will be our best season yet!

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our eighth episode, we sit down with the returning Capitals player Moe Smith - or, as we learn, perhaps you know him as Mauricio — and discuss the recent passing of his mom, moving from clock operator to player, and his podcast.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

The 2025 schedule is out! Follow us on Instagram for more on what will be our best season yet!

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our seventh episode, we sit down with Coach Kevin Johnson Jr. to review the opening weekend of the 2025 season.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

The 2025 schedule is out! Follow us on Instagram for more on what will be our best season yet!

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our sixth episode, we sit down with third-year Capitals player Tyreek Price and learn about a new baby and engagement, how he went from not playing on his high school senior day to professional hoops, and the influence of Ty’s mom on him and his cooking.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

For our fifth episode, we sit down with head coach Kevin Johnson Jr and learn about KJ's basketball path -- on that never appeared certain -- his transition from playing to coaching and how his family dynamics have aided his coaching ability. Plus, we learn about the importance of corn in Brentwood, California.

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

The 2025 schedule is out! Follow us on Instagram for more on what will be our best season yet!

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our fourth episode, we sit down with Owner Jason Conrad and ask him to share the starting point for his amazing story. Jason discusses childhood in Gilroy, California, mental resilience and the importance of perspective, as well as his passion for art.

There’s much more to Jason’s story than what we discussed in this episode, so we invite you to listen to his appearance on The Chair Podcast from 2022.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

The 2025 schedule is out! Follow us on Instagram for more on what will be our best season yet!

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our third episode, we sit down with Coach Kevin Johnson Jr. and Owner Jason Conrad to review the 2024 season including playing more than one game in a day, assessment of the organization through their eyes and Jason's medical emergency that caused him to collapse during a game.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

For our second episode, we sit down with Dominique Lawrence, or as most in the area know him, Domo. During our recording, Domo was wearing his Gengar sneakers and shared impactful stories about how the city of Salem has shaped him.

SalemCapitalsBasketball.com | #CommunityCulture

Welcome to the From The Ox Box podcast from SalemCapitalsBasketball.com. The Salem Capitals are a professional basketball team in Oregon's capital city and are driven by #CommunityCulture.

If you're new to the Capitals, or one of our biggest fans, our hope with this podcast is to give you more of a glimpse into the stories of some of your favorite capitals players, introduce you to some new faces and help you stay in touch with the organization during the off season and season alike.

Our premiere guest is none other than Joseph (Allen) Billinger, or as you may know him best, AB3. A former TBL all-star, Allen shares about stories from his family, his teammates and road games driving with his coach.

Recently, Allen announced he signed a contract to play with the Sudbury Five of the Basketball Super League. We invite you to follow Allen’s journey via his Instagram.