Dec. 22, 2020

Lisa Thomaidis

Lisa Thomaidis is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan women's basketball team and the head coach of the Canadian national women's basketball team.

Coach Thomaidis speaks with host Dale Richardson about her life and career, including her family’s history and her father’s life growing up in Greece; the classic story of how her parents met each other; growing up in Dundas, Ontario; her own success playing high school, university and professional basketball; how a career-ending injury lead to a coaching career; early struggles and what turned around the U of S Huskie women’s basketball program; leadership and coaching other coaches; homegrown Saskatchewan basketball talent; the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics; the last time she received a technical foul; and much, much more.

The Talking 306 Podcast is hosted and produced by Dale Richardson, and is a proud member of the Saskatchewan Podcast Network. The Saskatchewan Podcast Network is supported by Conexus Credit Union, and the Talking 306 Podcast is sponsored by Path Cowork.