In our next passport pod, Kiwi hoops expert Linden Moore joins us to talk to community ambassador and baller Maia Williamson.

Coaching at Middleton Grange High School in Christchurch Maia was born to coach and is paying it forward at her alma mater. A participant of the well-regarded Mainland Eagles Camp at a significant time of growth for New Zealand basketball in the South Island - a region of NZ that is as rich in community spirit as it is passionate for basketball.

Maia is incredibly passionate about women’s hoops and as a Coach has the privilege to instil the belief that ‘girls can hoop’. Intriguingly, her own personal story was that hoop dreams can extend beyond a professional playing career, a realisation that kept her home while many peers journeyed to US college.

Maia has taken an equally impactful route, as a woman in hoops she shares her knowledge and guidance within her community, including assisting with the U15’s Canterbury representative team. She advocates for female players to embrace the many fulfilling pathways and opportunities that exist in the world of basketball.

Alongside her coaching she is studying broadcast, in her own words “I like to talk”.

With an intuitive basketball IQ to see the game from a Coach’s perspective paired with her broadcast credentials there is no doubt that Maia will have a strong voice in elevating and advocating for the future of women hoops in NZ.

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