The Euro Step Brit Podcast

Super League Basketball recently ended its 2nd season, following the demise of the old British Basketball League.It's had its critics, but how can it be improved?Hoops and Hockey asked the question, people answered and we made a podcast episode out of it. Take a listen and let us know which ideas you like and also, those you don't.

Gareth Murray is about to embark on his first full season coaching in Slovakia. After his exit from the Caledonia Gladiators, Murray spent the remainder of last season coaching Prievidza. In this episode we talk all about his new role and how’s he relishing the challenge.We’ll also talk about the FIBA Europe Cup and of course, look back on the time the Gladiators won the BBL Trophy.

Our guest is Andrew Bridge, who enjoyed a successful career in the British Basketball League with the Newcastle Eagles and Sheffield Sharks, as well as representing England in the Commonwealth Games. We look back at those years as well getting his insights into his former coaches that are now in the NBA, the young talent that is Quinn Ellis, as well as many other topics.

Our guest this week is Chris Pullem, best known here in the UK for his time with the London Leopards and the Worthing Bears. In this episode we’ll look back at his time with those clubs, why he walked away from coaching and also dive into a project which means so much to him, My Town TV.

Billy Mims is best known here in the UK for his time with the London Leopards and Leicester Riders.After 2 decades as the head coach of Florida Tech, Billy decided to step down in March, so we take a look at Billy’s future plans and of course, we’ll talk London, Leicester and the time he ended up coaching in Ireland.

We speak to Josh Wilcher, who is best remembered in the BBL for his time with the Plymouth Raiders. We'll look back on his time with the Raiders, discuss why his season at Reading Rockets was important for his career and look at his other stops around the British Basketball League, Australia and Germany. And we'll find out what he's been up to since he retired.

We catch up with former Bristol Flyers fan favourite Mike Vigor, who spent 4 seasons in total in the former British Basketball League, playing over 100 games and amassing over 1100 points during his time with the Flyers and Plymouth Raiders. We look back over his career - including representing Scotland at the Commonwealth games - and also get his insights into the growth of basketball in Australia. During the interview, Mike mentions where his games can be watched next season and here's the link to the league website.https://nbl1.com.au/watch/west

We catch up with Andy Thomson, who had a very successful career in the former British Basketball League, winning 20 titles before his retirement in 2020. We look back at his time in the BBL, as well as spells abroad in Spain and France, and find out what he's been up to since retiring.