Gone Traveling podcast 🏀🎙️ Episode 8: @EuroCup Round 7 Marco Munno and I look at wins by Cedevita & Bourgg + performances by Alex Bouteille, Cassius Winston, Trey Woodbury, Balsa Koprivica takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-8-...

Gone Traveling podcast 🏀🎙️ David Hein + Marco Munno review EuroCup Round 2, highlighting wins by Bourg and Cedevita & Trevion Williams, Fatts Russell, Christian Sengfelder, Patrick Hassan takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-3-...

Gone Traveling podcast 🎙️ Marco Munno and I review EuroCup Round 1 Panionios' 1st win in 11 yrs ratiopharm ulm surprise Bryce Jones dominates Rubit still has it Big first game for Flynn Moulare shines takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-2-...

From Hardwood to Headphones: Victor Wembanyama Becomes a Musical Muse Music inspired by Victor Wembanyama takingthecharge.substack.com/p/from-hardw...

Diego Garavaglia Achille Lonati: a real Fratelli connection Kids together starring w Milan at NextGen EuroLeague and Italy at #U16EuroBasket & #FIBAU17 Hoping for U18 EuroBasket glory Then parting ways for ratiopharm ulm and St. Bonaventure takingthecharge.substack.com/p/garavaglia...

#U18EuroBasket tips off on July 26 and should be a great tournament in Belgrade Here is a breakdown of the rosters of the 16 teams - to know who you are watching and some background. Hope you enjoy takingthecharge.substack.com/p/roster-bre...

Want to know who to follow for the #U20EuroBasket that runs from July 12-20? Check out my roster breakdown of the tournament in Heraklion, Greece takingthecharge.substack.com/p/players-to...

The European youth summer tips off today with the #U20EuroBasket Division B in Armenia - running July 11-20 Here is a breakdown of the rosters of the teams takingthecharge.substack.com/p/players-to...

The Ultimate FIBA U19 World Cup 2025 Review If you missed anything about the FIBA U19 World Cup 2025 - from the build-up to the action to the awards - we have you covered. Everything you need is here #FIBAU19 takingthecharge.substack.com/p/the-ultima...

Zalgiris Kaunas won the #NextGenEuroLeague title - the Lithuanian giants' third continental crown. Here is my review of the Finals in Abu Dhabi @bczalgiris @EuroLeague takingthecharge.substack.com/p/zalgiris-e...

For 14 years Ruddy Nelhomme was Vincent Collet's right hand man with the French NT - winning eight medals including two Olympic silvers. Now he takes over France's team for the #FIBAU19 World Cup. And he's ready to show his winning pedigree. www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fi...

Just to let you all know ... I will be part of the Podcourt show for the third and four games of the #NextGenEuroLeague Day 3 I will be hanging out on the couch and managing the YouTube comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-9a...

It's been a while since Zalgiris have been a factor at the #NextGenEuroLeague and if the Lithuanians want to challenge in Abu Dhabi then Dovydas Buika will have to play a big role But the hard-nosed guard will be ready www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/news/...

OvertimeElite announced its roster for #NextGenEuroLeague Of course TTC has you covered with who's who Here is my roster breakdown The guys I am most looking forward to seeing: By far Kohl Rosario, then Taylen Kinney and Asher Elson But a loaded squad takingthecharge.substack.com/p/overtime-e...

Note: non sports post here I am not interested at all (!) in the shipping industry but I found this a fascinating look at how - and when - the tariffs could impact the US. www.youtube.com/watch?v=43VM...

The Road to Greatness is over! Hapoel Tel Aviv are 2024-25 EuroCup champs! Hapoel swept Gran Canaria 2-0 to win their 1st European trophy In the season's final Gone Traveling podcast, @llebres11.bsky.social and I review the Finals and 2024-25 season takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-29...

Ben Saraf has shown everyone that he can handle himself in a strong league in Europe. The PG, who turns 19 on April 14, took time to sit down and look back at some of the highlights and low points of his still young career takingthecharge.substack.com/p/ben-saraf-...

Gone Traveling episode 28 Hapoel Tel Aviv and Gran Canaria reach the EuroCup Finals @llebres11.bsky.social and I break down the Semi-Finals Game 3s and predict who will be champion this season takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-28...

Episode 27 of Gone Traveling podcast @llebres11.bsky.social and I look at the first two games of the EuroCup Semi-Finals Can Bahcesehir and Valencia use their home court advantage for Game 3 against Gran Canaria and Hapoel Tel Aviv takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-27...

Ep 26 of Gone Traveling podcast EuroCup Semi-Finals tip off on Tues March 25 Bahcesehir vs Gran Canaria Valencia vs Hapoel Tel Aviv @llebres11.bsky.social and David Hein break down the matchups and make our predictions takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-26...

And then there were four ... Bahcesehir, Gran Canaria, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv and Valencia have reached the BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals and are four wins from the EuroLeague @llebres11.bsky.social and I break down the Quarters on the Gone Traveling podcast takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-25...

NextGenEuroLeague Belgrade provided plenty of special moments INSEP reigned supreme Milan and Maccabi suffered more heartache in Belgrade Aaron Towo-Nansi captured the world's imagination Mario Machetti made history w Trento There was a Woj sighting. takingthecharge.substack.com/p/nextgen-eu...

Begüm Yücel and Pinar Çiler Çağlayan: Turning Bahçeşehir College Istanbul into inspiration The story about two women's quest to make Bahcesehir College Istanbul a European powerhouse - and break down gender barriers in European basketball takingthecharge.substack.com/p/begum-yuce...

EuroCup playoffs tip off tonight - Wolves vs Cluj Other knockout Eighth-Finals games are on Wednesday: Turk Telekom vs Buducnost Cedevita vs Besiktas Gran Canaria vs Reyer Sergio @llebres11.bsky.social Llebres and David Hein break down all the match-ups takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-23...

It's that time again! #NextGenEuroLeague Belgrade tips off on Friday Here is breakdown of the teams in Group A - Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Joventut Badalona, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Maccabi Tel Aviv takingthecharge.substack.com/p/adidas-nex...

The NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade starts on March 7. Here a look back at my feature about France's star 2009-born talent Aaron Towo-Nansi, who plays with Cholet but will be with the Next Gen select team takingthecharge.substack.com/p/prospect-h...

The leagues with most players appearing in 2025 Continental Qualifiers February 2025 window Spain ACB: 68 Spain Primera FEB: 35 Italy Serie A: 32 Türkiye BSL: 29 Japan B-League: 28 Others: France ProA: 25 German BBL: 24 French ProB: 19 France NM1: 14 takingthecharge.substack.com/p/spanish-ac...

Eric Kibi played for professional clubs in 15 countries on 5 continents during his 13 years of pro hoops. For this edition of Basketball Globetrotter he takes us to Iraq ... again. takingthecharge.substack.com/p/profession...

It's never too late to start something new Malick Kordel played handball in Oberhausen until Covid hit. He decided in 2021 to shoot hoops outside Since then: German BBL debut and recruited by colleges like Iowa, Michigan, Xavier, Butler and Villanova takingthecharge.substack.com/p/skyliners-...

Episode 23: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup playoffs breakdown/predictions With no games this week, @llebres11.bsky.social and David Hein break down the playoffs and give our predictions who will take the title. takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-23...

Can't wait to see what Christian Anderson does for Germany at this summer's #FIBAU19 World Cup. The confident guard definitely likes his team's chances of doing something big www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fi...

Chess: A possible edge for the basketball court Just ask Devon Dotson, Ethan Happ, Anthony Lamb and Ömer Yurtseven takingthecharge.substack.com/p/chess-a-po...

Hugo Gonzalez, Ivan Kharchenkov, Urban Kroflic, David Mirkovic, Saliou Niang, Michael Ruzic, Andrej Kostic, Asim Djulovic, Aleksej Pokusevski, Mario Nakic, Andrija Jelavic among the possible debutants this EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers window takingthecharge.substack.com/p/hugo-gonza...

Episode 22: TTC Gone Traveling podcast @llebres11.bsky.social and I review the candidates for the EuroCup Rising Star, Coach of the Year and MVP awards takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-22...

NextGen EuroLeague Ulm: The story of a new basketball god, a new scoring king, a rekindling of the spirit of Pele and a final shootout for the ages My review of the third stop on the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague tour open.substack.com/pub/takingth...

Another step closer ... the draw to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 has been made. Let's go back to my (Way Too Early) Power Rankings for the #FIBAU19 World Cup 2025 takingthecharge.substack.com/p/way-too-ea...

Road to FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 title The draw for #FIBAU19 has been done... Here are some of the main games to watch and how long big teams can avoid facing off takingthecharge.substack.com/p/road-to-fi...

Here the #FIBAU19 World Cup draw Some great matchups - topped by USA vs France Also Germany vs Canada, USA vs Australia Group A: ARG MLI SRB NZL Group B: CHN SLO GER CAN Group C: JOR SUI ISR DOM Group D: CMR USA AUS FRA

🎙️🏀 Ep. 20 - Gone Traveling Podcast La penúltima ronda de la EuroCup nos dio tres nuevos equipos de Playoffs: Olimpija, Ankara y Jerusalem, quedan 5 plazas. Con @heinnews.bsky.social Destacamos: ⭐️ Yogi Ferrell ⭐️ Caleb Homesley 🔝 Joan Beringer 🔝 Kenan Sipahi Spotify ▶️ tinyurl.com/yckf63uj

Episode 20 TTC Gone Traveling podcast Round 17 of EuroCup w @llebres11.bsky.social Topics: Jerusalem thrashing Bourg Turk Telekom beating Reyer Yogi Ferrell of Buducnost Caleb Homesley of Gran Canaria Joan Beringer of Cedevita Kenan Sipahi of Bahcesehir takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-20...

Really like this message by US basketball player Anthony Lamb about the importance of working on your mental health - just like you would any of your skills www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/n...

Episode 19 TTC Gone Traveling With co-host @llebres11.bsky.social Round 16 of EuroCup Reyer and Buducnost grab massive wins DJ Seeley of Cluj Johnathan Motley of Hapoel Tel Aviv Maksim Salash of JL Bourg Marek Blazevic from Wolves takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-19...

We are there ... Day 1 of the #NextGenEuroLeague Munich Here is the link to the live feed www.youtube.com/live/TcTqvsz...

🎙️🏀 Ep. 18 — Gone Traveling Podcast Qué dos remontadas de Bahcesehir y Buducnost en la última ronda EuroCup. Todo por decidir a tres jornadas del final. Con @heinnews.bsky.social Jaleen Smith Kassius Robertson Martynas Varnas Sasu Salin Spotify▶️ tinyurl.com/2jfxpadd

Round 15 of the EuroCup has some big games tonight. If you want to review what happened in the last round and be up to date, check out the latest edition of the Taking The Charge podcast with me and @llebres11.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/takingth...

One of the coolest basketball stories I've seen in some time The world's No. 1 U23 3x3 player played his 1st-ever official 5x5 game in EuroCup for Hamburg This is the story of 19-year-old two-time FIBA 3x3 youth world champion Fabian Giessmann open.substack.com/pub/takingth...

The Gone Traveling podcast is also available on video youtu.be/fffdLIKKXz0?...

Gone Traveling podcast EuroCup Round 14 Topics: Wins by @grancanariacb.bsky.social and Joventut Khadeen Carrington, Jerusalem Nick Johnson, Trefl Xabi Lopez-Arostegui, @valenciabasket.bsky.social Fabian Giessmann, Hamburg With @llebres11.bsky.social takingthecharge.substack.com/p/episode-17...

Preliminary rosters for #NextGenEuroLeague Munich Guys to watch Aris: Kazamias, Veneditis, Pourlidas, Simeonov (BUL), Reinten (NED) Cedevita Morano Mahmutovic, Lazarevski, Lapajne, Gueye, Stojic Bayern Sermpezis, Susic, Vossenberg, Volf, Crnjac (on loan from Frankfurt)

Lots of thoughts coming out of this video on AI generated music www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxYA...