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For episode 31 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with British basketball legend Julius Joseph to talk his playing career. The 6’4″ forward graduated from NCAA Division II school Georgia College & State University in the year 2000, where he had led one of the most successful teams in the program’s history, reaching the Elite […] The post From M&S Security Guard to College Hall of Famer – With Julius Joseph – Ep. 31 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For episode 30 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with John Atkinson (pictured above, right), aka Statkinson one of the only British basketball historians and the most highly regarded statistician in the country. Atkinson has been involved with the game for well over 40 years, initially with the legendary Crystal Palace programme, before going […] The post Documenting British Basketball History – With John Atkinson – Ep. 30 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

After a nine month break, the Hoopsfix podcast finally returns, as we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain Senior Men and Glasgow Rocks Head Coach Tony Garbelotto. With GB in training camp at Leicester this weekend ahead of their FIBA World Cup Qualifier this weekend, it seems like perfect timing to release […] The post Taking the Helm of the GB Senior Men – With Tony Garbelotto – Ep. 29 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

It’s been a long time coming, but for episode 28 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sat down with Basketball England CEO, Stewart Kellett. Kellett has been in the position for a little over a year now, but we’ve heard very little from him in terms of what is going on behind the scenes and how […] The post Transforming Basketball in England – With Stewart Kellett – Ep. 28 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

After a mini-hiatus over the Christmas/New Year break, the Hoopsfix podcast is back as we sit down with 15 year pro and former England/Great Britain Senior International, Martin Henlan. The Birmingham-born big man had an impressive basketball career, beginning with West Bromwich Kestrels, before a stand-out 4 years at Virginia Commonwealth University and then returning […] The post Why British Basketball Needs to be a Dictatorship – With Martin Henlan – Ep. 27 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

Great Britain and Koroivos guard Devon Van Oostrum took the time to sit down with us for Episode 26 of the Hoopsfix Podcast. The 1993 born point guard has been one of Great Britain’s brightest talents in the time Hoopsfix has existed, and also one of the most exciting players to watch with mixtapes amassing tens […] The post How Playing Older Competition Helps Growth – With Devon Van Oostrum – Ep. 26 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For our quarter century episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sat down GB and UCAM Murcia forward Ovie Soko. Soko is in the midst of an impressive season in Spain, competing in both the ACB and Eurocup, and is another of the most talented players to come out of England in recent years. In this […] The post How Being Overlooked Helps You Make It – With Ovie Soko – Ep. 25 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

He’s been requested multiple times, so we were happy to be able to get Great Britain and Gravelines star Myles Hesson on for Episode 24 of the Hoopsfix Podcast. Jumping on a call from France, where he is in the middle of the season with Pro A and FIBA Europe Cup side BCM Gravelines Dunkerque, […] The post How a Gamble to Take an Opportunity in Germany Paid Off – With Myles Hesson – Ep. 24 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For this week’s episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain Senior International and Bourges Basket star, Jo Leedham. Currently in her fourth year in France with Euroleague Women side Bourge Basket, the GB Olympian and NCAA Division 2 all time leading scorer is fresh off last week’s […] The post Jo Leedham – Bourges Basket & GB Star – Hoopsfix Podcast #23 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In this week’s episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sat down with England junior international and Angelico Biello’s Carl Wheatle. The 1998 born guard/forward departed the UK in 2013 to sign a junior contract with the Italian club, having only been playing basketball for two years; fast forward three years later and he is playing in […] The post Carl Wheatle – Angelico Biella & England Junior International – Hoopsfix Podcast #22 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

After Kevin Routledge said the coaching was crucial to push the Leicester Riders forward, it was suggested that we get a top coach on the podcast to talk coaching across the UK, which is exactly what we did! In episode 21 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we spoke with James Vear, a member of the GB […] The post James Vear – Barking Abbey & GB U20 Coach – Hoopsfix Podcast #21 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For episode 20 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Leicester Riders’ Chairman Kevin Routledge. Routledge, who is also a former BBL Chairman, has been around the British game for four decades and has a lot of rare and valuable insight into the sport. Following on from last week’s episode with Newcastle Eagles’ Paul […] The post Kevin Routledge – Leicester Riders Chairman – Hoopsfix Podcast #20 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

Newcastle Eagles’ Managing Director Paul Blake has long been a figurehead for British basketball. The former BBL Chairman has been at the helm of Newcastle Eagles, the most successful club in British Basketball League history, since 1999 and seen/experienced everything British basketball has to offer over the past two decades. In this episode, hear Paul’s thoughts […] The post Paul Blake – Newcastle Eagles Managing Director – Hoopsfix Podcast #19 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In Episode 18 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with GB forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning, who is currently playing for Rizing Fukuoka in Japan’s B League D3. The 6’9″ athletic forward has been one of the UK’s leading performers overseas since graduating from Washington in 2011, winning multiple Championships as a pro (Argentina in 2016, […] The post Matthew Bryan-Amaning – MBA Live – Hoopsfix Podcast #18 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

We’ve got another member of the Eurobasket 2017 qualifying GB squad this week, as lefty guard Ben Mockford joined us for a little over an hour to discuss his hoops career to date. Hailing from the South East Coast, and now playing in Spain for Palma in LEB Gold, Mockford tuned in over Skype (there […] The post Ben Mockford – GB Guard – Hoopsfix Podcast Ep. 17 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

Fresh off the Eurobasket 2017 qualifiers, Kieron Achara returns to the Hoopsfix Podcast for Part 2 of his incredible basketball journey (check out Part 1 here). In Part 1, we only got as far as talking his college career and didn’t get the chance to touch upon any of Kieron’s professional experiences, and that was […] The post Kieron Achara – Scotland’s Rock Part 2 – Hoopsfix Podcast Ep. 16 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

Clark drops some knowledge bombs on the Hoopsfix Podcast The post Dan Clark – GB Stalwart – Hoopsfix Podcast Ep.15 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In the latest episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we have the third member of the London 2012 Olympic GB squad to take to the airwaves, as we sat down with Scotland’s finest, Kieron Achara. Achara continues to be a loyal GB player, suiting up this season for Glasgow Rocks in the BBL following signing a […] The post Kieron Achara – Scotland’s Rock – Hoopsfix Podcast Ep. 14 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 13 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the opportunity to sit down with British Basketball Federation (BBF) Chairman, Nick Humby. Having come into the post on January 1st 2016, Humby has spent his time spearheading the new vision and strategy document ‘Transforming Basketball in Britain Together‘ that was released last week, which aims […] The post Nick Humby – BBF Chairman – Hoopsfix Podcast Ep. 13 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

The Hoopsfix Podcast is back, and for Episode 12 we have a good one, as we got the chance to sit down with recently retired GB star Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Mensah-Bonsu, who most recently played for AEK Athens in Greece, hung up his boots last week after a 9 year pro career to don a shirt […] The post Pops Mensah-Bonsu – Tottenham’s Finest – Hoopsfix Podcast Ep.12 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.