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For Episode 51 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with Ipswich Basketball’s Nick Drane to talk about the stellar work he has done building a local club and developing home grown talent. Having started playing with Colchester as a junior player, Drane was in his early twenties when he got his first job in […] The post Turning a Small Town of 120,000 Into a Hub of Basketball Talent – With Nick Drane – Ep. 51 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 50 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we take a trip down memory lane with Greg Tanner the man behind the legendary website Streetball.co.uk. Streetball.co.uk was the epicentre of British basketball and global streetball culture in the early 2000’s, doing over a million impressions a month whilst putting the UK on the map with a […] The post The Story of Streetball.co.uk – With Greg Tanner – Ep. 50 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 49 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with one of the greatest shooters to ever come out of England, Sam Stiller. Stiller had a pro career that spanned over two decades both domestically and in Israel, whilst also representing England and Great Britain internationally. After retiring from playing eventually got into coaching, […] The post Becoming One of the Greatest British Shooters of All Time – With Sam Stiller – Ep. 49 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In Episode 48 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Roger Hosannah, co-founder of the legendary Rough & Ready tournament and British sportswear brand Hosana. Rough and Ready is up there amongst the most prominent basketball tournaments to ever take place in the UK. Running from 1996-2003 in Brixton, it featured two age categories, […] The post Building British Basketball Brand Hosana – With Roger Hosannah – Ep. 48 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In Episode 47 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with British basketball legend Joel Moore, one of the greatest guards to ever come out of the UK. A two times Commonwealth Gold medallist, Moore had a professional career that spanned from 1982 where he began with Crystal Palace as a junior – and suited […] The post Winning Two Commonwealth Games Gold Medals – With Joel Moore – Ep. 47 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In the latest episode of the Hoopsfix podcast we sit down with British basketball commentator Dan Routledge, one of the foremost experts on the domestic game. Routledge has been a commentator for over two decades, covering the BBL, GB and other international basketball for Sky Sports, Eurosport, ITV, Channel 4, ESPN, NBA TV, and many […] The post Becoming the Top British Basketball Commentator – With Dan Routledge – Ep. 46 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 45 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with British basketball researcher Jeff Skinner who has recently completed his masters dissertation on basketball funding in England and its impact on the sport’s development. The dissertation, which you can read in full here, is 94 pages of pure gold for anyone interested in basketball’s […] The post How Funding Has Influenced the Development of Basketball in England – With Jeff Skinner – Ep. 45 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For episode 44 of the Hoopsfix podcast, we sit down with London City Royals’ Ashley Hamilton, who has signed in the BBL this season for the first time after spending his career overseas in Europe. It completes a full circle for Hamilton, growing up in South London and starting his career with the London Towers […] The post Returning Home to the BBL – With Ashley Hamilton – Ep. 44 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 43 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sat down with former BBL Head Coach and co-founder of the now-defunct Basketball Coaches Association, Mark Dunning. Dunning coached in the BBL with Bracknell, London Towers, Hemel Hempstead and Brighton Bears, along with time at Crystal Palace, Brunel Uxbridge and Brixton prior to the BBL coming into […] The post Improving Basketball Coaching in the UK – With Mark Dunning – Ep. 43 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 42 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Jackson Gibbons, the Director of Basketball at City of London Academy and Chairman of Southwark Pride. A former player at Westminster Warriors and Brixton Topcats, Gibbons ended up in coaching, starting with the Westminster Warriors, where he had an undefeated season and won an […] The post How to Build a Basketball Culture – With Jackson Gibbons – Ep. 42 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In Episode 41 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain star Azania Stewart ahead of the most recent qualifying window where Stewart gained her 100th cap as she has decided to step away from the game – which she revealed to us in this interview. The 29 year […] The post Joining the GB 100 Cap Club – With Azania Stewart – Ep. 41 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 40 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with reigning British Basketball League (BBL) MVP, London Lions and GB guard Justin Robinson. Robinson is one of Jimmy Rogers’ protégés out of the heralded Brixton Topcats programme, and one of the greatest players of his generation. Having left the UK at 16 to attend […] The post Becoming the BBL MVP – With Justin Robinson – Ep. 40 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In Episode 39 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with former British Basketball Federation (BBF) Chairman, Ed Warner, in our brand new studio. Warner was at the helm of the BBF for seven weeks, before resigning along with six other independent directors, following a ‘hostile takeover’ of the BBF by the Home Country Associations, […] The post Inside the British Basketball Takeover – With Ed Warner – Ep. 39 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

It brings us great honour to mark the return of the Hoopsfix Podcast with a very special episode with Jimmy Rogers, that we are publishing posthumously following his passing last month after a six month battle with cancer. Rogers is one of the forefathers of the British game, helping found the Brixton Topcats in 1984 […] The post The Brixton Topcats Legacy – With Jimmy Rogers – Ep. 38 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For episode 37 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with the UK’s leading basketball journalist, Mark Woods. Woods has been covering the game for close to three decades, initially with one of the earliest sites covering British basketball, his very own Britball.com, along with becoming a regular contributor in a number of leading national […] The post Why Media Coverage of British Basketball is So Important – With Mark Woods – Ep. 37 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For Episode 36 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we got the chance to sit down with the Chief Operating Officer of the BBL, Andy Webb. Webb has been working for the BBL for over 23 years, having been involved in what many consider its ‘heyday’ in the 90’s, before the low point in the early 2000’s, […] The post Operating the British Basketball League – With Andy Webb – Ep. 36 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For episode 35 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with London Lions owner and CEO Vince Macaulay. Vince has been involved with British basketball since the ’70s when he started playing as a 16 year old. An aspiring filmmaker, there were no early signs that he would end up in club ownership, until he […] The post Running London’s Only Pro Basketball Franchise – With Vince Macaulay – Ep. 35 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

For episode 34 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, Joe Forber (pictured above, centre), one of the founders of the Manchester Magic programme, took some time to sit down and talk about his story and career so far. Joe Forber, originally a teacher, got involved with hoops decades ago before helping found Manchester Magic in 1997. The […] The post Building One of the UK’s Most Successful Basketball Clubs – With Joe Forber – Ep. 34 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

Former Great Britain guard and 10-year pro Flinder Boyd joins us for Episode 33 of the Hoopsfix Podcast to focus on how he’s found the transition to retirement and his time with the Great Britain programme. Boyd, now a writer for the likes of Bleacher Report, spoke openly and candidly about his basketball career and […] The post Playing for Club vs Country – With Flinder Boyd – Ep. 33 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.

In Episode 32 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain and Real Betis guard Luke Nelson. The Worthing Thunder and Reading Rockets product has just turned professional in Spain’s ACB after a successful college career at UC Irvine which culminated in him ending up being named the Big […] The post Turning Into a Professional Basketball Player – With Luke Nelson – Ep. 32 appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.