The 2020-21 Basketball Champions League season may be over but we have one more podcast for you, featuring our regular chat with BCL CEO Patrick Comninos. We look back at the 2020-21 season and also look ahead to 2021-22 and the changes that are in place for next season in addition to plenty of other topics. Enjoy. Rundown of the show2:25 - BCL CEO…

The 2020-21 Basketball Champions League season is complete and Hereda San Pablo Burgos have repeated as champions. The Spanish club continued their fairytale last 12 months with another BCL crown as they knocked off Pinar Karsiyaka of Turkey 64-59 in the Final in Nizhny Novgorod. Burgos captain Vitor Benite was named the Final 8 MVP and he talked t…

The Basketball Champions League Final 8 is upon us … tip-off of the first Quarter-Final is Wednesday and the Coast To Coast podcast guys want to offer up their predictions of the action in Nizhny Novgorod. BCL announcer Jeff Taylor comes on the show to also give his thoughts on how he thinks things will go down in Russia.David Hein and Igor Curkovi…

We are getting closer and closer to the Basketball Champions League Final 8 and this week's Coast To Coast podcast features three interviews: Aaron Doornekamp of Lenovo Tenerife, Kasey Shepherd from Nizhny Novgorod and Robin Benzing of Casademont Zaragoza.David Hein gets you set up for the interviews and also lets you know what's up on the BCL webs…

The road to the trophy at the Basketball Champions League Final 8 is set as we now have the draw for the event at Nizhny Novgorod from May 5-9. The build-up continues and this week's Coast To Coast podcast features interviews with a leading figure from three of the eight teams: head coach Stefanos Dedas of Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon, Alex Renfroe of …

The host for the Basketball Champions League Final 8 has been named and Nizhny Novgorod will welcome the basketball community to Russia on May 5-9. This week's Coast To Coast podcast features an interview with Hayden Dalton of ERA Nymburk.David Hein goes solo on the podcast this week and looks briefly at Nizhny Novgorod as hosts and then runs down …

The field for the Basketball Champions League Final 8 is set with Pinar Karsiyaka and SIG Strasbourg booking the final two tickets for the big event on May 5-9. The Coast To Coast podcast breaks down those two games and the other action on the final gameday of the Play-Offs. The interview of the week is with Tony Taylor of Pinar Karsiyaka.David Hei…

Six of the eight spots in the Basketball Champions League Final 8 have been booked as five teams joined Nizhny Novgorod in qualifying for the showcase event in May. Reigning champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos, Lenovo Tenerife and fellow Spanish side Casademont Zaragoza all secured their tickets as did ERA Nymburk and Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon. The we…

The first team has booked its ticket to the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League Final 8 as Nizhny Novgorod remained undefeated in the Play-Offs with two convincing wins to reach the season-ending highlight. Week 4 featured plenty of more excitement and some history. For the interview of the week we talked to Sasu Salin of Lenovo Tenerife.Igor Curko…

Week 3 of the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League Play-Offs only had five games but there was plenty of drama. There is a three-way lead atop Group I and there was a wild finish between Happy Casa Brindisi and Tofas Bursa. And for the interview of the week we talked to Dylan Ennis of Casademont Zaragoza.With Igor Curkovic on family leave, David Hei…

Week 2 of the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League Play-Offs was full of surprises and great performances. Among the higlights was a Hereda San Pablo Burgos blowout of Spanish rivals Lenovo Tenerife, ERA Nymburk winning a thriller late versus Dinamo Sassari and NIzhny Novogorod grabbing a road victory over SIG Strasbourg. The interview of the week i…

The Play-Offs of the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League have started and there was plenty of excitement. Reigning champs Hereda San Pablo Burgos needed a major right to win, Pinar Karsiyaka won the all-Turkish battle and Brose Bamberg suffered their first loss of the season. This week's interview is with Sam Dekker of Turk Telekom Ankara.David Hei…

The 2020-21 Basketball Champions League is just about back with the Play-Offs tipping off next week. Before that we take one final look at each of the groups. For the interview of the week, Zoran Lukic, head coach of Nizhny Novgorod, gave us some of his time to talk about the Russian club's beginnings and plenty more. Before the interview, David He…

We still have a couple of weeks before the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League returns, but many of the BCL teams were in action in their domestic cups and we talk about how they faired. This week's Coast To Coast podcast also features an interview with Oren Amiel, the head coach of ERA Nymburk. Before the interview, David Hein talks about some of …

There were no games in the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League this week but there is content for BCL fans including this week's Coast To Coast podcast, featuring an interview with DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell of Tofas Bursa.Before the interview, David Hein talks about some of the articles that are on the competition's website as well as Hereda San Pablo…

The draw is out for the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League Play-Offs and we now know the road to the Final 8. This podcast takes a look at the draw and what can be expected starting March 2. But this episode of Coast To Coast also wraps up the Regular Season with a kind of roundtable with BCL game announcers Mark Clark, Lloyd Gardner and Jeff Tayl…

The Regular Season of the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League is complete with Pinar Karsiyaka, VEF Riga and Igokea booking the final three spots in the 16-team field. The final gameday also saw Brose Bamberg finish the Regular Season as the only undefeated team at 6-0. The draw for the Play-Offs will take place on Tuesday, February 2. The intervie…

We have 13 of the 16 teams set for the next stage of the Basketball Champions League after the action on Gameday 11. The Coast To Coast podcast goes in-depth on all the teams that booked their tickets to the Play-Offs and those surprising teams that didn't reach the next stage. And for the interview of the week we chat with Filou Oostende head coac…

Brose Bamberg remained the only undefeated team in the Basketball Champions League and four more clubs - defending champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos, SIG Strasbourg, Happy Casa Brindisi and Turk Telekom Ankara - have booked their spots in the BCL Playoffs with their wins in Gameday 10. The BCL Coast To Coast podcast breaks down all the action - bot…

Two more teams - Iberostar Tenerife and Casademont Zaragoza - have booked their spots in the Basketball Champions League Playoffs with their wins in Gameday 9. The BCL Coast To Coast podcast looks at what happened in those games and reviewed all the other games. The interview of the week is with Grant Jerrett of Darüssafaka Tekfen.David Hein and Ig…

Happy New Year and all the best to everyone for 2021 from the Basketball Champions League Coast To Coast podcast team. There were no games this past week but we look back at 2020 and look ahead to 2021. There is also an interview with CJ Harris of Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon. David Hein is joined by Diccon Lloyd-Smeath to talk about each of our favori…

Gameday 8 was highlighted by Brose Bamberg becoming the first team to book a spot in the Basketball Champions League Playoffs while Casademont Zaragoza lost their first game of the 2020-21 season. We break down all the on-goings in the BCL on the Coast To Coast podcast with this week's episode - the final one of 2020 - also including an interview w…

Two surprises highlight Gameday 7 action in the Basketball Champions League as Bakken Bears routed Dinamo Sassari and Cholet handed AEK Athens their first loss of the 2020-21 season. We take a look at all the BCL happenings on the Coast To Coast podcast and this week's episode also includes an interview with James Bell of Happy Casa Brindisi.David …

A fourth team moved to 3-0 and Retabet Bilbao collected its first-ever victory in the Basketball Champions League on Gameday 6 of the 2020-21 season. We review all the BCL happenings on the Coast To Coast podcast and this week's episode features an interview with Adama Darboe of Bakken Bears. David Hein and Igor Curkovic give their opinions on all …

The Basketball Champions League is almost back as the first FIBA window of the 2020-21 season is now closed and we are ready to return to action. This week's episode features an interview with Maksim Salash of Tsmoki-Minsk.With Igor Curkovic unable to go, David Hein flies solo again and looks at some of the news items of the week, including a chang…

The Basketball Champions League is on its first FIBA window hiatus of the 2020-21 season, but there is still the BCL Coast To Coast podcast to get you through. This week's episode features an interview with Kyle Allman of VEF Riga.With Igor Curkovic on leave at the FIBA EuroBaskets 2022 Qualifiers, David Hein flies solo and looks at some of the ite…

Three teams improved to 3-0 in the Basketball Champions League and we look at Gameday 5 of the 2020-21 season on the Coast To Coast podcast. The reigning champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos also collected their first win of the season. And to finish off the show we have an interview with Dominic Lockhart of Brose Bamberg.David Hein and Igor Curkovic …

Week 4 featured the most games in a week thus far with 12 contests, highlighted by another thrilling win by Casademont Zaragoza and Igokea surprising Turk Telekom Ankara among other great action. And of course we have an interview as head coach Gasper Okorn talks about the development at Falco Szombathely.David Hein and Igor Curkovic break down the…

The third week of action in the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season saw Dinamo Sassari pull off a big win over Iberstar Tenerife and AEK Athens knock off Hapoel Holon. But that is just part of the Gameday ... plus we have an interview with Bonzie Colson of SIG Strasbourg.David Hein and Igor Curkovic take a look at the games and then go even …

The second week of action in the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season provided plenty of great highlights and storylines. This week's episode also includes an interview with Marco Spissu of Dinamo Sassari.David Hein and Igor Curkovic review the action from Groups E to H and then drop some extra BCL knowledge in the Overtime segment. Sit back …

The first week of action in the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season is in the books and even though only four of the eight scheduled games were played, there were plenty of storylines to discuss. This week's episode also includes an interview with Predrag Savovic, CEO of RETAbet Bilbao Basket. David Hein and Igor Curkovic break down the game…

The Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season is about to tip off, and here is the Coast To Coast podcast preview of what might be the best season in the history of the competition. This week’s episode includes an interview with BCL CEO Patrick Comninos looking back at the recently-completed Final 8 and looking ahead to the fifth BCL campaign. Dav…

The Basketball Champions League Coast To Coast podcast reviews the Final 8 and Hereda San Pablo Burgos’ run to the 2019-20 title and looks back at the season and how it will be remembered.David Hein is joined by BCL writer Igor Curkovic, who was on hand in Athens for the Final 8. The podcast also features an interview with Final 8 MVP and BCL champ…

The Basketball Champions League Coast To Coast podcast picks up its preview of the Final 8 - the up-coming 2019-20 season-ending tournament, which will take place in Athens, Greece. In Part 2 of our preview, David Hein (@heinnews on Twitter) is joined by BCL writer Diccon Lloyd-Smeath (@DLScoaching) to look at the Thursday October 1 Quarter-Finals …

The Basketball Champions League Coast To Coast podcast is finally back after a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Final 8 is right around the corner. We are looking at the up-coming 2019-20 season-ending tournament, which will take place in Athens, Greece. In Part 1 of our preview of the BCL Final 8, David Hein is joined by BCL writer …

On this week’s episode, Basketball Champions League CEO Patrick Comninos joins the show. He talks about the BCL’s decision to crown a 2019-20 champion by holding a Final Eight tournament in September. He covers the factors that led to the decision, when the BCL hopes to name a host, his thoughts on the 2019-20 season and much more. After that, host…

On this week's episode, BCL writer Diccon Lloyd-Smeath joins hosts Austin Green and David Hein to talk about the 2018 Final Four in Athens. Diccon was in attendance to see AEK's thrilling 100-94 win over Monaco in the Final. The guys talk about AEK's improbable run to the Final Four, the intense atmosphere in Athens and the most important moments f…

BCL play-by-play commentator Jeff Taylor joins the show to re-live the 2017 Final Four with hosts Austin Green and David Hein. They talk about the atmosphere in Tenerife, the Semi-Final losses for Monaco and Reyer Venezia, and Tenerife's win over Banvit in the first BCL Final.After that, they talk briefly about the 2019-20 season. 6:55 - Atmosphere…

On this week's episode, TaShawn Thomas from Hapoel Jerusalem joins the show. Thomas is one of the best players in the Basketball Champions League and is a contender for the MVP award this year. He is averaging 15.6 points, 6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He was Gameday MVP twice this season and helped lead Jerusalem to the Quarter-Finals. Thom…

On this week's episode, Linos Chrysikopoulos from AEK joins the show. He talks about AEK's Round of 16 series win over Bonn, their in-season changes and goals for the season. Before the interview, hosts Austin Green and David Hein recap the Round of 16 and talk about the BCL's indefinite suspension due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).0:00 - BCL seaso…

On this week's episode, Tenerife point guard Marcelinho Huertas joins the show. Huertas is an MVP candidate this season in the BCL, and he scored 15 points in the first quarter of Game 1 against Oostende. He talks about Tenerife's win, his connection with Giorgi Shermadini, the Brazilian national team, being teammates with Kobe Bryant during his fi…

The Play-Offs are here! On this week's episode, hosts Austin Green and David Hein preview every Round of 16 matchup. They cover key players to watch, the latest injuries and transfers, and make predictions for each best-of-three series. After that, point guard Brandon Brown from Nizhny Novgorod joins the show. Brown talks about his fascinating care…

On this week's episode, Martin Breunig from Telekom Baskets Bonn joins the show. Breunig had a strong regular season for Bonn and helped lead them to the Basketball Champions League Play-Offs with an 8-6 record. He talks about his team's up-and-down season, their new coach Will Voigt and Bonn's goals for the year.Before the interview, hosts Austin …

On this week's episode, DJ Seeley from Casademont Zaragoza joins the show. Seeley has been a key contributor for Zaragoza, who finished first in Group D and are having a great season in Spain. Seeley talks about their recent win over Brindisi, securing first place in the group and their goals going forward. Before the interview, hosts Austin Green …

On this week's episode, JDA Dijon point guard David Holston joins the show. Holston went from a player with zero scholarship offers to being fourth in career three-pointers in the NCAA and winning the MVP trophy in France. He talks about his career, Dijon's blowout win over Besiktas in Gameday 14 and their strong play this season.Before that, hosts…

On this week's episode Dyshawn Pierre from Dinamo Sassari joins the show. Pierre was the MVP of Gameday 1 and has been one of the best players in the Basketball Champions League this season. He talks about Sassari's Gameday 13 win over Holon, Sassari's recent success, playing for the Canadian national team and much more. Before the interview, hosts…

On this week's episode, Brose Bamberg's Bryce Taylor joins the show. Bryce has played in Germany since 2009 and was a key player in Bamberg's run to the 2019 Basketball Champions League Final Four. He talks about his love of Germany, beating AEK in last year's Quarter-Finals, Bamberg's recent win over VEF Riga and their important Gameday 13 matchup…

On this week's episode, UNET Holon's TJ Cline joins the show. Cline talks about Holon's strong play recently, growing up with a basketball Hall of Famer as his mom, and playing with the Israeli national team. Before that, hosts Austin Green and David Hein recap Gameday 11. They cover Nymburk's big win over Tenerife, the shootout between Anwil and H…

On this week's episode, San Pablo Burgos point guard Ferran Bassas joins the show. He talks about Burgos' important victory over Bandirma in Gameday 10, winning the Basketball Champions League with Tenerife in 2017, and much more. Before that, hosts Austin Green and David Hein recap a wild Gameday 10. They cover Oostende's surprise win over Sassari…

On this week's episode, hosts Austin Green and David Hein are joined by Basketball Champions League play-by-play man Jeff Taylor. They talk about a variety of topics around the league, including MVP candidates, title favorites, and breakout teams. After that, they cover the latest signings in the BCL and preview Gameday 10.5:00 - Start of conversat…