The Euro Step Brit Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we catch up with Bristol Flyers' head coach Andreas Kapoulas to talk about the ENBL, how he balances the demands of domestic and European basketball. And then we talk about GB and Euroleague, and the team that Andreas has supported since childhood. 

Also, Ball In Europe's Emmet Ryan pops on to talk about a recent London Lions signing.  

For the first episode of the series, we talk to new Artland Dragons head coach Vince Macaulay about the move to Germany, the time he coached the London Lions in European competition and as it's topical, we take a look at the recent Thames Valley Cavaliers deal.  Vince talks about his new role and also about life in Germany and the basketball and how it compares and contrasts to the game in the UK. There's also a look back at those Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup games with the London Lions before we dive into the details around his role with Thames Valley and his hopes for the club moving forward. 

This is a short preview episode ahead of the launch of the new Euro Step Brit podcast where the host, Niall Gray, takes a look at how the podcast came about, what it will be about and what you could expect to be covered in the future. 

This week we're talking to Marc Steutel, head coach of both the Newcastle Eagles and GB Men. In this episode we talk about life with the National Team, what it means to be part of the Eagles and also take a look at the ENBL. 

Niall Gray takes the Pod on the road to Guildford, catching up with 89ers coach Lloyd Gardner, along with players Cam Gooden and Dame Adelekun. We also hear from a couple of supporters John Lanning (Surrey) and Phil Groves (London) for a fan perspective on the summer's events.

A special bonus episode as we talk to Dan Clark (Surrey 89ers) and Paul Blake (Newcastle Eagles).  With the launch day of Super League Basketball, it was a chance to take one last look back at the BBL and look ahead to the new Super League, which begins this weekend.

In this episode we catch up with current General Manager and Head Coach of the Winnipeg Sea Bears, Mike Taylor, who has almost 3 decades of coaching experience from Germany to the UK, from the Polish national team to the G-League.

The podcast returns! In this episode we speak with Reading Rockets CEO Matt Johnson about non-SLB teams joining the SLB Cup, take a look at why the player pathway is so important and also look at players who made a name for themselves in the NBL before going on to play elsewhere in Europe.

In this episode we catch up with esteemed commentator Daniel Routledge to talk about the past few years of broadcasting in the BBL (now SLB) and what it's like commentating from a studio compared to from the venue. We also discuss his popular basketball podcast, Sunday Night Breakdown, which he co-hosts with Dave Forrester and find out how it all came to be.  The original podcast mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSDqX4OMBzc

In this episode we catch up with Siobhán Prior, the former Nottingham Wildcats player who is now Director and WEABL Head Coach of their academy. We look back at the family connections to Nottingham basketball, discuss Siobhán's playing days and talk about her role at the Academy, and why it means so much to her.  (Apologies for my mic occasionally playing up. Technology, eh?!)