European basketball, British perspective. Long-time journalist and play-by-play commentator Niall Gray with a new podcast, featuring guests each episode.
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 15 - Once A Raider, with Josh Wilcher
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37:01We speak to Josh Wilcher, who is best remembered in the BBL for his time with the Plymouth Raiders. We'll look back on his time with the Raiders, discuss why his season at Reading Rockets was important for his career and look at his other stops around the British Basketball League, Australia and Germany. And we'll find out what he's been up to sinc…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 14 - The Plymouth Rider, with Ant Rowe
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1:11:02Our guest is Anthony Rowe, the former Raider turned Rider who came to the sport late but was able to enjoy a successful career before injuries brought his playing days to an end. We look back what it meant for Ant to play and captain his home-town club, and why Leicestershire is now home, and of course we delve into his commentating as well.…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 13 - From Aberdeen to Perth, with Mike Vigor
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30:01We catch up with former Bristol Flyers fan favourite Mike Vigor, who spent 4 seasons in total in the former British Basketball League, playing over 100 games and amassing over 1100 points during his time with the Flyers and Plymouth Raiders. We look back over his career - including representing Scotland at the Commonwealth games - and also get his …
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 12 - Prior Commitments, with Siobhán Prior
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54:28In 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 p…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 11 - Twenty and Out, with Andy Thomson
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52:51We catch up with Andy Thomson, who had a very successful career in the former British Basketball League, winning 20 titles before his retirement in 2020. We look back at his time in the BBL, as well as spells abroad in Spain and France, and find out what he's been up to since retiring.By Niall M. Gray
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 10 - Meet The Commentators, with Rob Paternostro and Caz Bullock
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36:40The topic of this episode is commentating. It feels odd not talking to Leicester Riders' head coach Rob Paternostro about his playing days and coaching career but don't worry, we'll get him back on again soon! Rob's had a great couple of years with broadcasting opportunities and he joins the podcast to talk about them. Also on this episode Caroline…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 9 - From one BBL to another, with Thorsten Leibenath
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1:00:34Our guest this week is Thorsten Leibenath, Sporting Director at ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), who first became a head coach in what was the British Basketball League (also called the BBL!). We look back at his time in Scotland, talk about the British game and then cover all things Ulm, from EuroCup to their amazing domestic cha…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 8 - The Monday Night Breakdown, with Dan Routledge
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31:38In 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 c…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 7 - Reading between the lines, with Matt Johnson
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28:29The 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.By Niall M. Gray
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 6 - Taylor made for coaching, with Mike Taylor
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1:04:37In 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.By Niall M. Gray
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 5 - Plan B or not Plan B? Five interviews from Surrey
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30:02Niall 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.By Niall M. Gray
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 4 - A New Hope, with Dan Clark and Paul Blake
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22:25A 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.By Niall M. Gray
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 3 - Where Eagles and GB Dare, with Marc Steutel
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37:12This 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.By Niall M. Gray
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 2 - From Pleven to the playoffs, with Andreas Kapoulas
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39:17This 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.…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 1 - Enter the Artland Dragon, with Vince Macaulay
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28:50For 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…
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The Euro Step Brit: Episode 0 - A few minutes with Niall
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3:46This 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.By Niall M. Gray
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