The Euro Step Brit Podcast

Our guest is John Coffino, who shares stories from a coaching career that has taken him all over the globe. There's been highs and lows, but every stop has shaped the person he is today. Coaching basketball can be tough sometimes, not just on the court, so join us as we go on a global basketball journey, including a stop here in the UK at the Cheshire Phoenix.

The podcast goes back on the road, to London as the Lions take on EuroLeague side Zalgiris Kaunas at the Copper Box Arena.In this episode we hear from Lions' CEO Lenz Balan, GM Martynas Purlys, player Amin Adamu and fan Phil Groves, as well as a EuroLeague and Zalgiris legend, Paulius Jankunas, now the President of the Lithuanian side. 

Delighted to have Ryan Schmidt as our guest - the former London Lions head coach, now in the NBA as an assistant on the Atlanta Hawks bench. We caught up a couple of weeks ago and Ryan talked about his current role, his G-League days, the CEBL and of course, the Lions.
I know a lot of people asked me to get Ryan on, so this bumper episode is for you.

Gareth Murray is about to embark on his first full season coaching in Slovakia. After his exit from the Caledonia Gladiators, Murray spent the remainder of last season coaching Prievidza. In this episode we talk all about his new role and how’s he relishing the challenge.We’ll also talk about the FIBA Europe Cup and of course, look back on the time the Gladiators won the BBL Trophy.

In this episode we speak with BBL legend Tony Holley, whose professional career took him from the USE to Ireland to England to Israel and Switzerland. He spent many years with the Thames Valley Tigers and we look back on those years as well his other stops along the way. 
 

Our guest is Andrew Bridge, who enjoyed a successful career in the British Basketball League with the Newcastle Eagles and Sheffield Sharks, as well as representing England in the Commonwealth Games. We look back at those years as well getting his insights into his former coaches that are now in the NBA, the young talent that is Quinn Ellis, as well as many other topics.

This short little bonus episode takes a look at the London Lions' upcoming opponents in EuroCup and gives you a little bit of information about each one.Hope you like it!

Our guest this week is Chris Pullem, best known here in the UK for his time with the London Leopards and the Worthing Bears.
In this episode we’ll look back at his time with those clubs, why he walked away from coaching and also dive into a project which means so much to him, My Town TV.

Our guest is Great Britain international Evan Walshe, who spent last season in the SLB with the Bristol Flyers.
In this episode we’ll discuss Evan’s basketball career to date and  look back at some of the highs and lows along the way that have got him to where he is today.
And we’ll also get Evan’s insights into the world of 3 x 3 and how much it has become a part of his life.

Billy Mims is best known here in the UK for his time with the London Leopards and Leicester Riders.After 2 decades as the head coach of Florida Tech, Billy decided to step down in March, so we take a look at Billy’s future plans and of course, we’ll talk London, Leicester and the time he ended up coaching in Ireland.