Taking The Charge - Gone Traveling

The Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals have finished and FC Barcelona grabbed the much-anticipated title to end a decade-long drought since their last crown since 2016. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the Championship Game in front of an exciting crowd at the Telekom Center in Athens - also known as the OAKA. David Hein reviews the Finals with Rafa Hernandez of Overtime. They discuss the exciting...

We have a champion! Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse have won the BKT EuroCup and will play next season in the EuroLeague after sweeping Besiktas GAIN Istanbul in the best of three finals. Adam Mokoka took home Most Valuable Player honors for two games of great performances including the championship-winning layup with 1.1 seconds left in Game 2. Marco Munno and David Hein review Bourg’s unlikely win in G...

We have two teams left standing in the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup as Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse reached the Finals and will face off for a ticket to the EuroLeague next season. Marco Munno and David Hein review Besiktas sweeping Istanbul rivals Bahcesehir College Istanbul as well as Bourg needing three games to fight past Turk Telekom Ankara. Marco and Dave also go in depth into...

Which two teams will reach the Finals of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup? We will find out after the two Semifinals showdowns: Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse facing Turk Telekom Ankara and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul taking on Bahcesehir College Istanbul. Marco Munno and David Hein go in depth into the two best-of-three series, which will be played on March 31, April 3 and April 8. And they both pick their winners -...

And then there were four … we have gotten to the Semifinals of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup as the four matchups of the Quarterfinals saw Bahcesehir College Istanbul, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse, Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and Turk Telekom Ankara all advance to the best-of-three final four. Marco Munno and David Hein go in depth into Bachesehir’s tough win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca; Bourg battling past Cedevita O...

We have reached the Quarterfinals of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup as the four matchups of the Eighthfinals saw Dolomiti Energia Trento, U-BT Cluj-Napoca, Turk Telekom Ankara and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana all advance to the final eight. Marco Munno and David Hein go in depth into Trento’s surprising win over fellow Italian side Umana Reyer Venica; Cluj taking down Buducnost VOLI Podgorica on the road;...

The wait is almost over … the BKT EuroCup Eighthfinals take place next week and we preview the four games and pick the winners. Marco Munno and David Hein go into the four matchups - Turk Telekom Ankara vs BAXI Manresa; Buducnost VOLI Podgorica vs U-BT Cluj-Napoca; Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs NINERS Chemnitz; and Umana Reyer Venice vs Dolomiti Energia Trento. We look at what key factors will de...

This is the first week since the end of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and we are looking back at some of the biggest stories of the 18-game campaign. Marco Munno and David Hein review which were the best and worst teams, the positive and negative surprises as well as the best Sixth Man, Rising Star, Coach of the Year and our All-First and Second Teams (I like Marco’s better than mine looking back...

The BKT EuroCup Regular Season is over and the playoffs are set with Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul owning the top spots and Jerusalem holding home court advantage through the playoffs. The two second seeds going directly to the Quarter-Finals are Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. And the other big game was U-BT Cluj-Napoca beating Aris Thessaloniki Bet...

There is only one week left in the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and there is plenty of drama to come after a thrilling Round 17 of action. This week’s games were highlighted by an incredible comeback and buzzer-beater winner win by Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse to secure a Quarter-Finals spot; Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem surviving a massive rally to win in overtime to lock up the top spot in Group A; and Ba...

Only three spots are left in the playoffs as we finished Round 16 of the BKT EuroCup with the biggest highlight being Neptunas Klaipeda upsetting Hapoel Jerusalem while Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse returned to their winning ways. Everything is still up for grabs - also the top overall spot. Marco Munno and David Hein review the action from Round 16 and feaure wins by Bahcesehir College Istanbul - who...

Wow, what a week in the BKT EuroCup as Round 15 was full of craziness. Besiktas GAIN Istanbul became the third team to qualify for the playoffs - after Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse - while both Jerusalem and Bourg lost. There were THREE game-winners at the buzzer … and … Veolia Towers Hamburg finally won. Marco Munno and David Hein review the games and highlight wins by Ce...

This week we look at Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup in which Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem joined Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse in booking their spot in the playoffs; and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and BAXI Manresa both picked up big wins. There were also some big additions to a few of the teams in the league. And yes, Veolia Towers Hamburg are still winless. Marco Munno and David Hein review the games and highlig...

Welcome back to the Gone Traveling podcast and we are looking at Round 13 of the 2025-26 season of the BKT EuroCup - an exciting round of action which had a massive upset by Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens while we have the first team qualified for the playoffs as Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse have the Q behind their name in the standings. All the while, the wait for Veolia Towers Hamburg’s first vic...

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Gone Traveling podcast as we look at Round 12 of the BKT EuroCup with a couple of upsets and plenty of big games by big players. The leaders of both groups - Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse - have 10-2 records and two-game leads over the next best teams in their groups. And yes, we are still waiting for Veolia Towers Hamburg to win their...

The BKT EuroCup is not quite on Christmas break yet - NINERS Chemnitz are hosting Besiktas GAIN Istanbul on day of this release - but we thought we should hand out some Christmas gifts. Marco Munno and David Hein get into the holiday spirit and pick five teams from each group and hand out some gifts. Marco’s clubs from Group A are Bahcesehir College Istanbul, Aris Thessaloniki Betsson, Neptunas Kl...

Round 11 of the BKT EuroCup featured plenty of great storylines as the teams prepare for a Christmas break. Both groups have leaders at 9-2 in Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem with Jerusalem now owning a two-game lead over the next-best sides. And Veolia Towers Hamburg are still waiting for their first win of the season in the EuroCup. Marco Munno and David Hein review the act...

The second half of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season tipped off with Round 10, and we saw a major upset with Dolomiti Energia Trento knocking off Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse to allow Besiktas GAIN Istanbul to take over first place in Group B. Group A’s sole leader is Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem. Marco Munno and David Hein review the action and highlight the wins by Aris Thessaloniki Betsson over Umana Reye...

The BKT EuroCup is back after the FIBA national team break for Round 9, which featured another major upset over Bahcesehir College Istanbul as we reach the halfway point of the regular season. Bahcesehir are now behind Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Group A while JL Bourg-en-Bresse still lead Group B with a 8-1 mark. The Gone Traveling podcast reviews all of the import...

There are no games in the BKT EuroCup this week with the on-going national team break for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers. We have basically reached the halfway point of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season - having gotten through eight of 18 rounds. So what a perfect time to review the season so far. David Hein and Marco Munno review the first half of the season, each picking who are the bigg...

There was a major upset in Round 8 of the BKT EuroCup as Slask Wroclaw knocked off Bahcesehir College Istanbul to create a three-way tie atop Group A. Group B meanwhile remains in control of Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. And yes, Veolia Towers Hamburg are still winless. The Gone Traveling podcast reviews all the important storylines from Round 8 of the EuroCup. Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besik...

There are two teams at 6-1 atop the standings of the BKT EuroCup after Round 7 - Bahcesehir College Istanbul in Group A and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse in Group B - and we still have one team waiting for their first win - Veolia Towers Hamburg. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 7 of the EuroCup. Marco Munno and David Hein look at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana’s win over Umana Reyer Venice as wl...

There are no more undefeated teams in the BKT EuroCup as Bahcesehir College Istanbul lost against Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem while Veolia Towers Hamburg remained the only winless team - not having won a game in any competition. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 6 of the EuroCup, highlighting Jerusalem’s win as well as some of the top individual showings of the week. Marco Munno and David Hei...

And just like that there is only one undefeated team left in the BKT EuroCup through five rounds as Bahcesehir College Istanbul won but Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresss suffered a loss. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 5 of the EuroCup, highlighting both of those games as well as some of the top individual performances during the week. Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas GAIN Istabul’s st...

Round 4 of the 2025-26 (NOT 2024-25 as mentioned in the podcast) BKT EuroCup was highlighted by two high scoring, thrilling games won by Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and U-BT Cluj-Napoca. That left two undefeated teams (Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse) and only Veolia Towers Hamburg have not won a game. The week also saw the first EuroCup coach get fired as Aris Thessaloniki Bet...