Taking The Charge - Gone Traveling

Note: Before we get to the description of the podcast, please excuse the quality of the audio of this episode. Round 3 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup is just about done - sorry fans of London and Trento, who play on Thursday - and we have four undefeated teams, two in each group and three sides are still winless. In Episode 3 of the Gone Traveling podcast we review victories by Bestikas GAIN Istanbul...

Round 2 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup is done and we have five undefeated teams and five winless teams. And one of each are probably two of the bigger stories so far. In Episode 3 of Gone Traveling we look at the big wins by Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. Marco Munno and David Hein review the 2nd round of action, featuring Bourg wasting a 16-point lead but fighting past win...

And we are off! Round 1 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup is (just about) in the books - we will not be talking about the London vs Buducnost game which takes place on Thursday - and there were some surprises, some history and some fantastic performances. Among the top highlights was Panionios Athens winning their first EuroCup game in nearly 12 years while ratiopharm ulm surprised Turk Telekom Ankara on...

The 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season is about to tip off and with it marks the return of the TTC Gone Traveling podcast. David Hein is joined by Italian basketball reporter Marco Munno to discuss each of the 20 teams in the field. We look at some of the teams we feel will preform really well as well as some who will struggle. Other topics are some of the fascinating coaching changes the teams have under...

The Road to Greatness is over! Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv are the champions of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup! After a wild season of personnel moves, Hapoel swept Dreamland Gran Canaria 2-0 in the Finals to win the first European trophy in the club’s 52-year history. They also became the first Israeli team to win the EuroCup since Hapoel Jerusalem in 2003-04. Oh, and Hapoel are bound for the Turkish Airline...

The BKT EuroCup Finals are set: Hapoel Shlom Tel Aviv vs Dreamland Gran Canaria - the first time finalists from Israel vs the 2023 EuroCup champs from Spain. Both teams won their Game 3 of the Semi-Finals on the road to eliminate top seeds Valencia Basket and Bahcesehir College Istanbul, respectively. We review the two final Semi-Finals games and break down - and predict - the Finals. Sergio Llebr...

There are two Game 3s in the BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals as Dreamland Gran Canaria and Hapoel Sholomo Tel Aviv both won their Game 2s at home and now hope to take down Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Valenica Basket, respectively on the road to reach the Finals. In the latest edition of Gone Traveling podcast, we review the first two games of each of the best-of-three series. Sergio Llebres and David...

The BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals tip off on Tuesday March 25 with Bahcesehir College Istanbul taking on Dreamland Gran Canaria while Valencia Basket host Game 1 of their best-of-three series against Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv. We break down the two matchups and make our predictions. Sergio Llebres and David Hein look at the stats and rosters of the four teams and give the keys to each of the series. And th...

We have reached the Semi-Finals of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup and four teams are only four victories from winning the title and booking a spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for next season. Bahcesehir College Istanbul pulled off a massive comeback to win in the single elimination Quarter-Finals and were joined in the final four by Dreamland Canaria, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Valencia Basket. Sergio Ll...

The field for the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup is down to eight teams after four Eighthfinal games bring us to the Quarter-Finals. The action this week saw an epic showdown between U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius. Cluj won and was joined in the single elimination final eight by Cedevita Olimpija Ljubjlana, Dreamland Gran Canaria and Turk Telekom Ankara. Sergio Llebres and David Hein breakdown...

There were no games in the BKT EuroCup this past week but we still have a podcast for you - breaking down the playoffs and giving our predictions. Sergio Llebres and David Hein pick all the games - all the way to the Finals and who will take the 2024-25 title and earn a spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague next season. Below are the predictions: Eighth-Final - One game Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius v...

There were no games in the BKT EuroCup this past week but we still have a podcast for you - looking at the candidates for the three awards that will be handed out: Rising Star, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player. Sergio Llebres and David Hein give their top three names for each of the awards and also name their biggst surprise team that reached the playoffs as well as team they are disappo...

We have reached the end of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Regular Season and we have a playoffs bracket. Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius, Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica were the final three teams to make it from Group A while U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Umana Reyer Venice grabbed the final two spots from Group B. Missing out on the post-season are ratiopharm Ulm from Group A and 2024 runners-u...

Episode 20 of the TTC Gone Traveling podcast reviews Round 17 of the BKT EuroCup as three teams - Turk Telekom Ankara, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem - booked their tickets to the playoffs. But five of the 12 post-season spots are still up for grabs, and what a finish we have in store. There is a four-team tie in Group A at 9-8 - Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, Besiktas Fiba...

Episode 19 ( not 18 as mentioned in the podcast ) of the TTC Gone Traveling podcast reviews Round 16 of the BKT EuroCup, which featured plenty of drama involving teams fighting for the playoffs including Umana Reyer Venice and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica both grabbing massive victories. We have two unbelievably tight races for the playoffs - with one group having a five-way tie for places 3-7 while t...

Episode 18 of the TTC Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 15 of the BKT EuroCup and we saw two big comebacks while Jaleen Smith is starting to emerge as an MVP candidate, Joventut Badalona just keep winning, Toto Forray made history and it’s hard to not get excited about the playoff races. Sergio Llebres and David Hein review the biggest storylines of the latest round on the Road to Greatness, s...

Episode 17 of the TTC Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup and we saw Valencia Basket get back to their winning ways after two surprising losses; Dreamland Gran Canaria defeat ratiopharm Ulm in a big showdown in the battle for second place in Group A; while Trefl Sopot finally grabbed their first win of the competition. Sergio Llebres and David Hein review the biggest storyl...

Happy New Year to everyone and all the best for 2025. Episode 16 of the Gone Travling podcast looks at Round 13 of the BKT EuroCup and is highlighted by Valencia Basket losing a second straight game to heat up the fight for the number one seed in the playoffs. Speaking of the playoffs, the battle for spots 2-6 in both groups is getting tighter and tighter and should provide for some huge games dow...

Merry Christmas to everyone - we hope you all are having a pleasant holiday season with your loved ones. The TTC Gone Traveling crew wanted to give you a present for this Christmas - a special gift-giving edition. Sergio Llebres and David Hein play Santa Claus and hand out presents to 10 teams in the BKT EuroCup. Sergio was responsible for the clubs in Group A and Dave had the sides in Group B. Se...

It will be hard to top Round 12 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season as we saw offensive records get broken, no size lead seemed safe, there were two overtime thrillers and we almost forgot to talk about the headliner between first and second placed teams in Group A. Sergio Llebes and David Hein review the round in detail, focusing on the games between Valencia Basket and U-BT Cluj-Napoca as well as...

What a Round 11 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup as we saw great games, big upsets and fantastic individual performances. Valencia Basket remained undefeated, Bahcesehir College Istanbul finally lost again - to a city rival - and we are close to essentially seeing teams be eliminated from playoffs contention. Sergio Llebres and David Hein review in depth Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul surprising Group A le...

We start up the second half of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Regular Season with this episode of the Gone Traveling podcast. We look at Round 10, which was highlighted by Valencia Basket remaining undefeated and the playoffs picture getting quite cloudy as the final places will be hotly contested. Sergio Llebres and David Hein look in depth at Valencia brushing aside Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem at home...

Just like that, we have reached the halfway point of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. In this episode of the Gone Traveling podcast, we review Round 9, which was played after a two-week break for the national team window. Valencia Basket and Bahcesehir College Istanbul are running away atop their groups but things are really heating up behind them. Sergio Llebres and David Hein look in dept...

Just because the BKT EuroCup is taking a break for the FIBA national team window doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to talk about in the Road To Greatness. We review the contenders for the Rising Star award, the Coach of the Year and the MVP. Sergio Llebres and David Hein compare notes on who we think could win the awards as we are just one round short of the halfway point of the season. In addition...

And just like that Round 8 of the BKT EuroCup - the Road To Greatness - is complete and we saw some outstanding individual performances while Valencia Basket remain the only undefeated team. The race for the playoffs is seriously heating up after a number of teams earned crucial victories in this final week before the EuroCup takes a two week break for the FIBA national team window action. Sergio...