In Episode 41 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain star Azania Stewart ahead of the most recent qualifying window where Stewart gained her 100th cap as she has decided to step away from the game – which she revealed to us in this interview. The 29 year […]
For Episode 40 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with reigning British Basketball League (BBL) MVP, London Lions and GB guard Justin Robinson. Robinson is one of Jimmy Rogers’ protégés out of the heralded Brixton Topcats programme, and one of the greatest players of his generation. Having left the UK at 16 to attend […]
In Episode 39 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with former British Basketball Federation (BBF) Chairman, Ed Warner, in our brand new studio. Warner was at the helm of the BBF for seven weeks, before resigning along with six other independent directors, following a ‘hostile takeover’ of the BBF by the Home Country Associations, […]
It brings us great honour to mark the return of the Hoopsfix Podcast with a very special episode with Jimmy Rogers, that we are publishing posthumously following his passing last month after a six month battle with cancer. Rogers is one of the forefathers of the British game, helping found the Brixton Topcats in 1984 […]
For episode 37 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with the UK’s leading basketball journalist, Mark Woods. Woods has been covering the game for close to three decades, initially with one of the earliest sites covering British basketball, his very own Britball.com, along with becoming a regular contributor in a number of leading national […]
For Episode 36 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we got the chance to sit down with the Chief Operating Officer of the BBL, Andy Webb. Webb has been working for the BBL for over 23 years, having been involved in what many consider its ‘heyday’ in the 90’s, before the low point in the early 2000’s, […]
For episode 35 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with London Lions owner and CEO Vince Macaulay. Vince has been involved with British basketball since the ’70s when he started playing as a 16 year old. An aspiring filmmaker, there were no early signs that he would end up in club ownership, until he […]
For episode 34 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, Joe Forber (pictured above, centre), one of the founders of the Manchester Magic programme, took some time to sit down and talk about his story and career so far. Joe Forber, originally a teacher, got involved with hoops decades ago before helping found Manchester Magic in 1997. The […]
Former Great Britain guard and 10-year pro Flinder Boyd joins us for Episode 33 of the Hoopsfix Podcast to focus on how he’s found the transition to retirement and his time with the Great Britain programme. Boyd, now a writer for the likes of Bleacher Report, spoke openly and candidly about his basketball career and […]
In Episode 32 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain and Real Betis guard Luke Nelson. The Worthing Thunder and Reading Rockets product has just turned professional in Spain’s ACB after a successful college career at UC Irvine which culminated in him ending up being named the Big […]
For episode 31 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with British basketball legend Julius Joseph to talk his playing career. The 6’4″ forward graduated from NCAA Division II school Georgia College & State University in the year 2000, where he had led one of the most successful teams in the program’s history, reaching the Elite […]
For episode 30 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with John Atkinson (pictured above, right), aka Statkinson one of the only British basketball historians and the most highly regarded statistician in the country. Atkinson has been involved with the game for well over 40 years, initially with the legendary Crystal Palace programme, before going […]
After a nine month break, the Hoopsfix podcast finally returns, as we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain Senior Men and Glasgow Rocks Head Coach Tony Garbelotto. With GB in training camp at Leicester this weekend ahead of their FIBA World Cup Qualifier this weekend, it seems like perfect timing to release […]
It’s been a long time coming, but for episode 28 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sat down with Basketball England CEO, Stewart Kellett. Kellett has been in the position for a little over a year now, but we’ve heard very little from him in terms of what is going on behind the scenes and how […]
After a mini-hiatus over the Christmas/New Year break, the Hoopsfix podcast is back as we sit down with 15 year pro and former England/Great Britain Senior International, Martin Henlan. The Birmingham-born big man had an impressive basketball career, beginning with West Bromwich Kestrels, before a stand-out 4 years at Virginia Commonwealth University and then returning […]
Great Britain and Koroivos guard Devon Van Oostrum took the time to sit down with us for Episode 26 of the Hoopsfix Podcast. The 1993 born point guard has been one of Great Britain’s brightest talents in the time Hoopsfix has existed, and also one of the most exciting players to watch with mixtapes amassing tens […]
For our quarter century episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sat down GB and UCAM Murcia forward Ovie Soko. Soko is in the midst of an impressive season in Spain, competing in both the ACB and Eurocup, and is another of the most talented players to come out of England in recent years. In this […]
He’s been requested multiple times, so we were happy to be able to get Great Britain and Gravelines star Myles Hesson on for Episode 24 of the Hoopsfix Podcast. Jumping on a call from France, where he is in the middle of the season with Pro A and FIBA Europe Cup side BCM Gravelines Dunkerque, […]
For this week’s episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the chance to sit down with Great Britain Senior International and Bourges Basket star, Jo Leedham. Currently in her fourth year in France with Euroleague Women side Bourge Basket, the GB Olympian and NCAA Division 2 all time leading scorer is fresh off last week’s […]
In this week’s episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sat down with England junior international and Angelico Biello’s Carl Wheatle. The 1998 born guard/forward departed the UK in 2013 to sign a junior contract with the Italian club, having only been playing basketball for two years; fast forward three years later and he is playing in […]
After Kevin Routledge said the coaching was crucial to push the Leicester Riders forward, it was suggested that we get a top coach on the podcast to talk coaching across the UK, which is exactly what we did! In episode 21 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we spoke with James Vear, a member of the GB […]
For episode 20 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Leicester Riders’ Chairman Kevin Routledge. Routledge, who is also a former BBL Chairman, has been around the British game for four decades and has a lot of rare and valuable insight into the sport. Following on from last week’s episode with Newcastle Eagles’ Paul […]
Newcastle Eagles’ Managing Director Paul Blake has long been a figurehead for British basketball. The former BBL Chairman has been at the helm of Newcastle Eagles, the most successful club in British Basketball League history, since 1999 and seen/experienced everything British basketball has to offer over the past two decades. In this episode, hear Paul’s thoughts […]
In Episode 18 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with GB forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning, who is currently playing for Rizing Fukuoka in Japan’s B League D3. The 6’9″ athletic forward has been one of the UK’s leading performers overseas since graduating from Washington in 2011, winning multiple Championships as a pro (Argentina in 2016, […]
We’ve got another member of the Eurobasket 2017 qualifying GB squad this week, as lefty guard Ben Mockford joined us for a little over an hour to discuss his hoops career to date. Hailing from the South East Coast, and now playing in Spain for Palma in LEB Gold, Mockford tuned in over Skype (there […]
Fresh off the Eurobasket 2017 qualifiers, Kieron Achara returns to the Hoopsfix Podcast for Part 2 of his incredible basketball journey (check out Part 1 here). In Part 1, we only got as far as talking his college career and didn’t get the chance to touch upon any of Kieron’s professional experiences, and that was […]
Clark drops some knowledge bombs on the Hoopsfix Podcast
In the latest episode of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we have the third member of the London 2012 Olympic GB squad to take to the airwaves, as we sat down with Scotland’s finest, Kieron Achara. Achara continues to be a loyal GB player, suiting up this season for Glasgow Rocks in the BBL following signing a […]
For Episode 13 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we got the opportunity to sit down with British Basketball Federation (BBF) Chairman, Nick Humby. Having come into the post on January 1st 2016, Humby has spent his time spearheading the new vision and strategy document ‘Transforming Basketball in Britain Together‘ that was released last week, which aims […]
The Hoopsfix Podcast is back, and for Episode 12 we have a good one, as we got the chance to sit down with recently retired GB star Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Mensah-Bonsu, who most recently played for AEK Athens in Greece, hung up his boots last week after a 9 year pro career to don a shirt […]
