Taking The Charge Podcast

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is with Thomas Käckenmeister, head of media and marketing at Rostock Seawolves, the soon-to-be newest club in the German BBL league.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three4:05 - Story we are watching - We take a brief look at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022. 7:20 - Young player of the week - It’s hard after watching the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 not to be impressed with 2006-born Cooper Flagg of the United States.10:40 - Up-coming event we are watching - Summer is here and that means more and more youth national team events with the FIBA U20 European Championship 2022 from June 16-24, FIBA U18 European Championship 2022 from July 30-August 7 and FIBA U18 African Championship 2022 from August 4-14. Before we get into the talk with Thomas Käckenmeister, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Israeli center Gilad Levy, who will be playing next season with Hapoel Jerusalem after playing at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2022, which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.12:45 - Sneak preview of interview20:05 - Thomas Käckenmeister, head of media and marketing with Rostock Seawolves.Are you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is with Jörgen Lind, a Danish coach and business owner who runs BBall Tours, Follow Through and the Kuei Foundation.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three1:55 - Story we are watching - All of the countries around Europe are starting to name rosters and extended lists for the up-coming youth European Championships and it’s exciting to just look ahead to the continental tournaments.3:45 - Young player of the week - The 2006-born Cooper Flagg looks to be a fascinating prospect for United States at the up-coming FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 as his game just screams out international hoops. 5:20 - Up-coming event we are watching - Of course it’s the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 - check out the event website for all the content I am writing on there. Before we get into the talk with Jörgen Lind, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Brazilian forward Guilherme Tesch, who is playing with North Broward Prep in Florida , which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.7:00 - Sneak preview of interview11:05 - Jörgen Lind - Organizer of Copenhagen Invitational and runs the Kuei Foundation and owns the companies BBall Tours and Follow ThroughAre you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week we have a quintet of interviews looking ahead to next week’s FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 - Jan Vide of Slovenia, Serbia’s Bogoljub Markovic, Szymon Nowicki from Poland, Petras Padegimas of Lithuania and Spaniard Izan Almansa.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three4:00 - Story we are watching - The build-up to the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 - friendly games just about every day and roster news right and left.5:20 - Young player of the week - Koa Peat made the USA roster for the U17 World Cup and as a 2007-born will become the youngest player in USA history to play at a U17 World Cup - the first player to play two years younger than the competition’s generation.6:35 - Up-coming event we are watching - The 2022 NBA Draft - it’s THE night for so many people and it’s a huge night for youth international hoops fans as well.Before we get into the talk with the U17 World Cup interviews, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Polish forward Kacper Klaczek, who is playing at Saint Joseph’s University in the United States, which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.8:30 - Sneak previewof interview12:55 - Jan Vide - Slovenia16:35 - Bogoljub Markovic - Serbia19:50 - Szymon Nowicki - Poland 22:30 - Petras Padegimas - Lithuania24:40 - Izan Almansa - SpainAre you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is with Fran Fraschilla, new director and head coach of 3x3 men’s basketball for USA Basketball, ESPN commentator, World of Basketball podcast host, actor in the new Netflix film “Hustle”.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three1:40 - Story we are watching - The deadline has come and gone for international players to stay or withdraw in the 2022 NBA Draft.3:40 - Young player of the week - The 2006-born Rocco Zikarsky has been loads of fun to watch for Australia at the FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2022 and he will be one of the leaders for the Australians at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022.5:30 - Up-coming event we are watching - In addition to the FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2022 which runs until Sunday - when we will know the full field of the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022, there is also the FIBA U15 Centrobasket Championship 2022 which will qualify for the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2023. Before we get into the talk with Fran Fraschilla, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with German wing Esli Edigin who is playing with Dragons Rhöndorf of Telekom Baskets Bonn’s youth ranks in Germany, which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.8:50 - Sneak preview of interview15:35 - Fran Fraschilla - USA Basketball director and head coach of 3x3 men’s basketball, ESPN commentator, actorAre you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week we have something different since I was at the Basketball Without Borders Europe camp. We have a quartet of interviews from the camp: with Taylor Jenkins, head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies; Denver Nuggets assistant coach David Adelman; Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach Edniesha Curry; and Atlanta Hawks’ Italian forward Danilo Gallinari.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three3:30 - Story we are watching - Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade won the ABA Adriatic League meaning they will be in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague next season. It also leaves unanswered the other teams who will be play in the EuroLeague with Partizan NIS Belgrade and Valencia Basket seemingly the front-runners.4:25 - Young player of the week - Mohamed Diawara of France was named MVP of the 2022 Basketball Without Borders Europe camp.5:15 - Up-coming event we are watching - We are two days into the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2022 and the action in Mexico has been great. On Friday (early Saturday in Europe) we will know the first four teams in the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023.7:35 - Taylor Jenkins - head coach Memphis Grizzlies11:05 - David Adelman - assistant coach Denver Nuggets14:00 - Edniesha Curry - assistant coach Portland Trail Blazers19:00 - Danilo Gallinari - Atlanta Hawks/Italian national teamAre you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed these interviews or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is Vitor Galvani, the head coach of Brazil’s U18 national team. He talks about his team winning the FIBA U17 South American Championship to reach the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2022 and what it would mean to get Brazil back to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup for the first time since 2013. Galvani also breaks down some of the top players on his team.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three2:10 - Story we are watching - The NBA Finals are set and the Golden State Warriors will battle with the Boston Celtics. The series starts Thursday.3:20 - Young player of the week - Justus Hollatz has decided to make a big move and leave Hamburg Towers, where the 2001-born German point guard was the face of his hometown club to join CB Breogan of the Spanish ACB.6:10 - Up-coming event we are watching - The 2022 Basketball Without Borders European camp runs from June 1-4 in Milan. Before we get into the talk with Vitor Galvani, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Senegalese guard Insa Kane who is playing with Torrejon Basketball School in Spain which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.7:00 - Sneak preview of interview11:35 - Vitor Galvani - Brazilian U18 national team head coach Are you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is David Driver, freelance journalist and author of Hoop Dreams in Europe: American Basketball Players Building Careers Overseas in which he writes about …. you guessed it … American players and their experiences of going to Europe and becoming professional basketball players. Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three1:50 - Story we are watching - Now that the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has been competed - congrats to Anadolu Efes Istanbul for winning back-to-back titles - the European basketball world is looking at the organizers to determine which clubs will compete in which competition: EuroLeague, 7DAYS EuroCup or Basketball Champions League.4:05 - Young player of the week - Victor Wembanyama has not been included in France’s roster for the summer FIBA window and the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers. Maybe they want to give him a rest after a long first season as a leading player with a pro team. But I would be shocked if he’s not in the France team for FIBA EuroBasket 2023.5:30 - Up-coming event we are watching - The NBA Playoffs are starting to get to the end of the season - the Eastern Conference Finals are deadlocked at 2-2 between Miami and Boston while Golden State have a 3-1 lead over Dallas in the West.Before we get into the talk with David Driver, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with German guard Jacob Patrick who is playing with MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg in Germany which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.7:15 - Sneak preview of interview10:20 - David Driver - freelance journalist, author of Hoop Dreams in Europe: American Basketball Players Building Careers OverseasAre you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is Wendell Maxey of the Around The Basketball League substack. Wendell talks about hoops in the United States and Europe and then deep dives into his coverage of The Basketball League. Don’t forget to click here to read his great work. Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three1:50 - Story we are watching - The Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals tip-off in Belgrade on Wednesday with three teams as leading contenders and a fourth side with solid chances.3:55 - Young player of the week - 96 players will be in Belgrade hoping to shine on the big stage at the ANGT Finals. So we are are going with all of them.4:25 - Up-coming event we are watching - Thursday night is the start of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. It’s the basketball event to watch in Europe. Before we get into the talk with Wendell Maxey, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Latvian guard Arturs Zagars who is playing with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig on loan from Joventut Badalona which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.6:15 - Sneak preview of interviewWendell Maxey of the Around The Basketball League substack, 12:05Are you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is Johnathan Stove of Hapoel Galil Elyon who talks about his journey through perseverance in going three and a half years without playing the game for a team before finally landing his first professional job in Albania and moving to Israel’s top flight this season. It’s a wonderful tale of just believing in yourself and not giving up.Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three3:00 - Story we are watching - The Spanish ACB relegation battle is super fascinating and it will see at least one if not two very successful teams be dropped to the LEB Gold second division. 5:30 - Young player of the week - Khalifa Diop of Gran Canaria was named the EuroCup Rising Star. The Senegalese big man was not a bad choice though either of the players tied for second place - Jaime Pradilla of Valencia Basket or Joel Parra from Joventut Badalona - would have been good selections as well.6:40 - Up-coming event we are watching - Wednesday night is the 7DAYS EuroCup final - Virtus Segafredo Bologna or Frutti Extra BursasporBefore we get into the talk with Johnathan Stove, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Turkish forward Berke Buyuktuncel of Tofas Bursa in Turkey which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.8:05 - Sneak preview of interviewJohnathan Stove, guard, Hapoel Galil Elyon, 12:30Are you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is Marquita “Kita” Waller, guard with Capitol Bascats Düsseldorf in German women’s basketball. Waller talks about helping the club jump from Germany’s sixth division to first division in five years - with Waller starting with the team in the fifth division and earning promotion after each season. Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three2:40 - Story we are watching - The magical ride of Frutti Extra Bursaspor continues as the Turkish club reached the 7DAYS EuroCup Final by knocking off MoraBanc Andorra. The only thing that stands between Bursaspor and a spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is the winner of Wednesday’s other Semi-Final between Valencia Basket and Virtus Segafredo Bologna.4:10 - Young player of the week - Nikola Jovic played at the ABA U19 League Final Four and played a major role in Mega Mozzart Belgrade winning the title. He had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists against Igokea and then picked up 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the final against SC Derby. 5:20 - Up-coming event we are watching - Friday is the start of the Basketball Champions League Final Four in Bilbao. The Semi-Final matchups are Hapoel U-NET Holon vs Lenovo Tenerife and MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs BAXI Manresa.Before we get into the talk with Kita Waller, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Slovenian guard Ziga Samar of Fuenlabrada in Spain which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.7:25 - Sneak preview of interviewMarquita “Kita” Waller, guard, Capitol Bascats Düsseldorf, 14:00Are you looking for more Taking The Charge? Here are the first 300 episodes of Taking The Charge, just click here and head over to heinnews.com.If you enjoyed this interview or any of the other content on the Taking The Charge substack, please, do yourself a favor and click on that “Subcribe now” button. That way you will not miss any posts when they are published. If you decide to be a paid subscriber, you will get access to the Taking The Charge Prospects podcast as well as the archived editions of the Talking Talent podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit takingthecharge.substack.com/subscribe