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Taking The Charge - Gone Traveling
The BKT EuroCup thrills fans every week with some of the best basketball in Europe. Veteran reporters David Hein and Sergio Llebres keep you up-to-date on all the most important happenings in the pan-European competition.
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Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 5: TTC Gone Traveling - 2026-27 BKT EuroCup Round 5
We have moved into the second third of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season and this is Episode 5 of the show looking at Round 5. Just like last week, three teams…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 4: TTC Gone Traveling - 2026-27 BKT EuroCup Round 4
We are four weeks into the marathan that is the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season and this is Episode 4 of the show looking at Round 4. There are three undefeated…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 3: TTC Gone Traveling - 2026-27 BKT EuroCup Round 3
We are here for Episode 3 of the show looking at Round 3 of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season. First off, sorry for missing last week but there were personal…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 2: TTC Gone Traveling - 2026-27 BKT EuroCup Round 1
And we are off - Round 1 of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season is complete and four clubs won their first-ever games in the competition - Riga Zelli, Recoletas…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingGone Traveling 2026-27 Episode 1: Preview BKT EuroCup
The 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season tips off on September 29 and that means we need to talk about the 25th campaign. David Hein is joined this season on the Gone…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingGone Traveling: Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals review with Overtime's Rafa Hernandez
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 28: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Finals Review - final episode
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 27: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Semi-finals Review + Finals Preview
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 26: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Semifinals Preview
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 25: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals Review
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 24: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Eighthfinals Review
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 23: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Eighthfinals Preview
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 22: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Regular Season Review
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 21: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 18
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 20: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 17
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 19: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 16
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 18: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 15
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 17: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 14
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 16: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 13
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 15: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 12
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 14: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Christmas gifts
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 13: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 11
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 12: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 10
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 11: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 9
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 10: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Mid-Season Awards
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 9: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 8
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 8: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 7
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 7: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 6
There are no more undefeated teams in the BKT EuroCup as Bahcesehir College Istanbul lost against Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem while Veolia Towers Hamburg remained…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 6: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 5
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 5: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 4
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 4: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 3
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 3: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 2
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 2: TTC Gone Traveling - 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Round 1
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 1: TTC Gone Traveling - Preview of 2025-26 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 29: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Finals review - Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv are the champs
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 28: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals Game 3 review - Preview Finals
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 27: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals Games 1 & 2 review
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 26: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals previews and predictions
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 25: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Quarter-Finals playoffs breakdown
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 24: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Eighthfinals playoffs breakdown/predictions
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 23: TTC Gone Traveling - 2024-25 BKT EuroCup playoffs breakdown/predictions
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 22: TTC Gone Traveling - Review of candidates for 2024-25 BKT EuroCup Rising Star, Coach of the Year and MVP
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 21: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 18 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 20: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 17 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 19: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 16 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 18: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 15 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 17: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 14 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 16: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 13 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 15: TTC Gone Traveling - Christmas gifts edition for 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 14: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 12 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 13: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 11 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 12: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 10 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 11: TTC Gone Traveling - Round 9 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingEpisode 10: Gone Traveling: Rising Star, Coach of the Year, MVP contenders for BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingTTC Gone Traveling - Round 8 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingTTC Gone Traveling - Round 7 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Round 7 of the BKT EuroCup - the Road To Greatness - featured some amazing individual performances as well as the continuation of two streaks not to mention…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingTTC Gone Traveling - Round 6 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Round 6 of the BKT EuroCup was overshadowed by the terrible news from Valencia and other parts of Spain about heavy rains and flooding that cost upwards of…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingTTC Gone Traveling - Round 5 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
What a Round 5 of the BKT EuroCup! We have only one undefeated team left - Valencia Basket - and two winless sides - Trefl Sopot and Veolia Towers Hamburg -…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingTTC Gone Traveling - Round 4 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Four rounds of games in the BKT EuroCup are complete and only Valencia Basket and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse remain undefeated. Seven teams in total won home…
Taking The Charge - Gone TravelingTTC Gone Traveling - Round 3 of 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
After three rounds of games in the BKT EuroCup there are five undefeated teams and five clubs still looking for their first victory. Welcome to the TTC Gone…