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Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by Kennedy Leonard from the London Lions. Kennedy won the WBBL Trophy Final MVP award and set the WBBL single game assist record (21!) last week. They chat with Kennedy about growing up playing basketball in Texas, playing college basketball at CU in the Pac-12, and the London Lions season so far in the WBBL.

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SUNDAY ROAST IS BACK FOR MARCH MADNESS! In this week's show, Skylar Smith and Brian Bosché discuss their favorite March Madness moments, the year of upsets, their favorite moments of the tournament so far, and their Final Four picks. Then they cover an exciting weekend in British Basketball with both London Lions teams winning the BBL and WBBL Trophy Finals.

On this episode of Tea Time, Brian Bosche chats with Todd Radom about creating the visual identity for every team in the BIG3. Todd Radom is a graphic designer who is responsible for many of the logos used in American sports, including the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, the Super Bowl, and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Brian chats with Todd about how he created the team logos and brands for each team in the BIG3 in collaboration with Ice Cube.

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Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by Plymouth Raider and Team GB Player Ashley Hamilton. They chat with Ashley about growing up playing basketball in the UK, playing high school basketball in the States, the Plymouth Raiders' recent hot streak in the BBL, and GB Basketball qualifying for EuroBasket after clutch wins against Germany and France.

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On this episode of Tea Time, Brian Bosche chats with Alexis Robinson about how athletes can build their personal brands. Alexis is the Owner of One Brand Agency where she manages the brands of professional athletes like Dearica Hamby from the WNBA and De'anthony Melton from the NBA. They talk about what athletes can do to build a strong brand, how to create consistent content on social media, how athletes can attract brands and sponsors, and specific advice on what young athletes can do to start and grow their brand.

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On this episode of Tea Time, Skylar Smith and Brian Bosché are joined by Team GB Wheelchair Basketball Player Sophie Carrigill. Sophie has won a Gold medal at the 2015 Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Beijing, placed Fourth at the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil, and won the Silver medal at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Germany. Skylar and Brian chat with Sophie about Wheelchair Basketball 101, training for the Tokyo Paralympics, and the Inspire a Generation programme to grow wheelchair basketball in the UK.

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On this episode of Tea Time, Skylar Smith and Brian Bosché are joined by Alex Haigh Co-Founder and Designer of Flagrant Magazine, which has been featured on places like The Jump on ESPN and FanSided. Flagrant Magazine is an all-inclusive print publication that unearths the stories surrounding the culture of basketball, including the artists, communities, projects, and fans. Created by women for all hoops fans, Flagrant amplifies the quiet and unheard voices in basketball and covers issues like mental health, inequality, and activism. Skylar and Brian chat with Alex about how Flagrant was started, what it's like launching a print magazine in the digital era, and how basketball culture is so much more than games and stats.

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On this episode of Tea Time, Skylar Smith and Brian Bosché are joined by Martin Dyan, Founder of the UK’s largest 3x3 nonprofit community platform and tournament, The GG3x3. They chat with Martin about how he led the #NothingButNetLDN challenge where volunteers put nets on 76 hoops around London as a part of Project Swish from Basketball England, organizing the GG3x3 charity basketball tournaments, growing up in the UK playing basketball, and how basketball is a powerful way to grow community in the UK.

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Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by GB Basketball Player Melita Emanuel-Carr. They chat with Melita about growing up playing basketball in the UK, playing D1 hoops in Chicago, winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, why she decided to play in the WBBL, and what she wants to do after basketball.

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In this special episode of Tea Time, Brian Bosche chats with Paul Bae, the former Director of Social Media for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Brian and Paul spoke during the NBA offseason about the role social media in sports, how to grow a social team, developing campaigns with stakeholders from the front office, and creating content with players. Skylar and Brian also kick off the show discussing the partnership between the British Basketball League and Basketball England with TikTok to promote #BritishBasketball.