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 halfway point of the regular season. Bahcesehir are now behind Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Group A while JL Bourg-en-Bresse still lead Group B with a 8-1 mark. The Gone Traveling podcast reviews all of the important storylines from Round 9 of the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Bourg’s victory over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica as well as Neptunas Klaipeda shocking Bahcesehir. They also review the top individual performances by Tarik Phillip of London Lions; U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s Mitch Creek; Pierre Oriola of BAXI Manresa and Jordan Bayehe from Dolomiti Energia Trento.

NOTE: Phillip’s G-League record for points in a half of 39 came in 2019, not 2022 as Marco mentioned on the show.

To close the show, the guys look ahead to Round 10 of the EuroCup on Tuesday and Wednesday December 9 and 10 - which features top games such as Bahcesehir hosting Cluj; struggling ratiopharm ulm welcoming Turk Telekom Ankara; Buducnost taking on London Lions; and Neptunas battling Slask Wroclaw at home.

The game between Jerusalem and Hamburg will be a special one as the game will take place in Jerusalem, the first time a EuroCup game will be played in Israel since October 2023.

If you missed anything from the EuroCup, the Gone Traveling podcast has you covered. If you have any questions or comments, please message us at [email protected] or contact us on Twitter/X at heinnews or Marco Munno.

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 the halfway point of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season - having gotten through eight of 18 rounds. So what a perfect time to review the season so far.

David Hein and Marco Munno review the first half of the season, each picking who are the biggest surprises - both positive and negative - and who would be the winners of the three awards (Rising Star, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player) at this point of the season?

Round 9 of the EuroCup continues on Thursday December 4 and Friday December 5. And the next episode of Gone Traveling will come over the weekend following those games.

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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 meanwhile remains in control of Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. And yes, Veolia Towers Hamburg are still winless. The Gone Traveling podcast reviews all the important storylines from Round 8 of the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas GAIN Istanbul’s win over Turk Telekom Ankara in a big Turkish derby as well as Slask showing just how strong they are at home by shocking Bahcesehir. They also review the top individual performances by Amine Noua of Aris Thessaloniki Betsson, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem’s Anthony Lamb, Kyle Wiltjer from Umana Reyer Venice and Thomas Kennedy from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

To close the show, the guys look ahead to Round 9 of the EuroCup, which will take place on December 4-5 - the Thursday and Friday after the FIBA window break.

NOTE: There will be a show publised next week even though there are no EuroCup games so be on the lookout for it.

If you missed anything from the EuroCup, the Gone Traveling podcast has you covered. If you have any questions or comments, please message us at [email protected] or contact us on Twitter/X at heinnews or Marco Munno.

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 - and we still have one team waiting for their first win - Veolia Towers Hamburg. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 7 of the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana’s win over Umana Reyer Venice as wll as Bourg blowing past struggling ratiopharm ulm. We also review the individual performances by Alex Bouteille of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem’s Cassius Winston, Trey Woodbury of U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Balsa Koprivica of Bahcesehir.

And to close the show we preview Round 8, which is highlighted by the Turkish derby between Turk Telekom Ankara and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul in a showdown of 5-2 teams in Group B. There is also Cluj hosting Jerusalem while Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens host Lietkabelis Panevezys in a battle teams fighting to keep track with the playoff ranks.

If you missed anything from the EuroCup, the Gone Traveling has you filled in on the biggest storylines for the week. If you have any questions or comments, please message us at [email protected] or contact us on Twitter/X at heinnews or Marco Munno.

There are no more undefeated teams in the BKT EuroCup as Bahcesehir College Istanbul lost against Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem while Veolia Towers Hamburg remained the only winless team - not having won a game in any competition. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 6 of the EuroCup, highlighting Jerusalem’s win as well as some of the top individual showings of the week.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at ratiopharm ulm’s win over London Lions as well as Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana knocking off U-BT Cluj-Napoca for the only road victory of the round. We also take a look at the performances by Jared Harper of Jerusalem, Both Gach from Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse, Rasheed Sulaimon from Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and Turk Telekom Ankara’s Michael Devoe.

To finish off the show, we preview the top games for Round 7, especially Ulm hosting Bourg and Aris Thessaloniki Betsson taking on Bahcesehir. There is also Hamburg playing at Slask Wroclaw and NINERS Chemnitz welcoming Buducnost.

If you missed anything from the EuroCup, the Gone Traveling podcast is just for you. Or if you want to hear a couple of basketball fans talk hoops.

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 Bourg-en-Bresss suffered a loss. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 5 of the EuroCup, highlighting both of those games as well as some of the top individual performances during the week.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas GAIN Istabul’s strong win over previously undefeated Bourg as well as Bahcesehir beating BAXI Manresa in the other big game of the round. We also go in-depth into Davante Jones of Dolomiti Energia Trento, NINERS Chemnitz’s big man Kevin Yebo, Denzel Valentine from Umana Reyer Venice and Juwan Morgan from Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

To close we look at next week’s action in Round 6, topp Of course we also glance ahead at the games from next week in Round 5 - highlighted by Bahcesehir welcoming Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and Bourg facing Chemnitz. There is also Turk Telekom Ankara welcoming Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens and Aris Thessaloniki Bettson taking on Slask Wroclaw. Both Greek clubs have new head coaches who lost in their first EuroCup game at the helm.

If you missed any of the action from Round 5 of the EuroCup - or just want to listen to two guys talking about European hoops - then Gone Traveling is the podcast for you.

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 and U-BT Cluj-Napoca. That left two undefeated teams (Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse) and only Veolia Towers Hamburg have not won a game. The week also saw the first EuroCup coach get fired as Aris Thessaloniki Betsson sacked Bogdan Karaicic after just four rounds of games. Episode 5 of Gone Traveling reviews all the action in the Round 4 games.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas’ win over previously undefeated ratiopharm ulm and Neptunas Klaipeda beating Hamburg in a battle of winless teams. We also take a deep-dive into Iverson Molinar from Cluj as well as Will McDowell-White of Bourg. And for the two surprising player performances, we chose Kameron McGusty of London Lions and Agustin Ubal from BAXI Manresa.

Of course we also glance ahead at the games from next week in Round 5 - highlighted by Besiktas hosting Bourg and Bahcesehir going to Manresa in two battles of 3-1 teams hosting unbeaten sides. There are also NINERS Chemnitz facing Ulm in a German derby as well as Panionios Athens welcoming Dolomiti Energia Trento.

If you missed any of the action from Round 4 of the EuroCup - or just want to listen to two guy talk European hoops - Gone Traveling is the podcast for you.

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 and Slask Wroclaw.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the third round of action, featuring Besiktas wasting a 14-point lead but fighting past a strong NINERS Chemnitz side. We also go in depth in Slask Wroclaw winning a thriller at home over U-BT Cluj-Napoca for their second win of the season. Don’t forget, the Polish side went 6-47 in their three previous seasons in the EuroCup.

We also look at two strong performances - those coming from Kyle Allman of Turk Telekom Ankara and Alfonso Plummer of BAXI Manresa. And then we give two surprises. Marco picked Christopher Ledlum of ratiopharm ulm for his outstanding performance against Lietkabelis Panevezys. While Dave selected Joseph Girard, who shined for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana against Aris Thessaloniki Betsson.

To close the show, we look ahead at Round 4 with a couple of really big games. Bahcesehir College Istanbul host Cedevita in a battle of undefeated teams while Ulm welcome Besiktas and Neptunas Klaipeda welcome Veolia Towers Hamburg in a showdown of winless teams.

If you missed the action from Round 3 of the EuroCup or you just enjoy two basketball fans talking about the EuroCup or want to get some great information and tidbits about the league’s teams and players - Gone Traveling is the podcast for you.

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 winless Turk Telekom Ankara. Another big showdown was Cedevita grabbing a big road victory over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem to improve to 2-0.

We also look at two strong performances - thus coming from Trevion Williams of Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Daron “Fatts” Russell from U-BT Cluj-Napoca. And then we give two surprises, Marco picking Christian Sengfelder from ratiopharm ulm for his showing against Panionios Athens while Dave talks about Patrick Hassan and his shocking performance for Dolomiti Energia Trento.

To close the show, we look ahead at Round 3 with a couple of really big games. Cedevita face Aris Thessaloniki Betsson in a battle of undefeated teams while winless Turk Telekom host Buducnost VOLI Podgorica; and Panionios welcome Bourg.

If you missed the action from Round 2 of the EuroCup or you just enjoy two hoops fans talking about the EuroCup or want to get some great information and tidbits about the league’s teams and players - Gone Traveling is the podcast for you.

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 road.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the 1st round of action, featuring Panionios’ win over EuroCup debutants NINERS Chemnitz and Ulm winning in Türkiye. We also look deeper in Bryce Jones’ outstanding performance in Aris Thessaloniki Betsson’s victory over Umana Reyer Venice and Augustine Rubit coming back to the international stage for Lietkabelis Panevezys in an upset over Besiktas GAIN Istanbul. Then we examine Malachi Flynn’s big first game for Bahcesehir College Istanbul as well as Assemian Moulare’s impressive outing for Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse versus Dolomiti Energia Trento.

We finish the show by looking ahead to Round 2 of the EuroCup with the most intriguing matchups being Chemnitz vs Lietkabelis and Bourg vs Turk Telekom.

If you were unable to follow Round 1 of the EuroCup or you just like listening to two guys excited about a top-notch competition or you want some great information and tidbits about the league’s teams and players - Gone Traveling is the podcast for you.