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4 teams. 4 games. 3-peat.This past weekend, we saw European club basketball’s four established powerhouses go at it again. As with the two previous Final Four stages, Amiab Albacete came away with the biggest prize on the continent.We dive into
36 games, 24 teams, 9 sets of medals. Too many interwoven storylines to coherently explain.With the dust now settled on the EuroCup 1, 2 & 3 Finals, we take a tour from Valladolid to Sassari to Giulianova as we recap all the action.We talk abou
Nothing like bringing the podcast back to its roots once in a while. We're very pleased to be joined by a first-time guest and first-season Sheffield Steeler.Abs Taghrest joins Bench Units to talk about a resurgent season for the club where thi
Who needs a guest when we have our own set of boots on the ground!Ahead of James travelling to Giulianova, we look ahead at each inmate on maybe the greatest Murderers’ Row that EuroCup 1 Finals has ever seen.With at least 6 teams that could cr
We have been accused of, and admitted to, not giving the French League the attention it deserves. Since this season began, Colin Higgins hasn't left us much of a choice but to take notice.The key off-season signing for Les Aigles du Velay last
Whether you think the Paralympic wheelchair basketball should have been cut to 8 teams or not, the Repechage tournament to decide the 8 was premium viewing content.After three days of seeding games, we saw Netherlands, Germany, Canada and Franc
A lot can happen between two appearances on Bench Units.Tasked with overseeing one of wheelchair basketball's historic national programs return to prominence, Brad Ness joins us to talk about having already punched a coveted ticket to Paris via
This week, James is joined by frequent Bench Units guest Mendel to go through the Italian play-off semi final deciders, as well as trying to figure out what happened down the stretch of a drama-filled Spanish league game.If you like people goin
3 days. 3 EuroCup Levels. 7 Groups. 33 Teams. 62 Games.This amount of hoops output can't be broken down in any reasonable fashion, so we've reverted to a Bench Units favourite and chosen to cherry-pick the topics that interest us, so long as th
He's back, again! Coming off a pair of wins to secure the German Cup this past weekend, Tommy Böhme stops by to catch us up on the season so far and look ahead to this weekends Champions Cup Quarter Finals.RSV Lahn-Dill currently sit at 24-0 ac
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded prior to the news that the Ilunion-Amiab game, scheduled for the 2nd of March, had been postponed due to illness.Copa del Rey champion, MVP and now Bench Units Most Accommodating Player. What a week for Pin
Almost as excited as last time, and one appearance away from being forced to intro the podcast, Arinn Young is back!Juice talks about the recent stretch of the season for Wiesbaden, which has seen them rise to third in the standings in Germany
In this episode:Albacete are able to hold off a feisty Malaga team, including playing a quarter that felt like a choreographed movie fight scene.Lahn-Dill make it 2-0 against their nemesis, Thuringia Bulls, in what mostly felt like a brawl.Avai
Aaaaand breathe.5 preliminary rounds, 23 teams, 44 games, all in about 36 hours.Anyone who has been there knows that the true currency of any EuroCup weekend is hours spent in the venue, between your own games, taking a crash-course in a bunch
With EuroCup set to begin later this week, we were going to let last weekend slip by without a round-up, but an expansive slate of games left us no choice.In the first ever Bench Units Tasting Menu, we selectively nibble at the best and most me
If you haven't heard about Oscar Knight yet, you probably don't consume any Bench Units content and therefore won't be reading this.The important thing is that WE have heard of Oscar Knight, and that means that both us and you get to hear from
As we officially begin the ramp-up to the business end of the season, basketball is taking place on many fronts.As usual, we start out with a few league games that piqued our interest.We then move on to the placement games of the AOZ qualifiers
Happy 2024!We kick off our resolution of making the podcast better, first by musing on the feedback from our listeners and secondly from only talking about the games worth talking about.That taken care of, we take a look at the AOZ qualifiers a
For the last weekend round-up of 2023, we cover an 11-game schedule across Spain and Germany.There's enough lukewarm musings in this episode to patch you through until the new year, so gather your all-time best and worst teammates, set your bac
This week, in Mark’s absence, James is joined by Lahn Dill and Dutch national team player, and Bench Units regular, Mendel Op Den Orth.In what was meant to be an off week for the Spanish league, join the guys as they go through 9 games between
In a week stuffed with 30-attempt games, lopsided quarters and wild +/- numbers, we saw everything from tier-clarifying blowouts to further-mystifying upsets.5 games in Spain, 5 in Germany, some more in places we don't have time for.Available n
This week, we get a peek at what the world of wheelchair basketball would look like if the Americas didn't exist.Malaga take down Murcia, Munich squeak past Münsterland, other teams beginning with M are also available.Out now, wherever you get
It's not every day we get our hands on someone who's coming off the best game of their season, in a result that “wasn't on the bingo card”.Rose Hollermann joins us from Santiago Chile to talk about basketball in Germany. We break down a surpris
Some teams love giving us content to chew over, other teams love to leave us without any stones to turn.Note that this episode doesn't contain any coverage of Lahn-Dill/Thuringia, as that will be covered in an upcoming guest episode!Available n
What with having at least 5 minutes of extra basketball tacked onto the end of basically every game, it's a wonder we finished watching video in time to record an episode at all.With Friday being headlined by a clash of the Spanish titans, Satu
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