Episode 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 Salud San Pablo Burgos, La Laguna Tenerife and Maxima Roma. Of the 16 games in Round 1, only three road teams grabbed victories - Dolomiti Energia Trento, Aris Thessaloniki and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

Ivan Beas and David Hein look at Napoli Basketball beating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse; Tenerife fighting past Turk Telekom Ankara; Maxima debuting with a win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca; and Bahcesehir College Istanbul knocking off Roma Basketball. They also look at individual performances by Kenneth Lofton of Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem, DJ Steward from Burgos, Aris’ EJ Liddell and Tre’Shawn Thurman from Tofas Bursa.

To close the show, the guys look ahead to some of the top matchups in Round 2 of the EuroCup.

If you want to know about the BKT EuroCup, this the podcast for you. Enjoy and if you have any questions or comments, please message us at heinnews@gmx.de or contact us on Twitter/X at heinnews or Ivan Beas.

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