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Episodes
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Mark Woods is joined by Dan Routledge to preview the new British Basketball League season.
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Mark Woods and guests preview FIBA EuroBasket 2022 on the MVP Cast.
We chat to Great Britain coach Nate Reinking, and co-captains Dan Clark and Myles Hesson, about their hopes for the group stages in Milan and examine GB's opponents. And we look at the other sides hoping to make an impact in the tournament.
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Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Mark Woods is joined by four of the home stars prepping for 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Scotland women's Claire Paxton, England men's Kayne Henry, England women's Chantelle Handy tell us about their journey to Brum while Scotland men's player-coach Gareth Murray reveals that this is his last stop.
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Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Newly-retired Janice Monakana joins the MVP Cast.
She tells Mark Woods about the emotions in playing her final game in Sevenoaks Suns' defeat in the WBBL Playoff final and why the inadequate salaries in British basketball contributed to her decision to call time and plot a radical career change.
We look back on her journey and how the death of her father when she was 14 shaped her in deciding her hoops pathway. And we relive some of the highs and lows with Great Britain and beyond - and find out what she'll miss most. More at mvp247.com.
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
We preview the 2022 BBL and WBBL Playoff Finals on the MVP Cast.
Mark Woods is joined by Leicester Riders head coach Rob Paternostro and London Lions boss Nikhil Lawry to look ahead to their duel at London's The 02 Arena - and Lions' Kennedy Leonard and Sevenoaks Suns' Cat Carr give us their insights on Sunday's WBBL finale. More at mvp247.com
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Leicester Riders' newly-crowned BBL Player of the Year Geno Crandall joins the MVP Cast.
He tells Mark Woods the secret behind his team's success this term and the decision process that will determine whether he stays or moves on.
We explore the different dynamic between his time at North Dakota and NCAA powerhouse Gonzaga University and how it's shaped him as a player.
And he reveals why his upbringing in Minneapolis has instilled a drive to fight for social justice and use his voice for good. More at mvp247.com
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Loughborough's Carl Ntifo joins the MVP Cast.
He tells Mark Woods about opting to tell his story as an openly gay basketballer and the differences he wants to see to make the sport a safer place for the LGBT community. We talk about his experiences on both sides of the Atlantic, his aspirations now he's ending his student days - and what, as a teccie, his dream app to build would be. More at mvp247.com