Two Brits, One Orange Ball Ep 5 - Interview with Brendan Okoronkwo, Solent Kestrels guard

Two Brits, One Orange Ball Podcast

James Jeffrey and Mark Littlewood

May 2, 20201 hr 36 min
Basketball

Two Brits, One Orange Ball Ep 5 - Interview with Brendan Okoronkwo, Solent Kestrels guard

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Episode Notes

This weekend we'll be talking to Solent Kestrels guard and National Cup MVP Brendan Okoronkwo.

- Reaction to going toe to toe with the Newcastle Eagles, the most successful BBL franchise in the British Basketball League Trophy Final

- What was it like playing against BBL vets in two-time MVP Ramon Fletcher and renowned vet Darius Defoe

- What it was like to go undefeated, 22-0 in Basketball England Division One

- Pulling off one of the biggest upsets in BBL history by beating last season's league champions, London Lions in the Trophy first round, before beating south-coast NBL rivals Worthing Thunder, Brendan's former club

- THAT first leg of the BBL Trophy semi-finals against the Bristol Flyers

- What first attracted him to the sport of basketball and why he'd choose to support the Philadelphia 76ers 🏀

- Brendan's advice for young British players looking to take their game to the next level

And more!