Podcast

It took patience and a late-night viewing of a David Olusoga documentary, but Caine Lewin-Turner found his calling in studying history and is pursuing that path to the fullest as both a scholar and an activist.

Myerscough Basketball has released Episode 8 of SCO: The Podcast, which is titled “Mi Jefe” and features the architect of the Academy, Neal Hopkins.

A (student union) president, a lettings negotiator and a legal administrator. Emmanuel Kabengele, Alex Roberts and Cian Hickey all had their own reasons to forgo the American basketball dream and pursue degrees at prestigious universities based in England, carving their own paths in the process.

The road isn't always easy for a student-athlete, full stop. Mikey Irvine and Myerscough alum Kiko Stavrev and Zion Tordoff share how they overcame their own personal obstacles and challenges throughout their development on the way to success.

It's a Scottish flavour as Allen welcomes a panel of guests hailing from north of the border, including Celina Eisenhardt, Myerscough alum Callan Low and the McGlasson Family. Lewis is joined by his parents (Christine and Les) to talk about how he exchanged the beaches of Spain for a basketball academy in Bilsborrow.

In what was either a good decision or a bad one, Allen Gunn invites Myerscough Basketball Academy coaches Troy Culley (Division 3), Mike Bernard (Women) and Lewis Scott (Under-18s) onto the show to get the trio to dish out their best stories — and to talk basketball, obviously.