This week on the Taking The Charge podcast is Benjamin Schröder, a 2003-born German wing who is playing for KICKZ IBAM this season and will play next season with the Oklahoma Sooners.
Before we get into the talk with Benjamin Schröder, here is a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast with German point guard Justus Hollatz - which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.
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2:40 - Justus Hollatz sneak preview.
Let’s move to the big interview of the week. We talk to 2003-born German talent Benjamin Schröder about the following topics:
6:30 - Why he picked Oklahoma
9:10 - What attracts him to US style of basketball
11:10 - What things about the US he is looking forward to experiencing
13:25 - About American football and Sooners QBs, former basketball alumni
14:50 - A test about Oklahoma
17:35 - Lessons from being relegated at FIBA U16 European Championship 2019
24:05 - About winning the German U16 national title
25:50 - About going from FC Bayern Munich to KICKZ IBAM
30:05 - About sneakers and cooperation with Kickz
32:10 - Beating Bayern in NBBL U19 league
36:50 - Talking to other Germans about playing in college
38:50 - Thoughts about future Big 12 opponents
40:30 - About being part of a promising German future
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Taking The Charge: Benjamin Schröder - KICKZ IBAM/Oklahoma