Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is with Fran Fraschilla, new director and head coach of 3x3 men’s basketball for USA Basketball, ESPN commentator, World of Basketball podcast host, actor in the new Netflix film “Hustle”.
Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three
1:40 - Story we are watching - The deadline has come and gone for international players to stay or withdraw in the 2022 NBA Draft.
3:40 - Young player of the week - The 2006-born Rocco Zikarsky has been loads of fun to watch for Australia at the FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2022 and he will be one of the leaders for the Australians at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022.
5:30 - Up-coming event we are watching - In addition to the FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2022 which runs until Sunday - when we will know the full field of the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022, there is also the FIBA U15 Centrobasket Championship 2022 which will qualify for the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2023.
Before we get into the talk with Fran Fraschilla, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with German wing Esli Edigin who is playing with Dragons Rhöndorf of Telekom Baskets Bonn’s youth ranks in Germany, which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.
8:50 - Sneak preview of interview
15:35 - Fran Fraschilla - USA Basketball director and head coach of 3x3 men’s basketball, ESPN commentator, actor
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Taking The Charge podcast: Fran Fraschilla, Director/Head Coach USA Basketball 3x3 Men's Team, ESPN Commentator, Actor in new film "Hustle"