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The Benas Podcast

Benas Matkevicius

My name is Benas and I"m passionate about traveling, sports and coffee. In this podcast I will aim to combine all three of them by "zooming" around the world and talking to sports professionals and coffee savants around the world while having nuanced conversations about different topics within their profession. If you"re interested in hearing the stories and lifestyles of high achievers, the biggest lessons throughout their life, their mindsets within their respective sports then please subscribe to

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00:52:34

#68 Kyle Hines - Process of Retirement

The Benas Podcast ·

2024/10/13

#68 Kyle Hines - Process of Retirement If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Kyle": My first repeat guest, Kyle Hines, came back to my podcast after being my #2 episode to talk about his process of retirement, being in peace with it and entering the next stage of his life. This conversation was very sincere and transparent, talking about the difficulties of sending out the final decision to the world, when he actually decided

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01:18:50

#67 Gytis Vilius (LT) - Teisėjo Profesija

The Benas Podcast ·

2024/09/28

Jeigu norite paremti mano podkastą (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeRėmėjas: www.proballers.com"Gytis":Gytis yra labai žinomas krepšinio teisėjas ne tik Lietuvoje, bet ir Eurolygoje. Jis buvo išrinktas geriausiu Lietuvos teisėju 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 metais! 2021, 2022, 2023 metais buvo išrinktas teisėjauti Eurolygos 'Final Four' ir visus 3 kartus teisėjavo Eurolygos finalą.Šiandien su Gyčiu aptarėm labai daug temų, susijusių su šia profesija, daug dėmėsio skyrėm pasiruošimui

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01:15:40

#66 Tim Fanning (BYU Basketball) - Coaching in New...

The Benas Podcast ·

2024/09/18

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Tim": Tim has been a long-time friend of mine, we go way back to 2014 and ended up celebrating our 10year anniversary of our friendship in Colombia together, where this podcast was recorded. Tim has had experiences as a coach early on in his life as a 22 year old in Spain in the lower divisions, learned his ways without speaking much Spanish at the time. Tim has since coached at an

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01:20:55

#65 Damjan Rudež - Psychology of Shooters,...

The Benas Podcast ·

2024/08/14

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Damjan": Damjan Rudež is a highly accomplished basketball player who played at all possible levels of basketball and has now ventured into the business side of things with the "Sunset Sports Festival". Damjan started his professional career in Belgium before returning to Croatia to play for Split and later various other teams in the Balkans before moving on to Zaragoza,

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01:20:56

#64 Simon Cote - The Other Side Of Coaching & Career...

The Benas Podcast ·

2024/07/27

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Sye": My good friend Simon Cote is not only a long time friend but also used to be a long time colleague in the world of coaching. After serving as an Assistant at SMU & University of Tennessee in the late 90s he decided to start his coaching career in Europe and worked with current World Champion Gordon Herbert in Frankfurt. He was part of the championship team there before

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01:02:23

#63 Sophia Young-Malcolm (Baylor WBB): Journey from...

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2024/06/07

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "So": Sophia started her basketball journey together with me in Shreveport, Louisiana as an exchange student before she became a superstar at Baylor University. She took the Lady Bears to a National Championship and became the MVP of the Final Four before getting drafted by the San Antonio SilverStars and continuing her journey in the WNBA and later in various countries around

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01:03:33

#62 Micah Shrewsberry (Notre Dame MBB) - Coaching...

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2024/05/19

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "Micah": Micah has a wealth of experience on the NCAA level as well as the NBA level with the Boston Celtics where he spent 6 years as an Assistant Coach to Brad Stevens. Prior to that Micah already served as an Assistant at Butler and Purdue before joining the Celtics in 2013. After his NBA stint, Micah decided to go back to Purdue as an Assistant once again before taking the Penn

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01:12:58

#61 Paulius Jankunas (LT) - Ką daro komandos kapitonas?

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2024/05/06

#61 Paulius Jankunas (LT) - Ką daro komandos kapitonas? Jeigu norite paremti šį podcastą, tai galite padaryti per nuorodą žemiau. Būsiu labai dėkingas! https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Rėmėjas #1: www.Proballers.com Rėmėjas #2: www.forestdomes.lt 10% Nuolaidos kodas: BENAS10 "Jankis": Šiandienos svečio ilgai pristatinėti nereikia - Pauliaus Jankūno vardas daug kartų nuskambėjo ir vis dar skamba Žalgirio Arenoje. Beveik visą savo profesionalią karjerą praleidęs Žalgiryje ir su juo laimejęs

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01:00:24

#60 Martin Kuchalik - Corporate Communication vs...

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2024/04/20

Martin Kuchalik - Business Communication vs Sports Communication (EP59)If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "Martin": Not many people in the sports business know who Martin Kuchalik is but the people who work with him truly appreciate his knowledge and view on things. Martin is a communication expert and is hired by companies to observe and improve internal communication especially when taking the vertical

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01:39:19

#59 Anthony Goods - Balancing Scouting&Social life,...

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2024/03/31

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "AntGoods": Anthony is a former professional basketball player who played in a lot of different places around the world. He played four years at Stanford before transitioning to the DLeague at the time, making his way to Italy later on before coming back to the DLeague again. Later, he finally decided to take his talents to Europe as well as South America and played in countries

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00:54:30

Coffee Savant #3 Eskedar - Ethiopian Coffee Culture,...

The Benas Podcast ·

2024/03/12

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke "Eskedar": Eskedar is a good friend of mine and has been living in Vilnius first as a refugee before finally becoming a Lithuanian citizen. Today she shared her crazy and unique story of how she escaped an oppressive government in Ethiopia 19 years ago, got tangled up in an even more restrictive government in Khartoum (Sudan) until civil war broke out before ending up in jail in Lybia and then taking a boat to

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01:31:48

#58 Francesco Cuzzolin talks about NBA & European...

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2024/02/12

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "Cuzzo": Francesco Cuzzolin is currently the Head of Performance at EA7 Armani Milano and has a wealth of experience in the field of Strength & Conditioning. He became the first Strength & Conditioning coach in the NBA when he started to work for the Toronto Raptors. Besides clubs he also worked with Italy's & Russia's Basketball National Team and is also

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00:58:15

#57 Sergio Scariolo on Inventing the Spanish Pick &...

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2024/01/21

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "Sergio": Sergio Scariolo doesn't need a long introduction, his successes speak for itself especially with Spain's National Team and the countless titles internationally that they have won. 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals across Eurobasket, World Cup and Olympic tournaments. He's the winningest National Team coach in the modern era of basketball. Sergio can also

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01:16:48

#56 Boris Diaw on playing in 11th division with...

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2023/12/26

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "Boris": Boris Diaw is a well known name in the basketball community, not much introduction needed at this point, even after his retirement. He's a winner and a patriot in the most truest sense. Every summer he played for the National Team of France and in 2013 he won the FIBA Eurobasket and followed up in 2014 with a NBA championship playing for the Spurs in a memorable

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01:16:58

#55 Tadas Bulotas on the business of a basketball...

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2023/12/14

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com Website: www.bmatke.com "Tadas": Tadas Bulotas took on the profession of a basketball agent after his father but started his own company together with Arturas Javtokas in 2008 while he was still only 19years old. He eventually sold his business and joined Wassermann agency as one of their representatives in Europe. Besides many international draft prospects Tadas also represents

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01:13:56

#54 Lassi Tuovi - The importance of mentorship for...

The Benas Podcast ·

2023/12/05

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com Topics: 0:00 Intro 2:52 How are you? 5:00 Basketball Beginnings 8:40 Art of Basketball & Standards 12:45 National Team Beginnings 17:00 Mentorship & Big Responsibilities 27:40 Focus & Preparation Process 32:30 New Assistant Coach Responsibilities 37:00 Communication with players 44:00 Expectations from Assistant Coaches 46:00 Under-rated "Actions" on offense 51:30

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01:13:47

#53 Jonas Mačiulis - Transition From Basketball...

The Benas Podcast ·

2023/11/27

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com Topics: (0:00) Intro (3:30) Memories as a Player (6:15) Knee Rehabilitation & Support System (17:45) Being Hard to Coach (21:35) Overthinking & Analyzing (26:40) Pablo Laso & Real Madrid Culture (37:20) ProBallers.com Search Tool (42:40) Transition to New Career (47:00) Helping Players Adapt (52:52) Scouting Perspective & Details (57:20) Real's Competitive Practices (1:00:20)

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01:20:28

#52 Marko Pesic - FC Bayern Basketball GM,...

The Benas Podcast ·

2023/10/22

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com Topics: Coach's Son Exprience Communication (Management & Head Coach) Conflicts & Conversations Building A Culture & Identity Qualities of a Head Coach / Process Youth Integration ProBallers.com Information Diet Daily Habits Family Life Balance ATOs NEW SPONSOR: I want to welcome our new and first sponsor of the show, www.proballers.com Every basketball

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01:15:22

#51 Danny Mills - Perth Wildcats GM & "The Process"

The Benas Podcast ·

2023/10/06

"Danny": Danny is a long time friend of mine and currently the GM of the Perth Wildcats, representing the NBL proudly. Danny has a very colorful background across the world, from playing in Australia to Oregon Tech in the US as well as the Irish National Team to being the video coordinator for the Bakersfield Jam and working in Europe as the International Scout of the Philadelphia 76ers after briefly coaching in Italy. Danny later moved to the US to become the Director of Scouting for

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00:59:25

#50 Paulius Motiejunas - Euroleague CEO

The Benas Podcast ·

2023/07/10

"Paulius": Paulius first joined Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007 as their director of communications but quickly climbed the latter and became the GM in 2013. Paulius lead the organization through two crises, celebrated multiple championships within the Lithuanian League and elevated the status of Žalgiris Kaunas back to where it belongs in Europe, being a playoff contender each season. The organization went from nearly being bankrupt in 2013 to being a Final Four participant in 2018??? and

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