The Global Bounce

The job goes way beyond getting the team together and putting a country's pride on the line. Returning Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone talks about the challenges that come with leading the national team, and how it threatened his personal and professional relationship with Philippine Centennial Team star Jojo Lastimosa.

Meet our roster of guests for the second half of the show: veteran Philippine Basketball Association coach Tim Cone, Shiga Lakes and Gilas Pilipinas guard Kiefer Ravena, "Basketball is Jazz" author David Thorpe, and more! Subscribe to catch new episodes of The Global Bounce starting September 22.

Our producers catch up with host Rafe Bartholomew while he’s in Manila navigating public transport and enjoying the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Betting on Serbia for the second round of the World Cup? Learn more about how basketball became part of this country's history and national identity with Serbian sports journalist Miloš Jovanović, from Episode 2 of this podcast.Listen to the full episode here: From Bodiroga to Jokić, what’s the deal with Serbian basketball?For more on the show, go to theglobalbounce.comFor more about the team and the company behind it, go to pumapodcast.com

FIBA season is here! Are you watching the games in person or at home? Rafe Bartholomew and veteran sportscaster Sev Sarmenta have some notes on how basketball consumption has evolved in this highlight from Episode 3. Listen to the full episode here: Forget YouTube! Did you watch ball on VHS? In a theater? Listening on the radio?For more on the show, go to theglobalbounce.comFor more about the team and company behind it, go to pumapodcast.com

Every true basketball fan thinks they know about the Dream Team—but do you know how they came to be, and how they changed basketball around the world forever? Rafe looks back at the Dream Team's legacy and the golden generations that followed them with sports writer Jack McCallum and Serbian coach Rajko Toroman.For more on the show, go to theglobalbounce.comFor more about the team and company behind it, go to pumapodcast.com

We've gone from bleachers in packed stadiums to 30-second highlight reels. From the rise of technology, to making sure we hear different voices in basketball media, how have we changed the way we consume the game? Featuring retired sports journalist Jackie MacMullan, commentator Sev Sarmenta, Filipina sports writer Tessa Jazmines, and content creator Ize Flores of Hoops Highlights.For more on the show, go to theglobalbounce.comFor more about the team and company behind it, go to pumapodcast.com

If Rafe hadn’t gotten into Filipino basketball, what other basketball culture would he have been interested in? Here he talks to basketball journalist Miloš Jovanović about Serbia. They cover how it found national pride in basketball after a period of civil war and what makes it one of the great basketball nations. Is it the most hoops-crazy nation in the world? Listen and find out what they have to say.For more on the show, go to theglobalbounce.comFor more about the team and company behind it, go to pumapodcast.com