World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla
Errick McCollum - European Basketball Star
Episode Summary
Fran Fraschilla is joined by European basketball star Errick McCollum. The two talk about his career at Goshen College, how he made his way to Israel, how he started Overseas Elite in the TBT, the relationship he has with his brother CJ, and a whole lot more.
Episode Notes
Fran Fraschilla is joined by European basketball star Errick McCollum. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:
- Errick on how he first started playing basketball
- Errick on the competitive nature of his community in Ohio
- Errick on how he ended up at Goshen College
- Errick on how he made his way to Israel
- Errick on the secret to having success overseas
- Errick on adjusting to different cultures overseas
- Errick on the competitive nature of the Euroleague
- Errick on most contracts in Europe only being for one or two years
- Errick on young players not getting many minutes in the Euroleague
- Errick on the former NBA players on his Khimki team
- Errick on playing in China
- Errick on whether the experience playing in China helped him in the Euroleague
- Errick on the craziest thing he ate in China
- Errick on how he started Overseas Elite in TBT
- Errick on what the pressure is like in TBT
- Errick on whether he’s surprised about how good his brother has become