Ryan Schmidt has twin goals on his mind as basketball in Britain takes centre stage at Wembley tonight.
The London Lions host Hapoel Tel Aviv in the EuroCup, having already become the first British team to win home and away in the competition.
Head coach Schmidt is charged with turning the well-funded Lions into an international force but his aspirations don’t end there. The American wants success for his team to shine a light on the sport as a whole in the UK and finally give it a profile to match the numbers playing it.