Tyler Smithpeters, the second-year head coach of the defending national champion John A. Logan Volunteers, talked with Matt Varney on Monday before the team held their first official practice of the season.  The pair discussed defending a national title, the turnover Logan faced after winning last year's championship, second-year big man Elliot Lowndes, and more!

Matt Varney talked with Bryan Mullins on the postgame teleconference after SIU beat UND 85-64 in the first of a two-day doubleheader.  They discussed Marcus Domask's struggles to score, Lance Jones' work on the defensive end, and Kyler Filewich's big day.

Murphysboro began holding Open Gym for their basketball players on Thursday with contact days becoming available once again to the high-risk sport participants.  Matt Varney was there and spoke with Daryl Murphy about the frustrations over what basketball players can and can't do, as well as how it is affecting some of those athletes...