John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters joined the first Talkin Vols show of the year Tuesday night.  Mike Murphy and he discussed the big news of the day - Logan's #1 ranking in the NJCAA preseason poll - as well as some of the new arrivals on the team and dealing with a strange upcoming season.

The #4 John A. Logan Volunteers have begun a whirlwind final stretch as the season nears it's end.  The Vols picked up their 20th win of the season at Lake Land on Thursday in a 92-76 victory, just a night after a 74-64 win over Vincennes.  Coach Kyle Smithpeters talked about the win afterward:

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