Thursday, John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach to new Missouri coach Dennis Gates.  As he prepares to depart for Columbia, Smithpeters gave a parting statement that you can listen to below.

Smithpeters went 241-73 over 10 seasons as the head coach of the Vols and coached a pair of NJCAA Player of the Year in Sean East, who is also headed to Mizzou, and Jay Scrubb who went directly to the NBA after his time at John A. Logan College.

Smithpeters plans to join Sportsvoice on Saturday morning.

John A. Logan women's basketball coach Amanda Shelby joined Talkin Vols Tuesday night and discussed the nation's leading scorer Jeniah Thompson, the upcoming game at Rend Lake on Saturday, and more:

John A. Logan men's basketball coach Tyler Smithpeters joined the program on Tuesday night.  He talked with Mike Murphy and Dave McKenzie about starting the program's first-ever title defense, the several new faces in the program, and more.