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Ron Hines and Mike Murphy talk with Kyle Smithpeters after the team was placed as the 5 seed in the NJCAA Tournament and the team now prepares to head to Hutchinson, Kansas next Wednesday!

Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk sport.    Take a listen to how area coaches reacted to the news:

0:16 - Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy

4:24 - Benton Basketball coach Ron Winemiller

10:21 - Nashville Basketball coach Wayne Harre

17:27 - Herrin Basketball coach Sayler Shurtz

23:37 - Pinckneyville Basketball coach Bob Waggoner

27:25 - Sesser-Valier Basketball coach Shane Garner

33:00 - Harrisburg Girls Basketball coach Jake Stewart

40:01 - Carbondale Basketball coach Jim Miller

Former Saluki and NFL player Jayson DiManche recently returned to SIU to talk to the current Saluki Football team before the team's Spring Game.  He was a guest Saturday before the game on Sportsvoice on Location: