SIU Men's Basketball Coach Bryan Mullins was on a teleconference Thursday afternoon. Matt Varney talked with him about the news of a COVID outbreak running through the team, the loss of the Louisville MTE and looking to replace those lost games now, and the new recruits SIU Basketball signed on Wednesday
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Saluki women's basketball head coach Cindy Stein begins her 9th and final season Wednesday night at 15th-ranked Tennessee. We talked about her approach to this season, a tough non-conference schedule, and Makenzie Silvey on the verge of becoming the program's all-time leading scorer.
The Marion Wildcats were selected as the Team of the Week on Saturday after traveling to Althoff and blasting the Crusaders 41-7. Matt Varney and Marion coach Kerry Martin talk about the scorching hot start by the #1 Wildcats, quarterback Hunter Simmons, playing Centralia this Friday and more!
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
