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...

 

Benton basketball coach Ron Winemiller sat down with Matt Varney on Wednesday to discuss the Benton Summer Shootout, the outlook for the team and the SIRR Ohio Division, as well as Benton's impending shift to the Mississippi Division:

 
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The much anticipated debut of Detrick Reeves Jr. happened Thursday night in #4 John A. Logan's 92-64 win over Wabash Valley.  Reeves finished the game with 10 points, six of which game on a pair of 3's, and four rebounds.  He joined the postgame show with Mike Murphy and Matt Varney to discuss his first game of his Logan career and the team as it begins to reach full throttle...

 
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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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