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

 

Thursday morning Bryan Mullins talked with media.  Matt Varney asked him about dealing with those pesky Game 2's in the new Missouri Valley scheduling format that the Salukis have struggled with this year and the second outbreak of COVID-19 on the team:

 
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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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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.

 
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