Ron Winemiller of Benton Basketball talks with Matt Varney about preparing for the 2020-21 basketball season with the new IHSA guidelines, working around other sports' schedules to make sure everyone gets their games and events in, the potential for the team in the upcoming season, and the possibility of a shot clock being added at the high school level!
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We talked to Saluki senior center Barret Benson about the Dawgs' current win streak, his history with the Mullins family, and his role as a senior leader on a club full of newcomers.
Coach Wendell Wheeler of the Cobden Appleknockers talks with Matt Varney about their 18-0 season, being ranked the top team in 1A in the final AP Poll of the season, and some of the players in Cobden:
Matt Varney speaks with John A. Logan College Basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters ahead of the NJCAA Tournament about their potential opponents, having to wait over a week until playing again, Jay Scrubb, and how COVID-19 is affecting the NJCAA Tournament.
"Everything is, obviously, still on and a-go," says Smithpeters. "They're gonna limit contact amongst the teams and the players from the standpoints of post-game interviews, pregame banquets, things like that."
