Saturday's SIU game is the annual Blackout Cancer game.  SIU coach Nick Hill spoke with media on Tuesday and discussed with Matt Varney the struggles his team has recently faced and how Illinois State poses a challenge this week.

The Hamilton County Foxes were selected as the SIH Team of the Week after defeating Carterville on the road 57-55.  They continued that success the following week at the Benton Invitational with a signature win over Pinckneyville.  Hear what Coach Doug Miller and Matt Varney had to discuss on the Team of the Week Podcast:

John A Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters joined the show Tuesday night and discussed the upcoming start of the season with Mike Murphy: