Thursday, John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach to new Missouri coach Dennis Gates.  As he prepares to depart for Columbia, Smithpeters gave a parting statement that you can listen to below.

Smithpeters went 241-73 over 10 seasons as the head coach of the Vols and coached a pair of NJCAA Player of the Year in Sean East, who is also headed to Mizzou, and Jay Scrubb who went directly to the NBA after his time at John A. Logan College.

Smithpeters plans to join Sportsvoice on Saturday morning.

After SIU's 66-52 win over Henderson State, MVC Preseason Team picks Marcus Domask and Lance Jones spoke to media before Coach Bryan Mullins took his turn.  Hear what Matt Varney talked about with the Salukis following their exhibition match:

0:00 Marcus Domask

1:09 Lance Jones

2:16 Bryan Mullins

John A. Logan coach Kyle Smithpeters joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday night and previewed the upcoming NJCAA Tournament with the Vols as the #4 seed: