The Dawgs have dropped 4 of their last 5, and have two straight games against first-place Loyola. So we thought it would be the perfect opportunity for a pep talk from Saluki Radio analyst and former longtime Saluki assistant and Southern Indiana head coach Rodney Watson, and he delivered.
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Thanks to Saluki guard Makenzie Silvey for joining us (after the team Christmas party no less!). The MVC named Makenzie their Player Of The Week after she averaged just over 21 points the last three games, including 19 in Sunday's big win over Illinois.
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Saluki women's basketball head coach Cindy Stein begins her 9th and final season Wednesday night at 15th-ranked Tennessee. We talked about her approach to this season, a tough non-conference schedule, and Makenzie Silvey on the verge of becoming the program's all-time leading scorer.
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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