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.

 

Marion's Evan Noelle signed with John A. Logan men's basketball Thursday morning.  Matt Varney talked with Noelle about joining the defending national champion Volunteers after he made things official:

 
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Photo credit: SIU Athletics/ Tim McCaughan

The Missouri Valley Conference is holding a two-day summer check-in teleconference with all 12 league coaches this week.  On Monday, SIU coach Scott Nagy spoke to the media.  Speaking with our Matt Varney, Coach Nagy discussed building a culture just four months since being hired at SIU, how Kennard Davis is developing, and more!

 
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John A. Logan men's basketball coach Tyler Smithpeters talked about the big overtime win on Saturday over #4 Vincennes and this week's big game against Olney Central

 
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