Southern Illinois University announced on Friday that it would part ways with head men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins. Athletic Director Tim Leonard sat down with us to discuss the impact Coach Mullins had on the program, but also dive into the decision of making the move.

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We catch up with Saluki Hall of Famer Jermaine Dearman on this episode. Dearman brings up what it means to be named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's 2024 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago. He got to learn from Bruce Weber, Matt Painter, Chris Lowery and Rodney Watson, all men who ended up being successful head coaches. What was the experience like with MTV doing a behind the scenes show his senior year? All of that and then some on this episode.

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This week's episode welcomes Woody Thorne, who is a proud SIU graduate and currently works for SIH. On February 10, 2024, the SIUC Men's Basketball team and on February 29, 2024, the Women’s Basketball team will be on the court wearing special black Under Armour jerseys for the Salukis Blackout Cancer games. These games are a way for Saluki fans across the country and people in the community to get involved in helping the Salukis raise funds to support the efforts of the SIH Coach Kill Cancer Fund. The fund was established as a result of Coach Jerry Kill’s personal experience with cancer. Coach Jerry Kill and Rebecca Kill partnered with the SIH Foundation to create the Coach Kill Cancer Fund allowing the fund to assist patients within the southern 16 counties of Illinois that are dealing with cancer and childhood diseases. Woody shares the story of how this game all came about and his favorite memories of this game.

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