If This Concrete Could Talk

Evansville Harrison Grad and SIU Saluki Hall of Famer, Chris Lowery, joins me as we talk about his early days on the court in Evansville and what inspired him to become a Division One player. Along the way Chris describes the atmosphere in basketball crazy Evansville and the state of Indiana and mentions a who's who of names he grew up watching, played with and against in his younger days. We discuss how he ended up a SIU Saluki and what led to Chris embarking on a coaching career at the college level. We also get some insight on the state of the college game and much more.

This Legends' Edition features my former teammate, Chris Lowery. The Evansville Harrison grad and SIU Saluki Hall of Famer discusses growing up in basketball crazy Indiana, his path from D1 point guard to D1 coach, and the current state of college basketball.

Part 2 of my conversation continues with my former teammate and coaching companion, Matt Wynn. In the finale of this episode Matt talks about the end of his Saluki playing days, a coaching career that began in Georgia and eventually ended at home. We also discuss the impact Coach Rich Herrin had on both of our lives.

This special edition features former Benton Ranger and SIU Saluki, Matt Wynn as my guest host. Matt and I spent 4 years as Saluki teammates and 3 years together on the same coaching staff at Meridian High School. Tune in as Matt discusses his youth and high school years in basketball crazy Benton and being a building block in SIU's return to relevancy.

Join in as former Benton Ranger and SIU Saluki, Matt Wynn takes us on a basketball journey. We will discuss the seven years we spent together as teammates and coaches and growing up in basketball crazy towns. We will also talk about the impact the late great Coach Rich Herrin had on our careers.

Guest host Lucis Reece takes us to school in part 2, discussing how a small town, small school African American teenager from southern Illinois ends up attending Northwestern and some of the iconic players he faced on the court.

All time Cairo Pilot great and Northwestern Wildcat Lucis Reece shares his improbable story of growing up playing pickup ball on the courts of Cairo, "sneaking" onto his high school team as a sophomore, becoming an all state selection during the talent rich mid-80s, and eventually a Big 10 recruit on this episode of #ITCCT.

Join me and all-time Cairo Pilot great and Northwestern Wildcat Lucis Reece as we discuss his road from high school all stater to playing against Big 10 legends, as well as the significance of his attending ad graduating from Northwestern.

Timmy and "Woody" talk about the transition into coaching at 18-19 years old, the importance of giving back, and we discuss some current basketball issues on part two of this episode.

Two of my many little brothers in basketball, Timmy Mieldezis and Brandon Woods join me and discuss how their love affair with the game began, their days playing basketball in Marion and the South Seven, and making the transition to coaching at an early age.