Inside the Arc

Alec and Sim kick off season two of Inside the Arc with a conversation of Adam Miller's decision to enter the transfer portal. 

In the final episode of the first season of Inside the Arc, Alec and Brandon break down what went wrong in the Illini's loss to Loyola-Chicago in the Round of 32, talk offseason storylines and rank the five best moments of the season. Stay tuned for the end when Brandon and Alec preview what season two of Inside the Arc entails. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by Robert Rosenthal, the publisher of IlliniBoard, to better understand what Illinois locking up a one seed and winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship. Robert also gives his Mt. Rushmore of Illinois basketball players and talks about what his ideal situation for Illinois in the NCAA Tournament is. 

Alec and Sim briefly recap Illinois' Big Ten Tournament Championship game win and preview the NCAA Tournament. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by the Athletic's Brendan Quinn to discuss the Illinois and Michigan beef and the Big Ten Tournament in the 25th episode of Inside the Arc. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by recurring guest Mike LaTulip to recap the Illini's memorable week, which included two road wins over No. 2 Michigan and No. 7 Ohio State. The three also look back on the Illini's season in a holistic view, talk Big Ten Tournament and have one final debate on Big Ten Player of the Year. 

Alec and Brandon are happy to be joined by Joey Lane for the second time to preview the Illini's matchup with Ohio State on Saturday. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by Illini Inquirer's lead basketball reporter Derek Piper to breakdown a hectic week in Illini hoops, talk recruiting targets, transfer portal targets and how much fun it has been to cover this Illinois basketball season. 

Illinois basketball has won seven-straight games, so Alec and Brandon called up former Illini Trent Meacham to discover what he thinks the ceiling is for this Illinois team, breakdown the positives and negative moments during the win streak and he shares stories of Micahel Jordan watching his Illini teams play. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by Isaac Trotter of the Post Bulletin to preview the Illinois at Minnesota game on Saturday. The three also make their case for their first-team All-Big Ten members, the Ayo Dosunmu vs. Luka Garza Player of the Year debate and potential Big Ten cinderella's come March Madness.