Inside the Arc

Alec and Brandon are joined by former Illini and current TBT House of 'Paign Head Coach Mike LaTulip to take a deep dive into the Illini's performance this season and even talk about the future of Illinois' TBT squad. 

In Ep. 8 Alec and Brandon are joined by two guests. Former Illini and third all-time leading scorer Malcolm Hill joined the podcast to talk about playing in Braggin' Rights and his best memories of the rivalry game. Then, Alec and Sim are joined by Adam Reckamp who used to cover Missouri hoops for the Missourian in Columbia, Missouri. 

Alec and Sim are joined by Brendan Marks who covers Duke basketball for the Athletic to preview the Illini's second consecutive top-10 game. Before the conversation with Brendan, Alec and Sim break down the Illini side of this marquee matchup on 'Super Tuesday.'

Alec and Sim go in-depth breaking down Illinois' first loss of the season to No. 2 Baylor with the host of "The 200 Level Podcast" Mike Carpenter while also briefly looking ahead to the Duke and Braggin' Rights games next week. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by Lon Tay of ESPN 93.5 in Champaign to talk about the Illini's matchup with No. 2 Baylor ahead of Wednesday's top-five matchup in Indianapolis. 

Alec and Sim break down the Illini's first three games while talking about the positives the discuss the negatives that Illini fans should be concerned about heading into the Jimmy V Classic and a matchup with the No. 2 Baylor Bears. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by Brian Barnhart - the voice of the Fighting Illini - to talk about Illinois basketball's MTE in Champaign, the impact Ayo Dosunmu has had on the Illini program and the building rivalry with the Iowa Hawkeyes. 

Alec and Brandon are joined by Brad Sturdy of Orange and Blue News to talk about Illinois' struggles on the recruiting trail and talk about the Illini's Big Ten schedule. After the interview, Alec and Brandon rank the top several teams in the Big Ten in their eyes. 

In the first episode of Inside the Arc, Alec and Brandon dive into Illinois' 2020-21 basketball roster and preview Illinois' nonconference schedule.