Valley Hoops Insider Podcast

The Springfield-News Leader's Wyatt Wheeler evaluates the Missouri State whole new roster. The Bears have added eleven new players and two new coaches. Four 'power five' program players are part of the influx of talent. 

We get to know new Illinois State basketball coach Ryan Pedon. We discuss his coaching philosophies, influences and his hopes for Redbird basketball. 

Marcus Wilson, Greg Lansing and Rich Zvosec are board members for The Basketball Classic. They met with ValleyHoopsInsider.com's Harry Schroeder to talk about this rebranded college basketball tournament. 

Braden Norris (Loyola Chicago) and Keaton Norris (Wright State) are the 'dancing Norris brothers'. These two brothers will both be participating in next week's NCAA Tournament. They spent time with ValleyHoopsInsider.com's Harry Schroeder to talk about their upbringing and how special it is to be playing in the same Big Dance. 

The CollegeInsider.com Tournament is back, but it is now known as 'The Basketball Classic' and has a different message connected to social justice. Rich Zvosec, Marcus Wilson and Greg Lansing joined ValleyHoopsInsider.com's Harry Schroeder to talk about the changes. 

Former Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller tells ValleyHoopsInsider.com's Harry Schroeder about the his time at Illinois State and what might be next for the ten-year veteran of being a Division 1 head coach. 

Murray State is 30-2 and the Racers were perfect during the conference season. Head coach Matt McMahon joined Harry Schroeder to talk about his team and the upcoming NCAA Tournament. 

Northern Iowa broadcaster Gary Rima is retiring at the end of 'the Madness'. Whenever the UNI Panthers' season ends, so will Gary Rima's 29-year run as 'The Voice of the Panthers'. He sat down with Harry Schroeder prior to UNI's participation in Arch Madness to tall all about the journey and his retirement. 

Play-by-play broadcaster Dick Luedke is hanging up his headsets. The Illinois State broadcaster is retiring. He visited 'Voices of the Valley' to look back at his great career. 

Stan Gouard and his Screaming Eagles are joining the Ohio Valley Conference. They are making the huge move from Division II and Division 1 and the veteran coach tells his story and the USI story to Harry Schroeder.