The Saluki Royalty Podcast

We enter the final full week of Summer Access interviews in 2026, as we start off with our support staff interviews with longtime athletic trainer Riley Hoistad! Riley tells us about the process he goes through each offseason, the arrival of his newest daughter Lux, and what has him excited for the upcoming basketball season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We close out the week of Summer Access coverage with returning assistant coach Darreon Reddick . He tells us about the improvement from Jaylen Haynes and much more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have finished up all of our player profiles this summer but we still have the staff to catch up with! We welcome on returning assistant coach Will Veasley to the podcast. Coach Veasley shares with us the biggest changes in the summer period now compared to when he played at Butler, the biggest strides he has seen in returners like Jaheem Webber and Jaleyn Haynes, and much more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a week off, we are back with Summer Access interviews. Max Pikaar is back on campus after spending the first half of summer playing for his national team in the Netherlands. He tells us his biggest takeaways from that experience and what he is looking forward to being back in Carbondale for the rest of the summer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recently the NCAA changed the eligibility rules and we wanted to give you a rundown of what this means for current Salukis and future Salukis. Our Senior Associate AD for Student Services and Internal Affairs Massey Arnold helps break down these changes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You can listen to the full two hour show from MVFC Media Day! Saluki Radio caught up with each of the head coaches in the MVFC, while also taking time to catch up with the Salukis in previewing the upcoming season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We close out another week of Summer Access coverage here in 2026, as we welcome on incoming transfer Jaxson Fugate. He comes to Carbondale after spending the last two seasons at Indiana Tech in NAIA. He appeared and started in all 30 games and led the Warriors averaging 20.7 points and 8.4 rebounds. He had 11 double-doubles and was named the WHAC Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, WHAC All-Defensive Team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are now starting some of our staff interviews this summer! Steve Hawkins joins us to dive into what he has seen this summer, balancing his role as general manager and assistant coach, and how important this time is for this Saluki team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We hope you had a great 4th of July weekend, Saluki Nation! We start off our new week of Saluki Basketball Summer Access coverage with a newcomer in Pietro Ranieri. He will be a true freshman this coming season and played the 2025-26 season at Golden State Prep in Oakland, Calif. He Played for Fulgor Fidenza in the Serie B Nazionale and had a season-high 12 points against Agrigento on April 19, 2026. Ranieri is from Fidenza, ItalySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our Summer Access 2026 coverage wraps up another week of interviews with freshman Luke Susko. Susko attended Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas where he averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds in his career. He ended his career breaking Marcus Smart's career rebound record. He tells us what he has worked on this summer and how his first college summer is going. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We continue our Summer Access coverage here in 2026 as we get you ready for Saluki Basketball this upcoming season! Next up is true freshman Ty Laur, who joins the program from Pinckneyville High School. He was named a two-time SIRR All-Conference,First-team IBCA All-State and Selected First-Team AP Poll All-State.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are back with another week of Summer Access coverage for Saluki Basketball! Next up is returning player Daniel Pauliukonis. Pauliukonis is coming off his redshirt season and he can already feel way more confident this summer than he did all of last season. We discuss that and much more with Pauliukonis in our latest podcast series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our second full week of Summer Access interviews with Saluki Basketball wraps up with Brock McClure, who transfers into SIU from Snow College. McClure talks about his two year mission trip after his freshman season at Lamar in 2021-22, how that trip helped him become a better basketball player and what type of player he is going to be for the Salukis this upcoming season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We welcome on one of the true freshman to the roster this season with Jeremiah Jackson! Jeremiah comes to SIU from Louisville, Kentucky, and he talks about how is winning experiences in high school can help turn this Saluki program in the right direction. Plus, we discuss who has been a big influence on him during his first month of summer workouts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We begin our second full week of interviews for Saluki Basketball here in our Summer Access 2026 series! Next up is returning big man Jaheem Webber, who will be in Carbondale for his third season! Webber tells us what he has worked on this offseason, what he likes about this current team in the summer and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We continue our Summer Access 2026 coverage of Saluki Basketball with introducing you to one the incoming transfers to the program, Donovan Hill! We discuss his college journey from starting at the D1 level and then working his way back to division one now at Southern Illinois. Hill also describes the type of player that Saluki fans will be getting this upcoming season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the returning Salukis is Caden Hawkins, as the Carterville native is excited to have a bigger role for the Salukis in the upcoming season! He shares what he took away from his first season as a Saluki, what he communicates daily to the team during the summer, and how much growth he sees in players who have decided to come back to the program.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We welcome on our first newcomer to the Saluki Basketball program this year and it is Christian Gilliland. Gilliland joins the Salukis after his freshman season at a JUCO. What stood out about Southern Illinois to him? What is he bringing to the Saluki Basketball program? Gilliland answers those questions and more in our latest podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

He is one of the fan favorites already in Carbondale because of how approachable he is. Luke Walsh is coming off his redshirt season for SIU and he tells us his biggest takeaways from the year, what he has been working on this offseason, and how can this team improve from last season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the key returning players for SIU this coming basketball season will be sophomore guard Jalen Haynes! He joined us to go through his decision on returning to SIU, how he described his freshman season, and what he is looking to improve on into the 2026-27 season for Saluki Basketball.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We begin our 2026 Summer Access coverage for Saluki Men's Basketball with the head coach Scott Nagy! We dive into the roster construction for the team and what was most important to address this offseason. Coach Nagy also dives into the returning Salukis and where they have improved since the end of last season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis head to Murray, Kentucky, for the MVC Baseball Championship this week. SIU opens up the MVC Tournament on Wednesday morning at 11am against Evansville. We preview the Tournament with head coach Lance Rhodes, senior Tim Simay and senior Cecil Lofton. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SIU and Belmont enter this weekend tied in the MVC Standings at 9-9 with 6 games left in the regular season. Only 6 Valley teams will be in the MVC Postseason tournament, which means the winner of this weekend's series will hold a big advantage going into the final weekend of the season. Head Coach Lance Rhodes recaps Alumni Weekend against Indiana State and looks ahead to the challenge this weekend in Nashville against Belmont. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We recap the series with Murray State from the past weekend and look ahead to Alumni Weekend as we host Indiana State! Head Coach Lance Rhodes and pitching coach Ryan McClaran are on the podcast this week. Coach McClaran shares his story to SIU and how it has been becoming a dad this offseason.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis are coming off the first sweep of the season and now have set themselves up for big series in Carbondale against Murray State this weekend, who is currently leading the league at 10-5. Lance Rhodes, Jaden Flores and Troy Shepard all join the show this week to talk about the upcoming weekend with the Racers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SIU is looking to have success on the road against Bradley this weekend, as the Salukis and Braves meet up for the first time this season. Head Coach Lance Rhodes and player Kristian Sprawling join the show to recap the recent weekend at Evansville and preview the series with Bradley in Peoria. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis return to league play this season after a weekend in non-conference against Utah Tech! SIU will host rival Illinois State this weekend and we preview the series with head coach Lance Rhodes and infielder Henry Kufa. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the Final 4 taking place this weekend, we decided it was a great time to recap the previous Women's Basketball and Men's Basketball seasons with Saluki Athletic Director Tim Leonard. We discuss the latest on the programs and where leadership stands heading into next season, plus where each program stacks up in terms of resources within the Missouri Valley Conference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are ready for Arch Madness! Saluki Radio's Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the final win of the regular season for SIU over Evansville, look at the All-Conference potential teams in the MVC, how they see the Larry Bird Player Of The Year race, and break down the rest of the Arch Madness bracket and potential matchups. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have reached the final weekend of Valley Hoops in the regular season and we welcome on one of the biggest voices in the Missouri Valley Conference, Kevin Lehman! Kevin shares his thoughts on the league this season and how impressed he has been with the balance in the league, how good Belmont can be in the NCAA Tournament, and what he thinks of the Salukis down the closing stretch. Plus, our Radio crew recaps the win over Indiana State on Senior night and short preview for Evansville on Sunday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SIU looks to close out the home schedule with a win over Indiana State! Our Saluki Radio crew breaks down the big wins over UNI and Drake and preview the Sycamores on Wednesday night! Plus, they do their typical look around the Missouri Valley Conference as the final week takes shape!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We get ready for the final leg of the Iowa road swing for the Salukis! SIU will look to win only its 3rd ever win at McLeod Center over one of the hottest teams in the Missouri Valley Conference right now in Northern Iowa. Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the road win at Drake, look around the rest of the Missouri Valley Conference, and catch up with UNI guard Trey Campbell.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis hit the road this week for two games in the state of Iowa! SIU starts off Wednesday night at Drake and our radio crew previews the game with the voice of the Drake Bulldogs Michael Admire. Plus, they recap the game against Bradley and look around the MVC scores from Sunday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis are looking to stack up three straight wins on the season with an important home game with Bradley on Sunday! SIU is coming off back to back wins over Indiana State and Evansville but now face the toughest challenge in this stretch with Bradley. The Braves head coach Brian Wardle joins the podcast to preview the game on Sunday. Plus, Luke and Rodney break down the Evansville win and look around the Missouri Valley Conference.Brian Wardle Interview - 58:50See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis earn a dominate road win over Indiana State and our Saluki Radio crew recaps the win in Terre Haute on this episode of the podcast! Plus, they welcome on the voice of the Evansville Purple Aces Jevin Redman to recap the Aces big upset win over the Illinois State Redbirds on Monday night and preview the game Thursday in Carbondale against the Salukis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis couldn't come up with a big home win over rival Murray State following the upset road win at Illinois State, but now SIU will hit the road on a short turnaround to take on Indiana State. Our Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the Murray State loss for SIU, look around the MVC action from Friday night, and welcome on Indiana State head coach Matthew Graves to preview the game on Monday night.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What a win for the Salukis on the road at Illinois State! Our Saluki Radio crew of Luke Martin and Rodney Watson break down the 54-50 win for the Dawgs. Plus, the crew looks at the MVC action from Tuesday and discuss the ejection of a UIC player in the first minute of the game at Murray State. Then the radio crew of Murray State Jeff Bidwell and Kenny Roth join the podcast to talk about the Racers season and what to expect come Friday night.Jeff Bidwell and Kenny Roth 53:40See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Jordan Stewart.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our Saluki Radio crew breaks down the recent loss to UIC on Saturday night in Carbondale and why UIC is a team to be taken seriously for the MVC title race. Plus, we look around the latest results in the MVC and where the league standings are at heading into Tuesday night. Finally, our crew looks ahead to the second game this season with Illinois State on Tuesday night.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SIU is coming off a huge win at home against UNI, which snapped a four game losing skid! It also marked the 600th career win for SIU head coach Scott Nagy. Our Saluki Radio crew looks back at the big win on Wednesday night but then quickly flips to looking ahead at the game on Saturday against UIC. One of the stars in the Missouri Valley Conference is Elijah Crawford from UIC and he joins the podcast to preview the game on Saturday night in Carbondale. Plus, Luke and Rodney look around the MVC and the crazy finishes this past week.Elijah Crawford interview 53:00See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Emily Williams.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Maleah Blomenkamp.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was an interesting weekend for Saluki Basketball at Evansville, as SIU made the trip over despite the game not being played due to the winter storm. Our Saluki Radio crew breaks down the timeline of what happened over the weekend in Evansville and why those decisions were made. They also discuss what are the potential options to play the game at a later date. Salukis now move ahead to UNI on Wednesday night and UNI head coach Ben Jacobson previews his team for us!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Hayden Kurtz.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Salukis stay on the road this weekend as they head to Evansville, Indiana, on Sunday to take on the Purple Aces! Our Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin recap the Valpo loss for the Salukis, look around the MVC, and then welcome on the head coach of Evansville David Ragland to preview the game on Sunday! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Amanda Knutson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Sydney Potter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Sage Grann.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Emma Gipson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was another close loss for the Salukis on Saturday night against Belmont but they will now hit the road to take on Valpo this season for the second time! Our Saluki radio crew breaks down the Belmont game and previews the upcoming contest at Valpo. Plus, our crew sits down with Paul Oren from the VictoryBell.com. Oren has covered Valpo Athletics for over 20 years and dives into the improvement of this Beacon program under Roger Powell.Look Around MVC 34:30Paul Oren Interview 48:00See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.