The Saluki Royalty Podcast

Belmont head coach Casey Alexander joins Luke Martin and Rodney Watson ahead of the Belmont-SIU basketball game on Wednesday night in Nashville. Coach Alexander goes into his background and how he remembers Belmont as a player to now as a head coach. Plus, Luke and Coach Watson break down the Illinois State loss and preview what to watch for when it comes to the game on Wednesday. Casey Alexander...

Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the Evansville loss for the Salukis on New Years Day and looks ahead to the next game on the road on Sunday at Illinois State. Plus, the Saluki Radio Crew interviews Illinois State Head Coach Ryan Pedon and what he likes most about his team this year. Ryan Pedon Interview - 27:30 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Salukis will open up 2025 inside Banterra Center against the Evansville Purple Aces! SIU has won 9 of the last 10 meetings between the two teams, but the Aces are already 1-1 in league play while the Salukis are 0-2. Our Saluki Radio crew previews the matchup, but also goes back to recap the game at Northern Iowa. Rodney Watson also sits down with Evansville head coach David Ragland. See Privacy P...

The Saluki Radio crew breaks down the last contest for SIU and previews MVC play restarting with a road game at Northern Iowa. Plus, UNI Head Coach Ben Jacobson is in his 19th season as the head coach for the Panthers and he joins us to talk about the state of college basketball and why the MVC can still be a multi-bid league for the NCAA Tournament. Ben Jacobson Interview 16:40 See Privacy Policy...

Southern Illinois is on a two game winning streak heading into Banterra Center this weekend against 11-2 High Point. Our Saluki Radio crew is joined by the Valley on ESPN TV crew for Saturday to recap the Salukis win over Austin Peay and preview the upcoming contest with High Point. Luke Martina and Rodney Watson sit down with High Point head coach Alan Huss to go back in time of Coach Huss memori...

After a week between games, it is time for our Saluki Radio crew to get back together! Luke Martin and Rodney Watson break down the win over Southern Indiana, plus dive deeper into the analytical numbers of where the Salukis are at currently. Then they dive into the next opponent, Austin Peay. Coach Watson also sits down with Austin Peay head coach Corey Gipson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

It was a disappointing loss for SIU against Bradley to open up MVC play on Tuesday evening in Banterra Center, but now SIU must turn its attention quickly to Southern Indiana on Saturday. Saluki Hall of Famer Jamaal Tatum, Mike Trude, and Rodney Watson join Luke Martin to dive into the Bradley loss and preview what is to come on Saturday. Plus, Coach Watson sits down with USI assistant coach, form...

After the Thanksgiving holiday, our Saluki Radio crew breaks down the Florida trip and what to take away for the Dawgs. Then it is time to turn the attention to MVC play for SIU, as they open up against the preseason MVC favorite Bradley Braves! Rodney Watson sits down with MVC preseason Player Of The Year Duke Deen on the podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Before Southern Illinois begins the Gulf Coast Showcase, our Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the Florida loss for SIU and what can the Salukis build on. Plus, they dive into the history with the teams SIU will play this week at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Louisiana Tech, Eastern Kentucky and Florida Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Before Southern Illinois takes on the Florida Gators for the first time ever on Friday night, we catch up with a proud Southern Illinois Alum who is the current voice of the Florida Gators, Sean Kelley. Kelley joins Luke Martin to discuss his career path from Carbondale all the way to Gainesville, his love and appreciation for Mike Reis, what he still holds onto today from his CIL-FM working days...

Saluki Radio's Rodney Watson and Luke Martin recap the dominating win over North Dakota State on Monday night for SIU and what some of the early numbers are saying about this Saluki team. Then they preview the tough matchup on the road Friday night against #21/#19 Florida. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

It is the regular season finale for the Salukis on Saturday at Saluki Stadium against Murray State! Our Saluki Radio crew of Luke Martin, Mike Trude, and Pat Poore not only preview the final matchup, but they dive into the season as a whole. Plus, Mike Trude interviews senior Iverson Brown ahead of Senior Day on Saturday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

It is the final Football version of Inside Saluki Athletics before we move into basketball season! Head Coach Nick Hill joins Luke Martin to look ahead to senior day on Saturday against Murray State, plus seniors Ubayd Steed and Jake Green join the program. Voice of Saluki Women's Basketball Larry Larson sits down with Women's Head Coach Kelly Bond-White to recap the first win of the season agains...

SIU returns to Banterra Center on Monday night to take on North Dakota State for the second consecutive season! Our Saluki Radio crew of Luke Martin and Rodney Watson recap the game at Oklahoma State last Thursday, what SIU can take away from the loss to the Cowboys, and then preview the game with NDSU on Monday night. Plus, Rodney Watson interviews NDSU Head Coach David Richman. See Privacy Polic...

SIU is coming off the program's largest comeback, trailing. by 28 points to Youngstown State and still winning the game 37-33 on Saturday. Now they head to Brookings, South Dakota, for the first time since 2021 to take on the back to back FCS National Champions, South Dakota State. We recap the win over YSU and preview the tough challenge ahead in Brookings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Saluki Radio crew breaks down the Oklahoma State game for the Dawgs! SIU will look to win the all three games of this contact, which started back in 2022-23 season. Saluki Radio's Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the Missouri S&T win for SIU, improvements needed, positives to build on and look ahead to the Cowboys. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

SIU will meet Oklahoma State this week for the third straight year and what better time to catch up with a man who coached the Salukis from 2012-2019 and currently works at Oklahoma State in NIL, Barry Hinson. Coach Hinson shares his stories of going up against the Salukis as a head coach at Missouri State, his relationship with Doug Elgin, how it will be more difficult for the MVC to get teams in...

SIU Football had a Saturday to remember! SIU trailed by 28 points and came back to win the game against Youngstown State for the largest comeback in program history. We recap the win and preview #3 South Dakota State this weekend with head coach Nick Hill, offensive coordinator Blake Rolan, and wide receiver Bradley Clark. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

For the first time in nearly a month, SIU returns to Saluki Stadium searching for its first MVFC win. Youngstown State has dominated the series recently, having won 6 of the last 8 matchups. The Saluki Radio crew breaks down the Missouri State loss and looks ahead to the Penguins on Satuday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

SIU has its home opener tomorrow night against Missouri S&T following its season opening loss to College of Charleston! We break down the first game of the season against the Cougars and what to look forward to against the Miners on Friday night. Saluki Hall of Famer Jamaal Tatum, Rodney Watson and Mike Trude all join the podcast preview! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

On the first episode of this flashback series, we sit down with four men who played a huge role in the success of Saluki Basketball. The success each of these coaches went on to have as head coaches is even more impressive. Bruce Weber, Matt Painter, Chris Lowery and Rodney Watson all sit down to share their memories of all the NCAA Tournaments, MVC Titles and most of all their favorite games insi...

The season is finally here for basketball! Saluki Radio's Luke Martin and Rodney Watson break down the Charleston Cougars tomorrow morning for the Dawgs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Before SIU starts a new era of basketball on Monday morning, Saluki Radio's Rodney Watson sat down with a key member of the Bruce Weber era at SIU. Chris Thunell shares his memories of the early stages of the Weber era, what was most important in buying into Coach Weber and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

We are one day away from tip-off of the Saluki Basketball season, which means we only have one more Saluki to introduce you to! Our final Get To Know Your Salukis series interview is with Antwaun Massey. Saluki Radio's Rodney Watson gives Saluki Nation a look into this newcomer to the Dawgs! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

He is a true freshman starting his college career in Carbondale! Jaheem Webber is next up in our Get To Know Your Salukis segment with Saluki Radio's Rodney Watson! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .