Today on the On Enquirer podcast, we catch up with Michael Tewup to talk about Illinois

basketball's first game of the season, a 1135 win over Jackson State.

Dive into David Mirkovich, how much should we be hype in this guy right now?

How excited should we be?

Michael Dua boys in on that.

Talks about the front court, how good this front court could be.

And what he seen from the back court, including Kyle and Boswell, why he was so,

um, what should I say, appreciative of what Boswell has done so far in the public appearances

we've seen from him and why Keaton Wogler might not have the flashy plays of David Mirkovich,

David Mirkovic, but why he's so encouraged by what he's seen from Wogler.

And we look ahead, not just to Florida Gulf Coast, but to Texas Tech.

Because the next time we talk to Mike here on the podcast, we'll be after that huge, huge game at the State Farm Center on Tuesday, November 11.

So we dive into all of that. But before we do, I do want to shout out. Joy Wagner's coverage of Illinois Women's Basketball has been awesome over the last couple of years. It's been great to add to our site. And to be honest with you, for many years, I've wanted to cover women's basketball, but there really wasn't a need to. There wasn't much of an interest in women's basketball at that time from our audience. And we're going to follow that. I mean, it only makes business sense for us to cover things that people are very, very interested in. But Shauna Green obviously has added a spark to this program. And it's not just a spark. It's like a fire of what she's brought. And the last couple years have been a lot of fun. She is one of the best coaches to deal with from a media perspective. She gives honest, insightful answers. We don't try to ask for her too much and take too much of her time, but she's almost always willing to hop on this podcast, talk with us. She's been phenomenal

to cover, and what she's done is awesome to see. And Illinois women started their season. I just

wanted to give them a little shine to start this podcast. 91-67 win over Simo. And what's great

about this year is it's different. It's, that senior class was so special.

My Kara Cook obviously didn't able to finish her career healthy with her medical condition

that she was having.

But Kendall Bostic, just a legend for what she did.

Genesis Bryant was great.

Adalia McKenzie is such a fan favorite for just the toughness and tenacity

that she played with. But now it's a new era for Shauna Green's program. And no offense to those

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